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Viewing cable 09MADRID430, SPAIN: SPACE SHUTTLE EMERGENCY LANDING SITES AND

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09MADRID430 2009-04-30 07:45 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Madrid 
VZCZCXYZ0004
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMD #0430 1200745
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 300745Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY MADRID
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0579
INFO RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 1528
 
UNCLAS MADRID 000430 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR OES/SAT DJACKSON AND NASA/OER SKAMM 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TSPA SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN: SPACE SHUTTLE EMERGENCY LANDING SITES AND 
PROCEDURES FOR SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-125 
 
REF: REF: STATE 38670 
 
1.   Per reftel request, post has obtained verbal permission 
from the GOS to use Gran Canaria Airport (aka Gando Air Base) 
in Las Palmas, Canary Islands as an Emergency Landing Site 
(ELS) for the launch of STS-125 and is expecting formal 
written authorization soon.  Post knows of no reason the site 
should not be considered as an ELS. 
 
 2.  POC for post: 
 
Name: Peter Higgins 
Title: Economic Officer 
Org: U.S. Embassy Madrid 
email: higginsjp@state.gov 
phone: 34 91 587-2295 
 
POCs for ATCT: 
 
Name: Brigadier Jesus Benito Munoz 
Title: Base Operations Supervisor 
Org: Gando AB 
email: jbenmun@ea.mde.es 
phone: 34 928 328 328 
 
Name: Commander Juan Carlos Dominguez 
Title: Operations Support Squadron Commander 
Org: Gando AB 
email: jdomdor@ea.mde.es 
phone: 34 639 761 676 
 
Name: Tomas Vidriales Bartolome 
Title: Air Traffic Control Chief Controller 
Org: Gando AB 
email: tvidriales@aena.es 
phone: 34 928 577 055 
CHACON