A Coruña Airport

Aeropuerto ; de A Coruña Aeroporto de A Coruña
Characteristics
ICAO code	LECO
IATA code	LCG
Coordinates	43 ° 18 '10 " N , 8 ° 22' 55" W Coordinates: 43 ° 18 '10 " N , 8 ° 22' 55" W.
Height above MSL	100 m (328 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 km south of A Coruña
Street
Local transport	bus
Basic data
opening	1953
operator	Aena
Terminals	1
Passengers	1,225,754 (2018)
Air freight	165 t (2018)
Flight ; movements	17,551 (2018)
Capacity ; ( PAX per year)	1.3 million
Start-and runway
03/21	2188 m × 45 m asphalt

The airport A Coruña ( Spanish Aeropuerto de La Coruña , Galician Aeroporto de A Coruña ; IATA Code : LCG , ICAO code LECO ) is a commercial airport in Galicia (Spain) in the extreme northwest of the Iberian Peninsula . It is located 8 kilometers south of the city of A Coruña near Alvedro and is therefore also called Aeroporto de Alvedro .

Airlines and Destinations

A Coruña is not served non-stop from German-speaking countries, but via Madrid and Barcelona . Iberia and Air Europa offer flights from Madrid, while Vueling Airlines flies from Barcelona.

Incidents

On August 13, 1973, a Caravelle 10R of the Spanish Aviaco ( aircraft registration EC-BIC ) was flown off-road on the fourth attempt at the La Coruña airport ( Spain ). In this CFIT ( Controlled flight into terrain ) all 85 occupants, 6 crew members and 79 passengers were killed.

Traffic figures

Source: Aena

Traffic figures for the Aeropuerto de La Coruña 2000–2018
year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons )	Flight movements
2018	1,225,754	165	17,551
2017	1,141,389	157	16,075
2016	1,063,291	184	15,636
2015	1,025,688	141	14,683
2014	989.153	61	14,812
2013	839.837	67	13.306
2012	845.451	196	13,693
2011	1,012,800	252	16,283
2010	1,101,208	245	17,378
2009	1,068,823	240	16,236
2008	1,174,970	284	17,719
2007	1,266,795	291	18,730
2006	1,014,839	554	17.406
2005	852.322	423	15,625
2004	586.239	539	12,945
2003	549.871	542	12,621
2002	532.298	482	11,488
2001	654.092	701	14,380
2000	589,000	870	12,447

Departure lounge

Web links

Commons : A Coruña Airport - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Official airport website (English, Galician, Spanish)
Official website of the operator (English, Spanish)
Airport data on World Aero Data

Individual evidence

^ History. Aena.es , accessed January 3, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Introduction. Aena.es , accessed January 3, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed October 27, 2019 (Spanish).
↑ Airport destinations. Aena.es , accessed January 3, 2019 .
^ Accident report Caravelle 10R EC-BIC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 2, 2020.
^ ICAO Aircraft Accident Digest 21, Circular 132-AN / 93 (English), pp. 91-97.
↑ ^a ^b Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed January 3, 2019 (Spanish).

[history-1] History. Aena.es , accessed January 3, 2019 .

[introduction-2] Introduction. Aena.es , accessed January 3, 2019 .

[estadísticas-3] Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed October 27, 2019 (Spanish).

[destinations-4] Airport destinations. Aena.es , accessed January 3, 2019 .

[5] Accident report Caravelle 10R EC-BIC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 2, 2020.

[6] ICAO Aircraft Accident Digest 21, Circular 132-AN / 93 (English), pp. 91-97.

[wayback-7] Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed January 3, 2019 (Spanish).