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Lanzarote Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea
LocationSan Bartolomé, Las Palmas
Elevation AMSL14 m / 47 ft
Websiteaena-aeropuertos.es
Map
ACE is located in Canary Islands
ACE
ACE
Location in the Canary Islands
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers5,543,744
Passenger change 10–11Increase12.3%
Aircraft Movements49,675
Movements change 10–11Increase6.4%
Sources: Passenger Traffic, AENA[1]
Spanish AIP, AENA[2]

Lanzarote Airport (IATA: ACE, ICAO: GCRR) (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Lanzarote) (also known as Arrecife Airport) is the airport serving the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The airport is located in San Bartolomé, Las Palmas, 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest[2] of the town of Arrecife. It handles flights to many European airports, with hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, as well as internal flights to other Spanish airports. It (provisionally) handled 5,545,803 in 2011.

History

In the 1930s a need for an aerodrome on the island became evident when connections were required with the other islands and the mainland, as well as a refuelling point for aircraft. Subsequently an airfield was built at Llanos de Gaucimeta. The first aircraft to land at the airport was a Junkers Ju 52 EC-DAM on the 24 July 1941. The Spanish Air Force then saw a need for a permanent aerodrome for defence purposes, and this was constructed in Arrecife. In 1946 the airport provisionally accepted civil traffic. Improvements were carried out to the existing facilities, with a runway extension and additional ramp space provided.

A new passenger terminal was constructed along with a control centre, and on 3 March 1970 international and domestic flights began using the airport. A centrepiece of the Gaucimeta terminal was the mural created by Caesar Manrique entitled ‘Lanzarote’. The growing use of the airport called for the need of improved facilities. DME, ILS and VOR facilities were installed for Runway 03/21 along with additional holding points. New runway lighting and a fire station were also commissioned.

In 1999 a new passenger terminal opened (Terminal 1), with a capacity of 6 million passengers per annum. Since then, the original passenger terminal has been revamped and is now used for national and inter-island flights (Terminal 2).

Aviation museum

In 2002, in response to interest from both tourists and local people about the island's aviation heritage, Aena decided to use the Guacimeta passenger terminal as an aviation museum. The museum provides a comprehensive and detailed insight into the history of aviation on the island. There are a number of audio-visual presentations. It is open from 10 to 14 daily, except Monday, and a tour is available if there is sufficient interest.

Airlines and destinations

A Monarch Airbus A321-200 on a taxiway.
An Air Europa Boeing 737-800 on a taxiway.
An EasyJet Airbus A319-100 on a taxiway.
An Jet2 Boeing 757-200 on a taxiway.
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 on a taxiway.

Destinations from Lanzarote Airport:[3]

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Aer Lingus Cork, Dublin 1
Air Berlin Berlin-Tegel, Cologne/Bonn, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Fuerteventura, Hamburg, Hannover, Leipzig/Halle, Münster/Osnabrück, Nuremberg, Paderborn/Lippstadt, Zürich
Seasonal: Stuttgart
1
Air Europa Asturias, Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Malaga, Santiago de Compostela, Seville 1
Arkefly Amsterdam 1
Austrian Airlines
operated by Lauda Air
Vienna 1
Binter Canarias & Naysa Gran Canaria, Tenerife-North 2
Condor Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart 1
EasyJet Liverpool, London-Gatwick 1
Edelweiss Air Zürich 1
Enter Air Bydgoszcz, Warsaw 1
Europe Airpost Dublin 1
Iberia Madrid 1
Iberia
operated by Air Nostrum
Seville, Valencia 1
Iberia Express Madrid 1
Jetairfly Brussels 1
Jettime Billund 1
Jet2.com Belfast-International, Glasgow-International, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham/East Midlands 1
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg 1
MonarchBirmingham, Leeds Bradford, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester 1
Niki Vienna 1
Norwegian Air Shuttle Oslo-Gardermoen 1
Orbest Orizonia Airlines Asturias, Barcelona, Bilbao, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Shannon, Vigo, Zaragoza
Seasonal: Alicante, Malaga, Valladolid
1
Ryanair Barcelona, Birmingham, Bologna, Bristol, Charleroi, Cork, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow-Prestwick, Hahn, Knock, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Madrid, Milan-Orio al Serio, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Shannon, Weeze
Seasonal: Bournemouth
1
Thomas Cook Airlines Belfast-International, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Glasgow-International, Leeds/Bradford, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne 1
Thomson Airways Belfast-International, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Cork, Doncaster/Sheffield, Dublin, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Shannon
Seasonal: Bournemouth
1
Transavia Amsterdam 1
Travel Service Dublin, Prague
Seasonal: Cork, Knock
1
TUIfly Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart
Seasonal: Hamburg
1
TUIfly Nordic Bergen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Helsinki, Malmö, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda 1
Vueling Barcelona, Bilbao 1

Statistics

Lanzarote Airport Passenger Totals 2000-2011 (millions)
Updated: 9 June 2012.[1]
Passengers Aircraft movements Cargo (tonnes)
2000 5,002,551 44,814 6,403
2001 5,079,790 43,368 7,134
2002 5,123,574 45,050 7,201
2003 5,383,426 47,667 7,492
2004 5,517,136 48,446 7,996
2005 5,467,499 47,158 6,629
2006 5,626,087 50,172 6,113
2007 5,625,580 52,968 5,784
2008 5,438,178 53,375 5,429
2009 4,701,669 42,915 4,146
2010 4,938,632 46,668 3,787
2011 5,543,744 49,675 2,873
Source: Aena Statistics[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c AENA passenger statistics and aircraft movements
  2. ^ a b Spanish AIP (AENA) Cite error: The named reference "AIP" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ Airports of the World connected with: LANZAROTE, at www.aena.es