Valencia Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Valencia, Valencian: Aeroport de València) (IATA: VLC, ICAO: LEVC), also known as Manises Airport, is the tenth-busiest Spanishairport in terms of passengers[3] and second in the Valencian Community after Alicante. It is situated 8 km (5.0 mi) west[2] of the city of Valencia, in Manises. The airport has flight connections to about 20 European countries and 8.53 million passengers passed through the airport in 2019.[1]
History
The airport is the main base of Iberia's regional carrier Air Nostrum. Irish low-cost airline Ryanair used the airport as a hub since 2007 but decided to close it in November 2008 following a dispute over subsidies by the airport authorities.[4] Since then the airline has continued to operate out of Valencia and reopened base in 2011.
Delta Air Lines inaugurated a route to New York City, Valencia's first transatlantic service, in June 2009. It operated the flight with a Boeing 757.[5][6] The company initially planned to fly year-round to New York. A few weeks after the maiden flight, however, Delta decided to make the service seasonal due to low ticket sales.[7] It ultimately severed the link in September 2012 because of poor demand and rising fuel costs.[8][9]
Facilities
Airside area near gates 1-4Exterior of the regional terminal annexAirside area near gates 12-22Control tower
Terminal
Valencia Airport consists of a single terminal that has been built in three stages which are directly connected to each other. The landside hall consists of three check-in areas: 1-12 is the newest one with the airport station beneath it, 13-42 is the oldest main building with a currently derelict upper floor, 43-56 is the largest annex housing most airlines. A single central security area leads to the airside with gates 1-22, with gates 1-4 being the newest area designated for non-Schengen flights. Gates 12-22 are located in a separate hall designated as a regional terminal that opened in time for the 2007 America's Cup which allows walk-boarding, mainly for flights by Iberia Regional and low-cost carriers. Some of the gates are equipped with jet bridges. The airside area features several food outlets and shops.
Runway and apron
The sole operational runway has been also lengthened by 50 m (160 ft) by 2007. The former runway 04/22 is not in use and has no ILS but has a helipad at the southwestern end.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
Statistics
Ground transport
Road
Valencia airport is situated adjacent to the Autovía A-3 highway which connects Valencia with Madrid and is also close to the Autovía A-7 coastal route to Barcelona. It is connected to the city of Valencia by a regular bus line operated by Fernanbus which takes between 30 and 35 minutes[48] and passes through Mislata, Quart de Poblet and Manises.
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^"Delta resumes Kennedy-Valencia route". Travel Weekly. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
^"Delta Airlines suprime los vuelos entre Valencia y Nueva York durante el próximo año". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 18 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^"Air Algérie Resumes Algiers - Valencia in 3Q24". AeroRoutes. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^"New flights between Valencia and Tangier (Morocco) from March 2021". airarabia.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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