Malaga airport

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Aeropuerto de Málaga-Costa del Sol
Base Aérea de Málaga
Malaga aeropuerto.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code LEMG
IATA code AGP
Coordinates

36 ° 40 '30 "  N , 4 ° 29' 57"  W Coordinates: 36 ° 40 '30 "  N , 4 ° 29' 57"  W.
Height above MSL 16 m (52  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 8 km southwest of Málaga
Street A7 AP7 MA20 MA21 MA22
Local transport Bus
S-Bahn :
Cercania C1
Basic data
opening 1919
operator Aena
Terminals 3 (2 in operation)
Passengers 19,021,779 (2018)
Air freight 2,768 t (2018)
Flight
movements 		141,352 (2018)
Capacity
( PAX per year) 		27 million
Runways
13/31 3200 m × 45 m asphalt
12/30 2750 m × 45 m asphalt

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The Málaga Airport - Costa del Sol ( . Span Aeropuerto de Malaga-Costa del Sol ; IATA : AGP , ICAO : LEMG ) is an international commercial airport in the province of Malaga in the south of the Iberian Peninsula , it is the central airport for the Costa del Sol in Spain . The airport offers flight connections to over 60 countries worldwide and 18.6 million passengers passed through it in 2017. Two terminals were in operation for a long time, and a third terminal has now been opened. A second runway was opened in 2010.

The airport is also still used to a limited extent by the Spanish Air Force as the Base Aérea de Málaga , in particular as a temporary forward base for fire-fighting aircraft.

Location and transport links

The airport is located in the Andalusia region , about eight kilometers southwest of downtown Málaga and about six kilometers north of downtown Torremolinos . It is located near the coast of the Mediterranean between the two cities.

The airport is easy to reach from all coastal towns via the regional motorway MA-22 (formerly N-340), which branches off from the Autovia del Mediterráneo A-7.

The airport is connected to local trains from Málaga and Fuengirola via the Cercanías Málaga suburban train line C1 . The connection is every 20 minutes during the day; the journey time from Malaga city center is around 15 minutes. A connection to the airport via the Málaga Metro, which is currently under construction, is also planned for the future . There is an airport express bus that connects the airport with the city center in around 20 minutes, as well as a shuttle bus to Marbella (around 45 minutes).

meaning

Málaga is the central airport on the Costa del Sol and can be reached non-stop from all German-speaking countries. It is served by established airlines as well as low-cost airlines. Flights go non-stop to this airport from all major airports and many smaller airports in German-speaking countries. The established airlines use Terminal 3 and the low-cost airlines use Terminal 2.

The passenger statistics of all Spanish airports list 19 million passengers in 2018 for Málaga Airport. This puts it in first place in the ranking of the airports in Andalusia , ahead of Seville Airport . In the ranking of all Spanish airports, it takes fourth place after Madrid-Barajas , Barcelona-El Prat and Palma de Mallorca .

Since the maximum capacity of 13 million passengers has been exceeded in recent years, the airport in the heart of the Costa del Sol is being expanded in the so-called Plan Málaga for up to 30 million passengers annually. In the course of this, a second runway (12/30) was created in the north of the airport, which runs parallel to the existing runway system, offset by 10 ° and is 2750 m long.

Airport facilities

Terminals

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 was used for non-Schengen flights and flights to Ceuta and Mellia before Terminal 3 opened. Since all non-Schengen flights have been moved to the newly built Terminal 3, Terminal 1 has been closed since 2010. It is planned to reopen Terminal 1 as part of a renovation.

Terminal 2

This terminal is mostly used by low-cost airlines (e.g. Ryanair , Easyjet ). It was extensively renovated a few years ago.

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 is the largest and most frequented terminal. Arrivals and departures are processed on the same level. The baggage sorting system and the baggage belts are located one floor below. It consists of 85 check-in counters (301-386), 20 gates (12 of them with passenger boarding bridges), and 12 baggage carousels. Most of the major, reputable airlines (with the exception of Aer Lingus , British Airways and Aeroflot ) operate from here. There is a connection to Terminal 2.

Runways

13/31

The main runway is runway 13/31. It is open all year round and handles the majority of flight movements.

12/30

This runway was built in the course of the expansion work up to 2010. The 2750 m long runway is used as a secondary runway and only during the main season when the main runway reaches its capacity limit. Runway 12/30 handles all landings in the two-runway system, while all aircraft taking off take off on 13/31.

Most of the time you land from land and take off from the sea.

Airlines and Destinations

Goals in German-speaking countries

Málaga is connected to most of the major passenger airports in Germany, Austria and Switzerland several times a day. For example, Lufthansa flies to Munich and Frankfurt , Swiss to Zurich and Geneva , Eurowings to Düsseldorf , Hamburg and Vienna . Norwegian Air also flies regularly to destinations in Germany from Malaga.

European goals

Holiday flights from England and Ireland in particular shape everyday life in Málaga (e.g. Ryanair, Easyjet, FlyBe , Norwegian , AerLingus). There are also numerous connections to Scandinavia (Norwegian, SAS ), Italy ( Alitalia , Vueling ), and many other European countries. Budget airlines dominate the business.

Intercontinental destinations

Air Transat operates A310 and A330 charter flights to Montreal during the peak season.

Traffic figures

Source: Aena
Traffic figures for the Aeropuerto de Málaga-Costa del Sol 2000–2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons ) Flight movements
2018 19,021,779 2,768 141,352
2017 18,626,581 2,867 137.178
2016 16,673,151 2,323 123.715
2015 14,404,206 2,473 108.909
2014 13,748,976 2,498 108.261
2013 12,925,186 2,666 102,362
2012 12,581,944 2.711 102.162
2011 12,823,117 2,992 107.397
2010 12,064,521 3,064 105,634
2009 11,622,429 3,405 103,539
2008 12,813,472 4,800 119,821
2007 13,590,803 5,829 129,698
2006 13,076,252 5,399 127,776
2005 12,669,019 5,493 123,959
2004 12,046,277 6,811 116.047
2003 11,566,616 6,838 110.220
2002 10,429,439 8,670 101,519
2001 9,934,899 9,366 98.174
2000 9,443,867 9,921 92,930

Incidents

From 1940 to March 2017 there were six total losses of aircraft at Malaga airport. 54 people were killed in two aircraft accidents.

  • On September 13, 1982, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 of the Spantax (registration number EC-DEG ) fired on its flight 995 due to a delayed take-off due to a tire damage during take-off beyond the end of the runway. When it collided with a building, the machine caught fire. 50 people were killed.
  • On August 29, 2001, on board a CASA CN-235 operated by Binter Mediterraneo ( aircraft registration number EC-FBC ) on a flight from Melilla approaching Malaga, a fire warning for the left engine was issued. As a result, however, both engines were immediately switched off, whereupon the aircraft touched down in the approach lights and crashed into the embankment of a crossing road. Some of the passengers were locked in the rear part of the cabin for ten minutes until the door there could be opened. Of the 44 inmates, 4 were killed.

Web links

Commons : Málaga Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Malaga airport  guide

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History. Aena.es , accessed on November 3, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed November 3, 2019 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ Introduction. Aena.es , accessed on November 3, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b c Malaga Airport Terminals. Retrieved January 8, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b Malaga Airport (AGP) Airport information and guide. Retrieved January 8, 2018 (en-EN).
  6. ↑ a b c Airlines. Aena.es , accessed on November 3, 2019 .
  7. ↑ a b c Airport destinations. Aena.es , accessed on November 3, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed December 23, 2018 .
  9. ^ Accident statistics at Málaga Airport , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 25, 2017.
  10. ^ Accident report CASA CN-235 EC-FBC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 25, 2017.