León Airport

León Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de León), (Aeropuertu de Llión, in Leonese language) (IATA: LEN, ICAO: LELN) is an international airport located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from Léon, Spain. In 2007, the airport handled 161,705 passengers, 7,328 operations and 300 kilograms of cargo.

In the 1940s an aviation school was installed in the facilities, where the first pilots graduated at the General Aviation School. When this was closed it was replaced by the Apprentices School and later by the Airforce Specialists School.

In 1964 Leon Airport was opened to commercial traffic. It now had an airfield with facilities for landing in two directions. The aeronautical limitations were published in 1967 and remained unmodified until 1988. In 1990, the local and regional governments decided to sponsor an airport infrastructure project that would encourage aeronautical activity in the province. For this purpose, Leon's Provincial Council requested authorisation from the Spanish Ministry of Defence to install civil facilities on the land of the military air station, with permission being granted in 1991.

In 1994 the first stage of Leon's civil airport project was drawn up and a runway, a link road and an aircraft parking area were built and inaugurated in 1995. The plans for the second stage of the project were drawn up in 1997 and a terminal and service building were built, the works finishing in January 1999. On 2 June 1999, Leon's civil airport was officially inaugurated, following which Iberia established scheduled flight routes to Madrid and Barcelona.

In 2003 a new Rescue and Fire Fighting Services Building was built, with its corresponding developed and landscaped area, as well as a technical block and an elevated water tank. In October 2005, the runway and aircraft parking aprox extensions were put into service and an instrument landing system (ILS/I) was installed.

In 2007 a 3000 m new runway was inaugurated. Nowadays, León Airport previsons say that in a short term the airport will be up to handling 500,000 passengers annually with national and international flights.

Jerez Airport

Jerez Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Jerez) (IATA: XRY, ICAO: LEJR), also known as La Parra Airport, is an airport located 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast of Jerez de la Frontera in Southern Spain, about 50 mi (80 km) from Sevilla and 28.1 mi (45.2 km) from Cadiz. It is a modern airport with the principal arrivals and departures areas on the ground floor.

Jerez Airport is conveniently located for access to Gibraltar, Cadiz, Tarifa, Seville or even the Costa del Sol which is a 90 minute drive away.

Most visitors at the airport arrive from Germany and the UK however around 36% of all passengers arrive at Jerez Airport are on domestic Spanish flights.

Ryanair introduced regular flights between Jerez Airport and London which helped increase passenger numbers at the airport to 1.1 million in 2004.

here are regular buses to and from the airport to Jerez, El Puerto de Santa Maria and Cádiz. Taxis and car rental companies are available, too.

Huesca-Pirineos Airport

Huesca-Pirineos Airport Aeropuerto de Huesca-Pirineos) (ICAO: LEHC), also known as Huesca Airport, is the airport serving the province of Huesca in Spain. The airport is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of the city of Huesca, near the villages of Monflorite-Lascasas and Alcalá del Obispo. Most of the traffic at the airport is domestic, to and from cities including La Coruña, Madrid, and Valencia.

Monarch Airlines Seasonal: London-Gatwick

Pyrenair operated by Air Nostrum Sea

Federico García Lorca Airport

Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (IATA: GRX, ICAO: LEGR), also known as Granada Airport, is the airport serving the province and city of Granada, in Spain. although it has Jaén in its name. The airport is located near to Chauchina and Santa Fe, about 9.4 miles (15 km) west of Granada and 62.5 miles (100 km) south of Jaén. On June 13, 2006 it was officially named after the poet Federico García Lorca from Granada. Most traffic is domestic Spanish flights, although there are international routes to Bologna, and Milan.

Air Europa Palma de Mallorca
Blu-express Rome-Fiumicino [begins 22 April]
Iberia Madrid
Iberia operated by Air Nostrum Madrid, Melilla
Spanair Barcelona
Vueling Airlines Barcelona, Paris-Orly

Girona-Costa Brava Airport

Girona-Costa Brava Airport (IATA: GRO, ICAO: LEGE) is an airport located 12.5 km (7.8 mi) southwest of the city of Girona, next to the small village of Vilobí d'Onyar, in the north-east of Catalonia, Spain. It is well connected to the Costa Brava, Barcelona and the Pyrenees.

The airport was built in 1965, but passenger traffic was modest. The early 2000s saw passenger numbers grow spectacularly after Ryanair chose Girona as one of its European hubs. In 1993, Girona Airport dealt with only 275,000 passengers; but in the six years from 2002 to 2008 passenger numbers increased by nearly ten times from just over 500,000 to more than 5.5 million. In 2010, around 4.8 million passengers passed through the airport.

Many people use Girona Airport as an alternative airport for Barcelona, though the airport is 92 km (57 mi) north of Barcelona. Passengers can transfer to Barcelona by bus or taxi from the airport or by train from Girona railway station. Many car hire companies are also available at the airport terminal. Barcelona city centre can be easily reached in 60 minutes from the airport by road.

Ryanair has a major base here. It is Ryanair's third largest in Europe and from May 2010 Ryanair will operate 62 routes from Girona

Alongside being an alternative option to Barcelona Airport, Girona Airport is convenient for the resorts along the Costa Brava, such as Lloret de Mar, l'Estartit and Blanes. It is about a 40 minute drive from the French border and many people use Girona Airport as a way of getting to the Pyrenees and the ski resorts of Andorra.

By car

The airport is served by three main roads:

E-15/AP-7 toll road (Perpignan, France - south of Spain)

C-25 (Lleida-Vic- Girona)

N-II, no-toll road (Madrid - Barcelona - Perpignan, France)

By bus

There are 4 bus lines operating in the airport:

Airport - Barcelona (1 hour 10 minutes, departure times depending on flights. On Sunday the last bus leaves Barcelona at 7.15pm)

Airport - Costa Brava/Maresme (Stops at Tossa de Mar, Lloret de Mar, Blanes, Malgrat de Mar, Santa Susanna, Pineda de Mar and Calella de la Costa),

Airport - North Costa Brava (Stops at Figueres, Roses, Pineda de Mar, Calella de Palafrugell and Tossa de Mar)

Airport - Girona (25 minutes, one every hour).

Airport - Perpignan in France. Frogbus. 6 times daily. Stops at Le Boulou.

Córdoba Airport

Córdoba Airport (IATA: ODB, ICAO: LEBA) is an airport located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the central business district of the city of Córdoba, Spain.

Airlines and Destinations

At the present, the airport has no scheduled airlines operating (please not to be confused with Córdoba in Argentina, which is Ingeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport)

Ciudad Real Central Airport

Ciudad Real Central Airport (ICAO: LERL) is an airport in South Ciudad Real (Spain). It is located adjacent to the A43 highway and a short distance from the AP41 toll highway and will have a connection to the Madrid-Seville high speed train line, making it the first Spanish airport accessed via the AVE system, 50 minutes from downtown Madrid, 50 minutes from Córdoba, and less than 2 hours from Seville and Málaga. It is the first international private airport in Spain. The airport construction project had a budget of 1.1 billion euro.

It was previously known as Don Quijote Airport and South Madrid Airport.

Current Situation

The airport has turned out to be a financial disaster so far. Due to poor planning and overoptimism on the part of large financial investors major deficiencies in the early planning stages were overlooked. A single airline has signed up to fly out of the airport and none of the potential airlines that were considered were actually interested in utilizing the airport. The actual passenger traffic has measured in the low thousands, compared to the anticipated traffic of up to 10 million. The future outlook looks equally bleak. The airport has contributed significantly to the financial trouble of the creditor institutions.

Cancelled Routes

Up until the 11th of November 2010, the airport serviced flights from London Stansted with the low cost carrier Ryanair carrying approximately 22,000 passengers. This link was an important international link for the city and the province of Ciudad Real but also to the community of Castilla-La Mancha. The route operated 3 times weekly, but due to a breakdown in trade agreements with Ryanair and financial difficulties of the airport, the route was cancelled. 20 jobs were lost in the process.