Ibiza Airport
| Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza |
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| IATA: IBZ – ICAO: LEIB | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Aena | ||
| Location | Ibiza | ||
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| Elevation AMSL | 24 ft / 7 m | ||
| Coordinates | 38°52′22″N 01°22′33″E / 38.87278°N 1.37583°ECoordinates: 38°52′22″N 01°22′33″E / 38.87278°N 1.37583°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 06/24 | 9,186 | 2,800 | Asphalt / Concrete |
| Statistics (2011 - provisional) | |||
| Passengers | 5,643,152 | ||
| Passenger change 10-11 |  11.9% |
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| Aircraft Movements | 61,767 | ||
| Movements change 10-11 | 8.4% |
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| Sources: Passenger Traffic, AENA[1] Spanish AIP, AENA[2] |
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Ibiza Airport (IATA: IBZ, ICAO: LEIB) (Catalan: Aeroport d'Eivissa, Spanish: Aeropuerto de Ibiza) is the airport serving the Balearic islands of Ibiza and Formentera in Spain, used by 95% of all people who arrive at or depart from these two islands. The airport is located 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Ibiza Town.[2]
The airport traffic is characterised by the seasonal nature of the tourist industry, and as such it handles over 85% of the total volume of passengers during the six months of the peak season (May–October). The airport also offers year-round scheduled inter-island and mainland traffic, with flights operating to primary business hubs, such as Barcelona, Madrid and Palma de Mallorca.
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[edit] History
The airport was first established as a temporary military airport during the Spanish Civil War, and remained open after the conflict for use as an emergency airport.
In 1949 the site was used to operate some domestic and international tourist flights, but was then closed in 1951.
It was not until 1958 that work commenced to re-open the airport in reaction to the rapid development of the tourist market in the Balearic Islands, particularly in neighbouring Majorca. The airport was reopened on 1 April 1958 with the first destinations during that year including Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid.
The airport was expanded progressively over the subsequent decades with runway, taxiway, apron and terminal enhancements designed to cope with the growing air tourist market which by the late 1990s was generating over 3.5 million passengers a year at the airport.
In 2011 the airport provisionally handled over 5.6 million passengers and around 61,000 aircraft movements, an increase of 11.9% and 8.4% respectively compared with 2010.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aer Lingus | Seasonal: Dublin |
| Air Berlin | Düsseldorf, Palma de Mallorca Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 4 June 2012], Berlin-Tegel [ends 2 June 2012], Cologne/Bonn, Dresden, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Münster/Osnabrück, Munich, Nuremberg, Paderborn/Lippstadt, Stuttgart, Zürich |
| Air Europa | Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid |
| Air Méditerranée | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Air One | Seasonal: Milan-Malpensa |
| AlbaStar | Bologna, Milan-Malpensa, Milan Orio-al-Serio, Verona |
| Arkefly | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| Baboo | Geneva |
| Bmibaby | Seasonal: Belfast-City [begins 26 May 2012], East Midlands |
| BMI | Seasonal Charter: Aberdeen |
| British Airways | Seasonal: London-Gatwick |
| British Airways operated by BA CityFlyer | Seasonal: London-City,[3] Manchester Seasonal Charter: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle |
| Condor Flugdienst | Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart |
| Darwin Airline | Seasonal: Geneva, Lugano |
| EasyJet | Seasonal: Belfast-International, Berlin-Schönefeld, Bilbao, Bristol, Geneva, Glasgow-International, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Southend [begins 28 April 2012], London-Stansted, Lyon, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Naples, Newcastle upon Tyne, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome-Fiumicino, Venice-Marco Polo |
| Flybe | Seasonal: Southampton |
| Germanwings | Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart |
| Iberia | Madrid |
| Iberia operated by Air Nostrum | Alicante, Badajoz, Burgos, Leon, Lisbon, Madrid, Málaga, Marseille, Minorca, Nantes, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Orly, Salamanca, Valencia, Valladolid, Zaragoza Seasonal: Lisbon, Lleida |
| Jet2.com | Seasonal: Belfast-International, Blackpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow-International, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg |
| Monarch | Scheduled Seasonal - Birmingham, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester |
| Neos | Milan-Malpensa, Mian-Orio al Serio, Venice-Treviso, Verona |
| Niki | Seasonal: Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Vienna |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Oslo-Gardermoen |
| Orbest Orizonia Airlines | Seasonal: Dublin [begins 18 May] |
| Ryanair | Barcelona, Girona [begins 25 March], Madrid, Seville, Valencia Seasonal: Bergamo, Birmingham, Bologna, Bournemouth, Bremen, Bristol, Brussels South-Charleroi, Cagliari, Dublin, East Midlands, Eindhoven, Glasgow-Prestwick, Hahn, Leeds-Bradford, Liverpool, London-Stansted, Málaga, Manchester [begins 1 April], Marseille [begins 26 March], Pisa, Rome-Ciampino, Trapani, Treviso, Turin, Weeze |
| Travel Service Airlines operated by Smart Wings | Seasonal: Prague |
| Swiftair | Alicante, Barcelona, Zaragoza |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Seasonal: Belfast-International, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands, Gasgow-International, Leeds/Bradford, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal: Belfast-International, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich |
| Transavia | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| TUIfly | Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart |
| Vueling | Barcelona, Bilbao, Paris-Orly, Rome-Fiumicino, Toulouse Seasonal: Amsterdam, Madrid |
[edit] Statistics
| Passengers | Aircraft Movements | Cargo (tonnes) | |
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| 1997 | 3,556,828 | ||
| 1998 | 3,780,181 | ||
| 1999 | 4,185,633 | 45,959 | |
| 2000 | 4,475,708 | 52,544 | 4,985 |
| 2001 | 4,472,279 | 52,079 | 4,531 |
| 2002 | 4,094,446 | 48,344 | 4,426 |
| 2003 | 4,157,291 | 47,990 | 4,232 |
| 2004 | 4,171,580 | 48,798 | 4,510 |
| 2005 | 4,164,703 | 49,603 | 4,350 |
| 2006 | 4,460,141 | 54,146 | 4,427 |
| 2007 | 4,765,625 | 57,855 | 4,308 |
| 2008 | 4,647,487 | 57,235 | 3,928 |
| 2009 | 4,572,819 | 53,552 | 3,143 |
| 2010 | 5,040,800 | 56,988 | 3,196 |
| 2011 (provisional) | 5,643,152 | 61,767 | 2,755 |
| Source: Aena Statistics[1] | |||
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Eivissa Airport |
- Official Airport Website
- Ibiza Airport Information
- Accident history for IBZ at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for LEIB at NOAA/NWS
