Lanzarote Airport

César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport<ref>César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, airport operator (Aena) website.</ref> Template:Airport codes (Template:Langx), commonly known as Lanzarote Airport and also known as Arrecife Airport, is the airport serving the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The airport is located in San Bartolomé, Las Palmas, Template:Convert southwest of the island's capital, Arrecife.<ref name="AIP"/> It handles flights to many European airports, with hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, as well as domestic flights to other Spanish airports. It handled 7,350,451 passengers in 2022.

History

Early years

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The first passenger terminal (1946-1970). Now Aeronautical Museum.

In the 1930s, a need for an aerodrome on the island became evident when connections were required with the other islands and the mainland, as well as a refuelling point for aircraft. Subsequently, an airfield was built at Llanos de Guacimeta. The first aircraft to land at the airport was a Junkers Ju 52 EC-DAM on 24 July 1941. The Spanish Air Force then saw a need for a permanent aerodrome for defence purposes, and this was constructed in Arrecife. In 1946, the airport provisionally accepted civil traffic. Improvements were carried out to the existing facilities, with a runway extension and additional ramp space provided.<ref name="History of the Airport">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

A new passenger terminal was constructed along with a control centre, and on 3 March 1970 international and domestic flights began using the airport. A centrepiece of the Guacimeta terminal was the mural created by César Manrique entitled Lanzarote.<ref name="History of the Airport" />

Development since the 1990s

The growing use of the airport called for the need of improved facilities. DME, ILS and VOR facilities were installed for Runway 03/21 along with additional holding points. New runway lighting and a fire station were also commissioned. In 1999, a new passenger terminal opened (Terminal 1), with a capacity of 6 million passengers per annum. Since then, the original passenger terminal has been revamped and is now used for inter-island flights (Terminal 2).<ref name="History of the Airport" />

In 2002, in response to interest from both tourists and local people about the island's aviation heritage, Aena decided to use the Guacimeta passenger terminal as an aviation museum. The museum provides a comprehensive and detailed insight into the history of aviation on the island. There are a number of audio-visual presentations.<ref name="History of the Airport" />

As a tribute to the legacy left behind by local artist César Manrique, the airport's official name was changed in 2019, coinciding with the centenary of the artist's birth.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Lanzarote Airport:

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Lanzarote Airport seen from the cockpit of an aircraft on approach

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Terminal concourse

Ground transportation

There are four bus lines connecting Lanzarote Airport with the rest of the island. The airport is connected via bus lines 22 and 23 to the city of Arrecife, and via lines 161 and 261 to Playa Blanca and Puerto del Carmen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Statistics

Passenger numbers

Year	Passengers	Aircraft movements	Cargo (tonnes)
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	5,517,136	48,446	7,996
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	5,467,499	47,158	6,629
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	5,626,087	50,172	6,114
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	5,625,580	52,968	5,785
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	5,438,178	53,375	5,430
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	4,701,669	42,915	4,147
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	4,938,343	46,669	3,787
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	5,543,744	49,675	2,873
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	5,168,775	44,787	2,108
2013	5,334,599	44,259	2,081
2014	5,883,039	49,575	2,050
2015	6,128,971	50,448	1,805
2016	6,684,564	54,632	1,776
2017	7,388,964	59,477	1,824
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7,327,019	60,955	1,606
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7,292,720	60,524	1,346
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2,538,345	30,056	583
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3,438,219	38,740	498
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7,350,451	63,764	589
Source: Aena Statistics<ref name="aena.es"/>

Busiest routes

Busiest international routes from ACE (2023)

Rank	Destination	Passengers	Change 2021 / 22
1	Template:Flagdeco Manchester	539,878	Template:Increase 17%
2	Template:Flagdeco Dublin	471,037	Template:Increase 18%
3	Template:Flagdeco London-Gatwick	456,670	Template:Increase 29%
4	Template:Flagdeco London-Stansted	274,965	Template:Increase 4%
5	Template:Flagdeco Birmingham	247,796	Template:Increase 8%
6	Template:Flagdeco Bristol	246,227	Template:Increase 34%
7	Template:Flagdeco East Midlands	227,659	Template:Increase 29%
8	Template:Flagdeco Edinburgh	181,460	Template:Increase 20%
9	Template:Flagdeco Newcastle	168,813	Template:Increase 19%
10	Template:Flagdeco Leeds/Bradford	166,110	Template:Increase 10%
11	Template:Flagdeco Glasgow	127,031	Template:Increase 12%
12	Template:Flagdeco Cork	121,275	Template:Increase 15%
13	Template:Flagdeco Amsterdam	116,328	Template:Decrease 16%
14	Template:Flagdeco London-Luton	113,481	Template:Increase 18%
15	Template:Flagdeco Düsseldorf	101,342	Template:Increase 6%
16	Template:Flagdeco Frankfurt	90,194	Template:Decrease 1%
17	Template:Flagdeco Belfast-International	89,138	Template:Increase 12%
18	Template:Flagdeco Paris-Orly	85,114	Template:Increase 30%
19	Template:Flagdeco Cologne/Bonn	74,094	Template:Increase 59%
20	Template:Flagdeco Brussels	70,400	Template:Increase 11%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo<ref name="Inicio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Busiest domestic routes from ACE (2023)

Rank	Destination	Passengers	Change 2021 / 22
1	Template:Flagdeco Gran Canaria	807,811	Template:Increase 9%
2	Template:Flagdeco Madrid	635,946	Template:Increase 10%
3	Template:Flagdeco Tenerife-North	406,022	Template:Increase 4%
4	Template:Flagdeco Barcelona	270,619	Template:Increase 19%
5	Template:Flagdeco Santiago de Compostela	134,381	Template:Increase 17%
6	Template:Flagdeco Bilbao	133,690	Template:Decrease 1%
7	Template:Flagdeco Seville	106,457	Template:Increase 40%
8	Template:Flagdeco Málaga	67,160	Template:Increase 4%
9	Template:Flagdeco Tenerife-South	65,049	Template:Increase 76%
10	Template:Flagdeco Valencia	52,847	Template:Increase 1%
11	Template:Flagdeco Asturias	41,624	Template:Increase 11%
12	Template:Flagdeco Alicante	33,355	Template:Decrease 24%
13	Template:Flagdeco La Palma	17,028	Template:Increase 31%
14	Template:Flagdeco Zaragoza	9,145	Template:Decrease 5%
15	Template:Flagdeco Vigo	2,118	Template:Increase 117%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo<ref name="Inicio" />

See also

• List of airports in Spain

External links

• Official website Template:In lang