Andorra heliport
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| Height above MSL | 1042 m (3419 ft ) | ||
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| opening | 1999 | ||
The Andorra Heliport is a heliport in Andorra la Vella .
The helipad with IATA code ALV was put into operation in 1999 and connects travelers with Barcelona-El Prat Airport , and today also serves as a short-haul shuttle to Andorra Airport - La Seu d'Urgell, around 12 kilometers away . The flight time to Barcelona is around 20 minutes. In comparison, driving an automobile takes around three hours.
The heliport at an altitude of 1042 meters was expanded in a row in 2012 and has a terminal building. The landing site has an area of around 4700 m² and is located on the roof of a six-story building on Avinguda Meritxell Street . Next to the elongated landing field there are five parking spaces for helicopters. The heliport corresponds to the ICAO fire protection category H 2 for helicopters with a rotor circle diameter of max. 24 meters.
Web links
- Heliport Andorra (ALV) on flightstats.com