How to buy your own private plane for just €10 at a Sevilla auction

With the roads in Spain continuously jammed and the train drivers on strike again, fancy owning a private plane without spending a fortune? Spanish airport operator Aena has just put an abandoned twin-engine aircraft up for auction at Sevilla Airport with a starting price of only €10.

This Piper PA-23 151/160 Apache, registration EC-GKA, sits under a legal declaration of presumed abandonment and could soon change hands for mere pocket change.

What exactly is going under the hammer

Aena kicked off the process on Monday, July 20, via an official notice in the Boletín Oficial del Estado. Bidders face a starting figure of €10 for the classic American-built machine. Known as the Apache, this model later evolved into the popular Aztec version. Piper Aircraft produced it as their first twin-engine design, with the prototype taking to the skies in March 1952. Expect a monoplane layout featuring two engines and a single main wing on each side of the fuselage. Right now the plane waits at Seville Airport, ready for its next owner.

Simple steps to place your bid

Anyone keen to join the action must first request the full conditions document, known as the “Pliego de Condiciones”. That paperwork spells out every rule, how to submit an offer and what obligations successful bidders take on. Send a quick email to svq.economico.compras@aena.es to get hold of it.

A tiny guarantee deposit of just 50 cents is all that stands between you and a formal bid. Offers need lodging within the window set by the auction notice. Once that window closes, staff will open the envelopes at Seville Airport itself. Exact timing for the opening will appear after the submission period ends, so keep an eye on updates.

Why this bargain feels almost unreal

Few private planes ever change hands for less than the price of a couple of pints. This Apache offers a rare chance for aviation fans, collectors or anyone with a pilot’s licence and a sense of adventure. Check the conditions carefully, lodge that half-euro deposit and send in your best figure. Who knows? The next time you glance up at the sky, that familiar shape might just be yours for the price of a takeaway coffee. Parachutes sold separately.