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QSL NDB 412-GRN Girona

January 29, 2026 / Peter Reuderink / 1 Comment

NDB GRN on 412 kHz is a beacon situated north of Girona Airport, in line with the runway. It is often listed as Gerona, which is the Spanish name for the city of Girona in Catalunya, but I prefer to use the name that the local population uses. My reception report was verified by Enaire via informacion@enaire.es .

The set-up of the beacon is typical for most of the Spanish NDBs: a 200 W transmitter with a “Sistema radiante de tipo T”:

Girona Airport was built in 1965 when there was not a lot of traffic. Passenger numbers grew spectacularly after Ryanair chose Girona as one of its European hubs, marketing it as ‘Barcelona-Girona’. In 1993, Girona Airport dealt with only 275,000 passengers; in 2008 passenger numbers increased to more than 5.5 million. But when Ryanair moved their Barcelona operations from Girona to the larger El Prat International Airport much of this was lost again. In 2024 around 2 million passengers used Girona Airport.

QSL NDB 351-CST Costix

January 17, 2026 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

Enaire was so kind to confirm my reception of NDB CST on 351 kHz. This navigation beacon is located on Mallorca, the largest of the Baleares Islands. As always they included their nice data sheet:

The other beacon I received from Mallorca was ADX. The picture below show both beacons… and a third one, 401-PTC, a beacon I didn’t receive yet.

QSL NDB AST-325 Asturias

January 1, 2026 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

A QSL for my reception of NDB AST on 325 via Enaire: informacion@enaire.es.
It is one of two beacons for Aeropuerto de Asturias in Northern Spain. The other one is AV-387 which I got confirmed earlier.

QSL NDB VT Vitoria 308 kHz

December 27, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

Enaire (informacion@enaire.es) was so kind to confirm another couple of beacons from Spain that I received. This time I heard NDB VT from Vitoria on 308 kHz. As usual they sent their nice information sheet:

NDB 308-VT is one of the two NDBs for Vitoria Airport. The other beacon is is 345-VTA. Below you can see how they nicely align with both sides of the runway. Both antennas have a set-up which is a bit different from most Enair beacons: a “Sistema radiante de tipo margarita” as opposed to most Enaire beacons that have a dipole: “Sistema radiante de tipo T”.

QSL NDB RUS-424 Reus

September 12, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

A QSL for NDB RUS operating on 424 kHz for Aeropuerto de Reus in Spain. Checking the statistics on NDB list this shouldn’t be a difficult catch. But despite receiving many Spanish NDBs, July this year was the first time I received RUS.
And my reception was far from perfect. In the Pskov recording I made you can see that the beacons was briefly visible with RUS in morse: .-. ..- …

Enaire was again so kind to confirm my report and included their usual data sheet. I sent my report to informacion@enaire.es .

Most flights from Reus Airport are seasonal, carried out by budget airlines like Ryanair and Jet2.com.

QSL NDB LRD-404 Lerida

September 10, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

I write Lerida as the call sign of this beacons is LRD and it is know as Lerida, but the formal name of the city in Catalan is Lleida. The NDB LRD is operated and maintained by Enaire who verified my report with the usual fact sheet. It shows that it is one of the typical Sistema radiante de tipo T antennas fed by a 200 W transmitter.

Factsheet NDB LRD Lerida at 404 kHz provided by Enaire

Now I’m not entirely sure if you can associate this beacon with Lleida-Alguaire Airport or not. But if so, while most of the NDBs from Spain I got confirmed were either associated with an Aena Airport or the military, Lleida-Alguaire airport is operated by Aeroports de Catalunya. It was constructed in 2010 by the Government of Catalunya at the cost of 130 million Euros.

Lleida Alguaire Airport… new, modern, but not much used

LRD is one of the Spanish beacons heard most easily at my QTH, and reported by European NDB listeners. But the airport seems to be less of a success though. Airnostrum seems to operate flights to Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca. But that’s all. For that reason the airport seems to target “aeronautical services” today. That means niche businesses as flying schools, aircraft storage and maintenance services.

QSL NDB SGO-356 Sagunto

September 4, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

NDB SGO on 356 kHz is another typical ENAIRE beacon: 200 Watts in a “Sistema radiante de tipo T”: three horizontal wires between two towers. The navigational function is linked to Valencia Airport. The beacon is located in Canet d’en Berenguer, north of Valencia. I’m not an expert, but when I checked on flight radar I noticed that flights pass north of Valencia, making a U-turn to land in an easterly direction.

The info sheet for NDB SGO shared by Enaire

If search for the beacon on GoogleMaps you will see that it is a bit of a weird location, in front of a hotel and in right in the centre of a nice beach resort and yacht club. But I guess the beacon was already there when the development of the resort started around 2001.

NDB SGO Sagunto is located next to the lighthouse, in front of a hotel (GoogleMaps).

My report was confirmed via informacion@enaire.es .

QSL NDB ZRZ-389 Zaragoza

August 29, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

QSL for NDB ZRZ Zaragoza on 389 kHz. A beacon with a strong signal, but somehow often compromised by QRM at my location. The ZRZ beacon is located 15 kms NW of Zaragoza Airport.

My report was confirmed by informacion@enaire.es .

NDB ZRZ Zaragoza (green circle) is located 15 km NW of Zaragoza Airport

Zaragoza Airport history goes back to the Cold War. Constructed by the US it was one of three major USAF Cold War airbases in Spain. But what I didn’t know is that is was used as a Transoceanic Abort Landiing facility for Space Shuttle missions.

QSL NDB AV-387 Asturias/Aviles

August 7, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

A QSL for NDB AV on 387 kHz, located 8 km from Asturias Airport near Aviles, in line with the only runway. Aviles is a small harbour town situated on the north coast of Spain in the Asturias region.

On the data sheet that Enaire sent with the confirmation it looks like one of the antenna towers is crooked. Not sure what to think of it, I don’t see it on the Googlemaps Streetview pic:

Asturias Airport sees close to 2 mln passengers a year, with domestic flights but also quite a few scheduled international flights to other European countries.

My reception, as always, was confirmed by informacion@enaire.es .

QSL NDB VTA-345 Vitoria

August 5, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

The QSL for NDB VTA on 345 kHz for Vitoria Airport in Spain revealed that it has a different antenna set-up from other Enaire beacons. In the info sheet I got as a QSL it shows what they call a “Sistema radiante de tipo margarita” (which refers to the daisy flower not the cocktail 😉) as opposed to most Enaire beacons that have a dipole: “Sistema radiante de tipo T”.

Vitoria-Gasteiz airport seems a modest airport in terms of passenger traffic with only a few Ryanair destinations abroad. But it is the 4th cargo airport in Spain.

NDB VTA Vitoria on Googlemaps Streetview

My report was again confirmed by the folks of ENAIRE via informacion@enaire.es. A big thank you for providing me with all these details!