Asturias Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Location | Asturias | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 226 ft / 127 m | ||||||||||
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Asturias Airport, (IATA: OVD, ICAO: LEAS) is the main airport of Asturias, Spain, in Castrillón.
Asturias airport is located in Santiago del Monte, municipality of Castrillon, 15 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón and 47 km from Oviedo.
Traffic consists primarily of scheduled domestic flights to and from Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona, Tenerife Sur and Palma de Mallorca. Most international flights are to and from the United Kingdom, France and Belgium, as there are regular connecting flights to London-Stansted, Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Brussels.
In 2007, the airport reached 1,560,830 passengers, managed 19,149 operations and moved 196 tonnes of freight.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Berlin | Palma de Mallorca |
| Air Europa | Tenerife-South |
| Air France operated by Régional | Paris-Charles de Gaulle [ends 25 March] |
| EasyJet | Lisbon [begins 18 April 2012],[1] London-Stansted |
| EasyJet Switzerland | Geneva |
| Iberia | Madrid |
| Iberia operated by Air Nostrum | Alicante, Barcelona, Brussels, Lisbon, Málaga, Seville, Valencia |
| Ryanair | Barcelona [begins 3 April 2012], Madrid [begins 3 April 2012] |
| Vueling | Barcelona |
History
The airport first opened on 11 June 1968. The first commercial route was established with Madrid and soon after another route came into operation, which linked Santiago de Compostela with Barcelona via Asturias and Bilbao.
In 1980, the airport underwent its first major expansion in preparation for the 1982 football World Cup in Spain. The airport has experienced continuous changes and expansion since.
Statistics
| Year | Passenger Numbers | Air Cargo (kg.) | Flight Operations |
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| 2001 | 816,087 (19th) | 641,241 (22nd) | 12,526 (27th) |
| 2002 | 774,317 (20th) | 577,235 (22nd) | 12,036 (27th) |
| 2003 | 839,814 (24th) | 484,441 (23rd) | 12,867 (27th) |
| 2004 | 943,992 (22nd) | 420,256 (24th) | 14,198 (26th) |
| 2005 | 1,251,495 (21st) | 230,201 (28th) | 17,535 (21st) |
| 2006 | 1,353,030 (21st) | 199,437 (25th) | 17,987 (26th) |
| 2007 | 1,560,830 (20th) | 196,741 (26th) | 19,148 (28th) |
| 2008 | 1,530,248 (19th) | 139,455 (25th) | 18,371 (26th) |
| 2009 | 1,316,088 (20th) | 113,149 (24th) | 16,033 (27th) |
| 2010[2] | 1,355,364 (19th) | 110,645 (25th) | 16,538 (25th) |
| 2011(July) | 795,275 (19th) | 70,945 (24th) | 9,428 (25th) |
Ground transport
- Road - The airport may be reached by both the A-8 motorway and the N-632 national highway.
- Bus - Alsa offers a service between the airport and the cities of Avilés, Gijón and Oviedo. Some of the lines also stop in Piedras Blancas and Salinas.
- Taxis - are available at the airport.
References
- ^ http://www.lowcostportugal.net/viajar/aeroportos/datas-e-dias-das-novas-rotas-easyjet-de-lisboa-amesterdao-copenhaga-veneza-bordeus-e-asturias/2011/10/
- ^ {{ |url=http://www.lne.es/asturias/2011/01/14/aeropuerto-asturiano-gana-viajeros-2010-anos-perdidas/1019490.html |título=El aeropuerto asturiano gana viajeros en 2010 tras dos años de pérdidas |ubicación=Oviedo |editorial=La Nueva España |fecha=14 de enero de 2011 |idioma=español |fechaacceso=17 de enero de 2011}}
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