Lleida–Alguaire Airport
Lleida–Alguaire Airport Aeroport Lleida-Alguaire | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Generalitat of Catalonia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeroports de Catalunya | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lleida | ||||||||||
| Location | Alguaire, Catalonia, Spain | ||||||||||
| Opened | 17 January 2010 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,148 ft / 350 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°43′40″N 000°32′09″E / 41.72778°N 0.53583°E | ||||||||||
| Website | aeroportlleida | ||||||||||
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Lleida–Alguaire Airport (IATA: ILD, ICAO: LEDA) (Catalan: Aeroport Lleida-Alguaire) is an airport located in Alguaire, Catalonia, Spain; about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the centre of Lleida and about 150 km (93 mi) from the centre of Barcelona.
History
Lleida–Alguaire has been designed as a regional airport to provide both passenger and cargo transport to Western Catalonia (the Ponent region and Catalan Pyrenees), Andorra and some counties (comarques) of La Franja.[2] The airport construction project had a budget of 130 million euro and it was the first airport built and owned by the Generalitat of Catalonia, via its public-capital company Aeroports de Catalunya. It is also one of the only Spanish Airports that is not owned by Aena.
The opening took place on January 17, 2010.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Arkia Israel Airlines | Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion[3] |
| Iberia operated by Air Nostrum | Palma de Mallorca Seasonal: Ibiza, Menorca |
| Norwegian Air | Seasonal charter: London-Gatwick[4] |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | London–Gatwick, Manchester[5] Seasonal charter: Belfast–International |
Statistics
In 2010, The airport handled 61,679 passengers.[6]
Ground transportation
Two new highways, the Autovías A-14 and A-22, provide road access to the airport.
References
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association.
- ^ "Lleida to Paris in 90 minutes". InfoCatalunya bulletin of the Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ http://www.vilaweb.cat/noticia/4184920/20140411/israeli-airline-arkia-to-link-tel-aviv-with-lleida-alguaire-near-the-catalan-pyrenees.html
- ^ http://www.neilson.co.uk/ski
- ^ http://www.brochure-store.co.uk/Brochures/Neilson/TCTNSKS114/Travel-information/Page302
- ^ Passenger Numbers
External links
Media related to Lleida–Alguaire Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Current weather for LEDA at NOAA/NWS
- Lleida–Alguaire Airport at Architecture News Plus
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