Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport is the main airport of Barcelona and the second busiest in Spain, in the delta of the Llobregat River south-west of the city. Flying began on the site in the early twentieth century, and an airfield was established there, which was later developed for commercial services. The airport was greatly expanded in the 2000s, with a large new terminal and a third runway, and it is a base for the airline Vueling. In 2012 it was renamed in honour of Josep Tarradellas, the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia who returned from exile after Franco's death. It serves millions of passengers, both tourists and business travellers.
Before and after
- 19 December 1915Birth of Édith Piaf
- 1916General relativity
- 1916Establishment of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
- from 1916 to 1934Basmachi movement
- 1916Construction of Josep Tarradellas Airport Barcelona-El Prat
- 1916Construction of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- from 5 February 1916 to 15 April 1916Trebizond Campaign
- 7 March 1916Founding of BMW
- 11 March 1916Birth of Harold Wilson
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