Melilla airport

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Aeropuerto de Melilla
Melilla Airport.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code GEML
IATA code MLN
Coordinates

35 ° 16 '38 "  N , 2 ° 57' 24"  W Coordinates: 35 ° 16 '38 "  N , 2 ° 57' 24"  W.
Height above MSL 48 m (157  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 3 km southwest of Melilla
Street ML-300
Basic data
opening 1969
operator Aena
Terminals 1
Passengers 434,660 (2019)
Air freight 134 t (2019)
Flight
movements 		9,768 (2019)
Capacity
( PAX per year) 		500 thousand
Start-and runway
15/33 1433 m × 45 m asphalt

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The Melilla Airport ( IATA code MLN , ICAO code Geml , span. Aeropuerto de Melilla ) is used to supply the Spanish enclave of Melilla for the aviation and is located three kilometers from the city center.

history

The airport was built from 1967 and opened in 1969. Its construction had become necessary because the formerly located in the Protectorate area Tauima Airport (today: Nador Airport ), which was used to connect Melilla, had not been on Spanish territory since Morocco's declaration of independence in 1956. This had significant consequences for the passengers who had to fly via Tauima on their journey to or from Melilla; among other things, every transport between the airport and the exclave had to be done in sealed buses to prevent official entry into Morocco.

This situation only ended when Melilla got its own airport for civil domestic and international flights. First, the airline Spantax offered a connection to Málaga three times a day ; from 1974, after the runway was expanded , the airport was also used for charter flights.

Over the years, numerous modernizations of the technical and logistical facilities followed, which are still not completed. Among other things, an expansion of the parking space capacities and renovations of the passenger and cargo terminal are currently being carried out.

Airlines and Destinations

The airline Iberia and its regional partner Air Nostrum serve Melilla Airport. There are connections to Almería , Barcelona , Granada , Madrid , Málaga and Seville . Air Europa also operates flights to Málaga.

Traffic figures

Source: Aena
Traffic figures for the Aeropuerto de Melilla 2000–2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons ) Flight movements
2018 348.123 128 8,085
2017 324,366 135 7,957
2016 330.116 141 8,535
2015 317,806 136 8,409
2014 319,529 136 8,873
2013 289,551 164 7,893
2012 315,850 236 9,922
2011 286.701 266 9.119
2010 292,608 341 8,935
2009 293,695 351 9,245
2008 314,643 386 10,959
2007 339.244 434 11,146
2006 313,543 431 10,696
2005 271,589 323 9,296
2004 245.102 387 9,098
2003 223,437 479 9,017
2002 211,966 546 8,013
2001 229,806 587 8,707
2000 263,751 650 8,916

Incidents

The Paukn Air BAe 146-100 crashed in Melilla in 1998
  • On March 6, 1980, a de Havilland Canada DHC-7 of the Spantax crashed while attempting to land. There were no fatalities.
  • On November 20, 1984, an aircraft belonging to the Escuela Nacional de Aeronáutica had to ditch in the Alborán Sea after taking off from Melilla . Here, too, all inmates survived.
  • On September 25, 1998, 38 people died on board a BAe 146 of the PauknAir when it was flown into a hill while attempting to land in Melilla on Cape Tres Forcas.
  • On January 17, 2003 came Fokker 50 of the Air Nostrum from when landing from the web. Nobody was injured.

Web links

Commons : Melilla Airport  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b History. Aena.es , accessed January 10, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Introduction. Aena.es , accessed on November 3, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed November 3, 2019 (Spanish).
  4. ↑ Airport destinations. Aena.es , accessed on November 3, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed January 11, 2019 (Spanish).