The airport (IATA code: CDT, ICAO code: LECH) is located in the municipal areas of Vilanova d'Alcolea and Benlloch, 32 kilometers north of the city of Castellón and 100 from Valencia. It occupies a strategic place, next to the thousand-year-old Vía Augusta, and equidistant from the main tourist municipalities of the province. From the south it is accessed by the CV-10 highway and from the north by the CV-13 highway, which connects with the N-340 and the AP-7. It covers an area of approximately 540 hectares and has category 4D. It was opened to traffic in December 2014.
 

According to the Directive Plan of Castellón Airport, once the final development is achieved, the airport will have the following infrastructure entirely developed in this project:: 2.700 meter long and 45 meter wide runway with the 7,5 meter borders on each side. There will also be 70 meters and 170 meter runway threshold, free of the obstacles, on both ends of the runway, 23 meter wide taxi runway parallel to the runway, with the connections between the two,The Instrument Landing System (ILS) at heading 06, Light signaling system for category 1, which includes Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI), Parking platform for the aircraft at the surface of 55.000 square meters, Two-storey passenger terminal building, with 4 „fingers” to allow the passengers an easy access to the aircraft.