Valencia Airport
| Valencia Airport | |||
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| IATA: VLC – ICAO: LEVC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Aena | ||
| Serves | Valencia | ||
| Location | Manises | ||
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| 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 | ||
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 VLC
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 12/30 | 3,215 | 10,548 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 4,934,272 | ||
| Passenger change 09-10 |  3.9% |
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| Aircraft Movements | 77,802 | ||
| Movements change 09-10 |  4.1% |
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| Sources: Passenger Traffic, AENA[1] Spanish AIP, AENA[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[4] 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 4.98 million passengers passed through the airport in 2011.[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.
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Overview [edit]
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 connected to Valencia by a regular bus line (MetroBus) which takes 45 minutes, while the shuttle service (Aerobus) to city centre takes 20 minutes. The metro network (lines 3 and 5) also connect the airport to the city centre (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.[5] Since then the airline has continued to operate out of Valencia but as a relatively large destination airport, and not a base. Ryanair later announced on 23 June 2010 that it would re-open its Valencia base with 2 based aircraft and 10 new destinations from November 2010.
Airlines and destinations [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Official website (English) (Spanish)
- Current weather for LEVC at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for VLC at Aviation Safety Network
