Hangar 1 at Barajas Airport begins process to be declared Cultural Heritage Site
03 Jun 2026
Effective: 03 Jun 2026
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Who is affected:
AENA, ENAIRE Foundation, Ministry of Transport and owners or managers of the Barajas Airport surroundings
Summary
The Ministry of Culture initiates proceedings to protect Hangar 1 at Barajas Airport as a Cultural Heritage Monument. Designed by engineer Eduardo Torroja in 1945, it is an exceptional example of Spanish industrial heritage.
Detailed analysis
PRO
The General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Fine Arts has initiated proceedings to declare Hangar 1 of the Old Industrial Zone at Adolfo Suárez-Barajas Airport as a Cultural Heritage Monument, a work by engineer Eduardo Torroja Miret (1945). The initiation entails preventive registration in the General Register of…
Full official title
Resolución de 19 de mayo de 2026, de la Dirección General de Patrimonio Cultural y Bellas Artes, por la que se incoa expediente para la declaración del Hangar 1 de Antigua Zona Industrial del Aeropuerto Internacional Adolfo Suárez-Barajas, Avenida de la Hispanidad, s/n (Madrid), como bien de interés cultural, en la categoría de monumento.