Fuerteventura airport

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Aeropuerto de Fuerteventura
AirportFuertaventura.JPG
Characteristics
ICAO code GCFV
IATA code FUE
Coordinates

28 ° 27 '10 "  N , 13 ° 51' 50"  W Coordinates: 28 ° 27 '10 "  N , 13 ° 51' 50"  W.

Height above MSL 25 m (82  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 5 km south of Puerto del Rosario
Street FV-2
Local transport Bus :
Tiadhe Route 3, 10, 16
Basic data
opening September 14, 1969
operator Aena
Terminals 1
Passengers 6,118,840 (2018)
Air freight 874 t (2018)
Flight
movements
51,541 (2018)
Capacity
( PAX per year)
8.2 million
Start-and runway
01/19 3406 m × 45 m asphalt

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The airport Fuerteventura ( Spanish Aeropuerto de Fuerteventura , IATA code : FUE , ICAO code : GCFV ) is the international airport of to Spain belonging Canary Island of Fuerteventura . It is located five kilometers south of the capital Puerto del Rosario .

history

Building of Los Estancos Airport, which opened in 1952

In 1940, the first work began on the construction of a military airfield in the municipality of Tefía as part of the defense plan of the archipelago. This airport was opened in January 1949 for domestic and international civilian and international air traffic. The relatively large distance of the airport to Puerto de Cabras, today's capital of the island Puerto del Rosario , and thus the most important sea ​​port on the island, made it necessary to relocate the airport in order to cope with the increase in civil air traffic. In 1952 Tefía Airport was finally closed and Los Estancos Airport opened about five kilometers from Puerto del Rosario. The rapid increase in air traffic due to the emerging tourism forced the airport to be relocated again due to unfavorable wind conditions. On September 14, 1969, the new El Matorral airport opened on the coast in the Puerto del Rosario district. 1973 began the first direct flights with Condor from Düsseldorf. In 1978 the airport had to be expanded as the number of passengers increased significantly. Additional parking spaces and a new multi-lane road from El Matorral to Puerto del Rosario complemented the infrastructure significantly.

As of 2008: The main runway 01R / 19L (previously: 01/19) was extended by 1000 meters to the south in order to reduce the noise pollution from aircraft taking off in the capital Puerto del Rosario. The extension is not available for landings. The parallel taxiway was expanded to a second runway (01L / 19R) over a length of 2200 meters, which can be used if the main runway is not available (e.g. due to construction / renovation work). The construction work for a new pure arrival terminal with an extended apron is progressing. The new tower is ready, but not yet operational. Today's airport allows up to six million passengers to be handled annually.

Airlines and Destinations

Check-in hall

The airport serves international flights mainly in charter traffic. Most of the flights come from the UK , Germany , Austria and the Netherlands . There are also direct connections to Ireland, Italy, Switzerland and, at times, to Poland. There are also domestic flights such as those of the airline Iberia Express , which offers flights to Madrid . The Canarian airlines Binter Canarias and Canary Fly provide the flight connections to the Canarian neighboring islands.

Traffic figures

Source: Aena
Traffic figures for the Aeropuerto de Fuerteventura 2000–2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons ) Flight movements
2018 6,118,840 874 51,541
2017 6,049,291 947 48.216
2016 5,676,323 945 45,456
2015 5,027,415 937 39,307
2014 4,764,646 978 40,066
2013 4,258,069 1,023 35,500
2012 4,399,023 1,214 37,772
2011 4,948,018 1,558 44,549
2010 4,173,590 1,711 39,437
2009 3,738,492 1.913 36,429
2008 4,492,003 2,723 44,552
2007 4,629,877 3.127 44,870
2006 4,458,711 3,197 44,044
2005 4,071,875 3,179 40,415
2004 3,917,109 3,640 39,865
2003 3,919,224 3,695 39,695
2002 3,620,576 3.713 32,520
2001 3,577,638 3,837 30,471
2000 3,467,614 4,488 31,663

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History. Aena.es , accessed December 26, 2018 .
  2. a b Introduction. Aena.es , accessed October 30, 2019 .
  3. a b c d e Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed October 30, 2019 (Spanish).
  4. Airport destinations. Aena.es , accessed October 30, 2019 .
  5. a b Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed December 26, 2018 (Spanish).