Monday, 12 August 2013

Disused airport for sale in Spain would make a great supervillain lair


Disused airport for sale in Spain would make a great supervillain lair
Super-villain lairs don’t cheap these days (Picture: Reuters)

Ciudad Real Central Airport, the most notorious of Spain’s white elephant infrastructure projects, has been put up for sale for €100million (£86million), a year after it stopped handling flights and four years after it opened.
Located 100 miles from Madrid, and built at a cost of €1billion, we think the airport would make an ideal location for an aspiring supervillain’s lair. Here’s what you’ll get for your €100million:
1. Tall tower and fence.

FILE - 7 AUGUST 2013: The Ciudad Real airport in La Mancha, Spain is up for auction with a debt of over 500 million Euros. The relatively new airport is part of a series of major expansions throughout Spain costing the Spanish tax payer billions of euros and numerous EU grants without the projects ever being completed. Spain is currently in the grip of an economic crisis which it is struggling to recover from. CIUDAD REAL, SPAIN - JULY 06: The control tower of Cuidad Real International Airport stands dormant after closing in April 2012, when all scheduled flights ceased to operate to or from it, on July 6, 2012 in Ciudad Real, Spain. The large international airport, which was completed in 2009 at a cost of 1.1 billion euros, was intended to serve both Madrid and the AndalucÌan coast, accessible in 50 minutes via a high speed rail link, however lack of demand driven by Spains economic crisis has seen closure after just three years. Despite having the fourth largest economy in the Eurozone, the economic situation in Spain remains troubled with their unemployment rate the highest of any Eurozone country. Spain is currently administering billions of euros of spending cuts and tax increases in a bid to manage its national debt. Spain also has access to loans of up to 100 billion euros from the European Financial Stability Facility which will be used to rescue the country's banks that have been badly affected by a crash in property prices. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Nobody’s getting through that fence… (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

For spotting the good guys when they come to get you.
2. Spacious indoor area.

FILE - 7 AUGUST 2013: The Ciudad Real airport in La Mancha, Spain is up for auction with a debt of over 500 million Euros. The relatively new airport is part of a series of major expansions throughout Spain costing the Spanish tax payer billions of euros and numerous EU grants without the projects ever being completed. Spain is currently in the grip of an economic crisis which it is struggling to recover from. CIUDAD REAL, SPAIN - JULY 06: The terminal building of Cuidad Real International Airport stands dormant after closing in April 2012, when all scheduled flights ceased to operate to or from it, on July 6, 2012 in Ciudad Real, Spain. The large international airport, which was completed in 2009 at a cost of 1.1 billion euros, was intended to serve both Madrid and the AndalucÌan coast, accessible in 50 minutes via a high speed rail link, however lack of demand driven by Spains economic crisis has seen closure after just three years. Despite having the fourth largest economy in the Eurozone, the economic situation in Spain remains troubled with their unemployment rate the highest of any Eurozone country. Spain is currently administering billions of euros of spending cuts and tax increases in a bid to manage its national debt. Spain also has access to loans of up to 100 billion euros from the European Financial Stability Facility which will be used to rescue the country's banks that have been badly affected by a crash in property prices. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
The decor can be changed at your request (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

For those projects that need to be kept out of the sun.
3. Long tunnel thing.

FILE - 7 AUGUST 2013: The Ciudad Real airport in La Mancha, Spain is up for auction with a debt of over 500 million Euros. The relatively new airport is part of a series of major expansions throughout Spain costing the Spanish tax payer billions of euros and numerous EU grants without the projects ever being completed. Spain is currently in the grip of an economic crisis which it is struggling to recover from. CIUDAD REAL, SPAIN - JULY 06: A partially complete walkway which was due to link Cuidad Real International Airport with an adjacent train station stands dormant after closing in April 2012, when all scheduled flights ceased to operate to or from the airport, on July 6, 2012 in Ciudad Real, Spain. The large international airport, which was completed in 2009 at a cost of 1.1 billion euros, was intended to serve both Madrid and the AndalucÌan coast, accessible in 50 minutes via a high speed rail link, however lack of demand driven by Spains economic crisis has seen closure after just three years. Despite having the fourth largest economy in the Eurozone, the economic situation in Spain remains troubled with their unemployment rate the highest of any Eurozone country. Spain is currently administering billions of euros of spending cuts and tax increases in a bid to manage its national debt. Spain also has access to loans of up to 100 billion euros from the European Financial Stability Facility which will be used to rescue the country's banks that have been badly affected by a crash in property prices. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
There was no reason to build this bit (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Perfect for the moment when you finally trap your nemesis and get to throw them into the abyss/dirt below like Scar did to Mufasa in The Lion King.
4. Whatever this is.

FILE - 7 AUGUST 2013: The Ciudad Real airport in La Mancha, Spain is up for auction with a debt of over 500 million Euros. The relatively new airport is part of a series of major expansions throughout Spain costing the Spanish tax payer billions of euros and numerous EU grants without the projects ever being completed. Spain is currently in the grip of an economic crisis which it is struggling to recover from. CIUDAD REAL, SPAIN - JULY 06: The visitors centre of Cuidad Real International Airport stands dormant after closing in April 2012, when all scheduled flights ceased to operate to or from it, on July 6, 2012 in Ciudad Real, Spain. The large international airport, which was completed in 2009 at a cost of 1.1 billion euros, was intended to serve both Madrid and the AndalucÌan coast, accessible in 50 minutes via a high speed rail link, however lack of demand driven by Spains economic crisis has seen closure after just three years. Despite having the fourth largest economy in the Eurozone, the economic situation in Spain remains troubled with their unemployment rate the highest of any Eurozone country. Spain is currently administering billions of euros of spending cuts and tax increases in a bid to manage its national debt. Spain also has access to loans of up to 100 billion euros from the European Financial Stability Facility which will be used to rescue the country's banks that have been badly affected by a crash in property prices. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Looks like it could withstand anything (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

It could be a rocket silo, it could be your games room (even a supervillain needs to kick back).
5. Plenty of parking.

FILE - 7 AUGUST 2013: The Ciudad Real airport in La Mancha, Spain is up for auction with a debt of over 500 million Euros. The relatively new airport is part of a series of major expansions throughout Spain costing the Spanish tax payer billions of euros and numerous EU grants without the projects ever being completed. Spain is currently in the grip of an economic crisis which it is struggling to recover from. CIUDAD REAL, SPAIN - JULY 06: The virtually empty car park in front of Cuidad Real International Airport which stands dormant after closing in April 2012, when all scheduled flights ceased to operate to or from it, on July 6, 2012 in Ciudad Real, Spain. The large international airport, which was completed in 2009 at a cost of 1.1 billion euros, was intended to serve both Madrid and the AndalucÌan coast, accessible in 50 minutes via a high speed rail link, however lack of demand driven by Spains economic crisis has seen closure after just three years. Despite having the fourth largest economy in the Eurozone, the economic situation in Spain remains troubled with their unemployment rate the highest of any Eurozone country. Spain is currently administering billions of euros of spending cuts and tax increases in a bid to manage its national debt. Spain also has access to loans of up to 100 billion euros from the European Financial Stability Facility which will be used to rescue the country's banks that have been badly affected by a crash in property prices. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Never queue for a space again (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

For all of your getaway vehicles .
6. Great transport links.

FILE - 7 AUGUST 2013: The Ciudad Real airport in La Mancha, Spain is up for auction with a debt of over 500 million Euros. The relatively new airport is part of a series of major expansions throughout Spain costing the Spanish tax payer billions of euros and numerous EU grants without the projects ever being completed. Spain is currently in the grip of an economic crisis which it is struggling to recover from. CIUDAD REAL, SPAIN - JULY 06: A high-speed train passes in front of Cuidad Real International Airport which stands dormant after closing in April 2012, when all scheduled flights ceased to operate to or from it, on July 6, 2012 in Ciudad Real, Spain. The large international airport, which was completed in 2009 at a cost of 1.1 billion euros, was intended to serve both Madrid and the AndalucÌan coast, accessible in 50 minutes via a high speed rail link, however lack of demand driven by Spains economic crisis has seen closure after just three years. Despite having the fourth largest economy in the Eurozone, the economic situation in Spain remains troubled with their unemployment rate the highest of any Eurozone country. Spain is currently administering billions of euros of spending cuts and tax increases in a bid to manage its national debt. Spain also has access to loans of up to 100 billion euros from the European Financial Stability Facility which will be used to rescue the country's banks that have been badly affected by a crash in property prices. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Great connections to the rest of Spain (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

A high-speed train line goes right past your lair
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