San Sebastian Airport

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Aeropuerto de San Sebastian
Hondarribiko aireportua, Hendaia eta Irun.JPG
Characteristics
ICAO code LESO
IATA code EAS
Coordinates

43 ° 21 '23 "  N , 1 ° 47' 26"  W Coordinates: 43 ° 21 '23 "  N , 1 ° 47' 26"  W.
Height above MSL 5 m (16  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 16 km northeast of San Sebastian ,
2 km north of Irun
Street N-638
Local transport bus
Basic data
opening 1955
operator Aena
Terminals 1
Passengers 289,440 (2018)
Air freight 6.697 t (2018)
Flight
movements 		6,415 (2018)
Capacity
( PAX per year) 		700 thousand
Start-and runway
04/22 1754 m × 45 m asphalt

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The San Sebastian Airport ( Spanish Aeropuerto de San Sebastián ; IATA code : EAS , ICAO code : LESO ) is an international commercial airport in the north of the Iberian Peninsula in to Spain belonging to the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country . It is located in Hondarribia directly on the Bidasoa River , which forms the border between Spain and France there. The city of Donostia-San Sebastián is about 16 kilometers to the southwest.

Airlines and Destinations

There are no direct flights to it from German-speaking countries. Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona are the only destinations on the scheduled flight schedule and are served by Air Nostrum and Vueling Airlines, respectively .

Traffic figures

Source: Aena
Traffic figures for the Aeropuerto de San Sebastián 2000–2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons ) Flight movements
2018 289,440 6.697 6,415
2017 281,859 3.244 6,925
2016 264,422 4,559 6,954
2015 255.077 3.313 6,807
2014 245.422 30.735 6,057
2013 245.003 20,440 6.235
2012 262,783 35,589 9,015
2011 248.050 32,031 9,560
2010 286.077 18.809 9,581
2009 315.294 31,083 9,743
2008 403.191 63.791 12,282
2007 466.457 245.872 12,736
2006 368.002 282.202 12,077
2005 308.775 415.186 11.007
2004 295,533 325.183 9,107
2003 283,843 96,556 8,879
2002 271.224 127.067 8,265
2001 281.059 154.087 7,975
2000 283,830 176.069 7,808

Incidents

  • On October 26, 1957, the pilots of a De Havilland Heron 2D of the Aviaco ( EC-AOA ) coming from Madrid-Barajas landed at San Sebastián Airport. Due to a leak in the brake system, it was not possible to stop the machine before the runway end. It rolled over into the morass in the estuary of the Bidasoa River. All 22 occupants, 17 passengers and the 5 crew members survived this accident. The plane was destroyed.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History. Aena.es , accessed January 12, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Introduction. Aena.es , accessed November 5, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed November 5, 2019 (Spanish).
  4. ↑ Airport destinations. Aena.es , accessed November 5, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed January 12, 2019 (Spanish).
  6. ↑ Accident report Heron 2D EC-AOA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 9, 2017.