| Valencia Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: VLC – ICAO: LEVC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Aena | ||
| Serves | Valencia | ||
| Location | Manises | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 73 m / 240 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 39°29′22″N 00°28′54″W / 39.48944°N 0.48167°WCoordinates: 39°29′22″N 00°28′54″W / 39.48944°N 0.48167°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 12/30 | 3,215 | 10,548 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Passengers | 5,779,336 | ||
| Passenger growth 07-08 | -2.6% | ||
| Source: Passengers from AENA [1] Spanish AIP at EUROCONTROL[2] |
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Valencia Airport in Manises (IATA: VLC, ICAO: LEVC), also known as Manises Airport,[3] is the 8th busiest Spanish airport in terms of passengers[1] and second in the region after Alicante. It is situated 8 km (5.0 mi) west[2] of the city of Valencia. The airport has flight connections to about 15 European countries and 5.7 million passengers passed through the airport in 2008.[1] The airport has one terminal and one runway. The former runway 04/22 is not in use and has no ILS but has a helipad at the southwestern end.
Valencia airport is situated adjacent to the Autovía A-3 highway which connects Valencia with Madrid and is also close to the Autovía A-7 coastal route to Barcelona. It is also well served by public transport. It is connected to Valencia by a regular bus line (MetroBus) which takes 45 minutes, while the shuttle service (Aerobus) to city centre takes only 20 minutes. The metro network (lines 3 and 5) also connect the airport to the city center (15 minutes), the Railway Station and the Port.
A new regional terminal, expanded car parking facilities and apron area have been recently constructed in time for the 2007 America's Cup. The runway has been also lengthened by 50 m (160 ft).
It is the main base of Iberia’s regional carrier Air Nostrum. Irish low-cost airline Ryanair used the airport as a hub since 2007 but decided to close it in November 2008 following a row over subsidies by the airport authorities.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Berlin | Cologne/Bonn, Palma de Mallorca, Stuttgart [begins 1 April] |
| Air Europa | Lanzarote, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Tenerife-South |
| Alitalia | Rome-Fiumicino |
| Andalus Líneas Aéreas | Nador |
| Baboo | Geneva |
| Blue Air | Arad, Bacău, Bucharest-Băneasa |
| Delta Air Lines | New York-JFK [seasonal] |
| easyJet | Bristol, London-Gatwick |
| Iberia | Madrid |
| Iberia operated by Air Nostrum | Asturias, Badajoz, Barcelona, Bilbao, Casablanca, Dubrovnik [seasonal], Funchal [seasonal], Huesca [begins 06 December], Ibiza, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Leon, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Marrakech [seasonal], Melilla, Minorca, Palma de Mallorca, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Tenerife-North, Valladolid, Vigo |
| Lufthansa Regional operated by Eurowings | Düsseldorf |
| Ryanair | Bari [begins 1 February], Bologna, Bristol [begins 25 February], Brussels South-Charleroi, Cagliari, Dublin [seasonal], East Midlands, Hahn, London-Stansted, Madrid, Milan-Orio al Serio, Oslo(Rygge)[begins 31 March], Pisa, Rome-Ciampino, Trapani [begins 5 May], Weeze |
| Smart Wings | Prague [seasonal] |
| Spanair | Barcelona, Lanzarote, Madrid, Tenerife-South |
| Swiss International Air Lines | Zürich |
| TAP Portugal opearted by Portugália | Lisbon |
| TAROM | Bucharest-Henri Coandă |
| Transavia | Amsterdam |
| Vueling Airlines | Amsterdam, Brussels, Ibiza, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Malta, Milan-Malpensa, Paris-Orly, Rome-Fiumicino, Seville |
| Wizz Air | Bucharest-Băneasa, Cluj-Napoca, Sofia, Timişoara |
References
- ^ a b c AENA passenger and aircraft movements for 2008
- ^ a b EAD Basic
- ^ "Sales Offices in Spain." Spanair. Retrieved on 6 May 2009.
- ^ Valencia Loses 750,000 Passengers and 750 Jobs as Ryanair Closes Base
External links
- Aena.es Valencia Information Official Airport Website (in English)
- Current weather for LEVC at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for VLC at Aviation Safety Network
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