It used to be the site of a military air base, located near a homonymous hill in the flat Mar Menor area.

[1] One noteworthy spot in the territory is a hill which name is also El Carmolí and is an ancient volcano that started erupting seven million years ago.

[2] The El Carmolí zone is part of a protected area called Parque Natural de Espacios Abiertos e Islas del Mar Menor.

[3] A military aerodrome was built in El Carmolí before the Spanish Civil War.

[5] After the Civil War the airfield was used by the Spanish Air Force as an emergency landing facility.