Santiago de Compostela Airport

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Aeropuerto de Santiago de Compostela
Aeródromo Militar de Santiago
Nueva torre de lavacolla.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code READ
IATA code SCQ
Coordinates

42 ° 53 '47 "  N , 8 ° 24' 55"  W Coordinates: 42 ° 53 '47 "  N , 8 ° 24' 55"  W.
Height above MSL 370 m (1214  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 10 km northeast of Santiago de Compostela
Street A54 N-547
N634
Local transport bus
Basic data
opening 1937
operator Aena
Terminals 1
Passengers 2,726,457 (2018)
Air freight 3,020 t (2018)
Flight
movements 		21,841 (2018)
Capacity
( PAX per year) 		4.5 million
Start-and runway
17/35 3200 m × 45 m asphalt

The Santiago de Compostela Airport ( IATA code SCQ , ICAO code LEST , span. Aeropuerto de Santiago de Compostela , formerly Aeropuerto de Lavacolla ) is an international commercial airport in Galicia (Spain) in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula km 15 northeast of the city of Santiago de Compostela . The airport also serves as the military aerodrome of the Spanish Air Force , which calls the facility the Aeródromo Militar de Santiago .

Location and transport links

The airport is located ten kilometers northeast of the city center of Santiago de Compostela.

  • Car : From Santiago 13 km on the Autovía A-54 (N-634) or from Lugo in the east on the national road N-547
  • Bus : The Freire company usually runs every 30 minutes to the Doutor Teixeiro stations south of the cathedral and to the RENFE train station on the edge of the city center on Avenida de Lugo (N-550 / SC-20).

Airlines and Destinations

The airport is served by the following locations in German-speaking countries: easyJet Switzerland flies from Basel and Geneva , while Lufthansa flies from Frankfurt am Main .

Traffic figures

Source: Aena
Traffic figures for the Aeropuerto de Santiago de Compostela 2000–2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons ) Flight movements
2018 2,726,457 3,020 21,841
2017 2,645,362 2,693 21,519
2016 2,511,494 2,297 21,278
2015 2,296,409 2,311 20,541
2014 2,084,203 2,100 19,434
2013 2,073,147 1.929 18,672
2012 2,194,611 1,816 19,511
2011 2,464,330 1,788 22,322
2010 2,172,869 1,964 21,252
2009 1,944,068 1,989 20,166
2008 1,917,466 2,419 21,945
2007 2,050,172 2,750 24,643
2006 1,994,519 2,588 24,719
2005 1,843,118 3,805 25,693
2004 1,580,675 4,939 21,593
2003 1,381,826 5,319 18,454
2002 1,240,730 5,716 17,362
2001 1,281,334 6,289 19,084
2000 1,332,893 6,734 19,660

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History. Aena.es , accessed December 28, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c Introduction. Aena.es , accessed November 6, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed November 6, 2019 (Spanish).
  4. ↑ Airport destinations. Aena.es , accessed November 6, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed December 28, 2018 (Spanish).