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Passenger numbers have increased significantly at the airport, from 1.3 million in 2000 to 2.4 in 2011. This decreased slightly in 2013 to 2.2 million. Cargo has decreased significantly over the last ten years.<ref>[http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite?Language=ES_ES&c=Page&cid=1113582476721&pagename=Estadisticas%2FEstadisticas&periodoInforme=Anual Statistics]</ref>
Passenger numbers have increased significantly at the airport, from 1.3 million in 2000 to 2.4 in 2011. This decreased slightly in 2013 to 2.2 million. Cargo has decreased significantly over the last ten years.<ref name="annual statistics">{{cite web |title=Annual Statistics |url=http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite?Language=ES_ES&c=Page&cid=1113582476721&pagename=Estadisticas%2FEstadisticas&periodoInforme=Anual |publisher=Aena Aeropuertos S.A. |accessdate=17 October 2013 |language=Spanish}}</ref>


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Revision as of 17:48, 17 October 2013

Santiago de Compostela Airport

Aeroporto de Santiago de Compostela
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorAena
ServesSantiago de Compostela
LocationLavacolla
Elevation AMSL1,213 ft / 370 m
Coordinates42°53′47″N 08°24′55″W / 42.89639°N 8.41528°W / 42.89639; -8.41528
Websiteaena-aeropuertos.es
Map
SCQ is located in Galicia
SCQ
SCQ
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 10,499 3,200 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers2,194,611
Passenger change 11-12Decrease10.9%
Aircraft Movements19,511
Movements change 11-12Decrease12.6%

Santiago de Compostela Airport (Galician: Aeroporto de Santiago de Compostela, Spanish: Aeropuerto de Santiago de Compostela) (IATA: SCQ, ICAO: LEST) is one of the three international airports in Galicia, Spain. It is located in Lavacolla, a town 16 km far from Galicia's capital city, Santiago de Compostela. In 2011, 2.464.431 passengers passed through it.

The Christian pilgrimage route of the Way of St. James (El Camino de Santiago) passes by the airport.

History

The airport was set up by a group of aviation enthusiasts in October 1932 and two months directors were chosen to select where the airport was going to be built. In 1935 construction work started at the airport where two years later on 27 September 1937 the first scheduled flight from Santiago de Compostela took place. Domestic and International services began from the airport on 30 June 1947.

In 1948, work began on asphalting the main runway. this also included the introduction of a parking apron and stands which were completed sometime between 1953 and 1954. It was expanded again in 1964.

In 1969 A new terminal was built at the airport. It has had several expansions taking place since it opened. It closed in 2011 following a brand new terminal being built at the airport.

In 1981, a cargo terminal was built, giving the airport capacity to handle cargo flights. [1]

On 13 October 2011 a new passenger terminal opened at the airport, replacing the old 1969 terminal.

Terminals

The airport currently has one terminal. The old terminal which had been in operation since 1969 closed on the night on 13 October 2011.

Old Terminal

The Old terminal at Santiago de Compostela airport opened in 1969 and had lots of expansions during it's lifetime. The terminal closed on the night of 13 October 2011 where operations transferred to the new terminal. It is currently unknown of the fate of the old terminal.

New Terminal

The New terminal at Santiago de Compostela airport officially opened on 13 October 2011 and passenger operations transferred there the following day. It is adjacent to the old terminal and has a size of 74,000m2. It has 22 check-in desks, 3 security checkpoints, 13 gates of which 5 have airbridges and 4 baggage carousels. The baggage hall is split into two zones, one for EU flights and one for Non-EU. It can handle as much as 4 million passengers per year.[2]

The terminal is due to be expanded in the near future. This includes adding another 5 airbridges to 5 of the current gates as well as 3 more baggage carousels and an expanded shopping area.[3]

A Vueling Airbus A320-200 taxing
A Iberia Express Airbus A320-200 landing
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 landing

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aer LingusSeasonal: Dublin
Air EuropaGran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife-South
Seasonal: Caracas, Fuerteventura, Ibiza, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca
EasyJetLondon-Gatwick
EasyJet SwitzerlandBasel/Mulhouse, Geneva
Iberia
operated by Air Nostrum
Bilbao, Madrid
Seasonal: Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife-North
Iberia Express Madrid
RyanairAlicante, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Hahn (ends 29 December 2013), Lanzarote, London-Stansted (ends 30 December 2013), Madrid, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Seville, Tenerife-South, Valencia
Seasonal: Bergamo (ends 25 October 2013)
SATA InternationalSeasonal Charter: Madeira
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul-Atatürk
VuelingBarcelona
Seasonal: Málaga, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Zürich

Statistics

Passenger numbers have increased significantly at the airport, from 1.3 million in 2000 to 2.4 in 2011. This decreased slightly in 2013 to 2.2 million. Cargo has decreased significantly over the last ten years.[4]

Santiago de Compostela Airport Passenger Totals 2000-2012 (millions)
Updated: 16 October 2013.[4]
Passengers Aircraft movements Cargo (tonnes)
2000 1,332,893 19,660 6,773
2001 1,281,334 19,084 6,228
2002 1,240,730 17.362 5,716
2003 1,381,826 18,454 5,318
2004 1,580,675 21,593 4,938
2005 1,843,118 25,693 3,805
2006 1,994,519 24,719 2,587
2007 2,050,172 24,643 2,749
2008 1,917,466 21,945 2,418
2009 1,944,068 20,166 1,988
2010 2,172,869 21,252 1,964
2011 2,464,330 22,322 1.787
2012 2,194,611 19,511 1.815
Source: Aena Statistics[4]

Accidents and Incidents

  • On 2 August 2012, an Airnor Cessena 500 Citation I, registration EC-IBA crashed whilst on approach to the airport with the loss of both crew members.[5]

References

  1. ^ History of Santiago de Compostela Airport
  2. ^ New Terminal
  3. ^ New Terminal Expansion
  4. ^ a b c "Annual Statistics" (in Spanish). Aena Aeropuertos S.A. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  5. ^ Santiago de Compostela accident

External links