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Lanzarote Airport

César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport[3] (IATA: ACE, ICAO: GCRR) (Spanish: Aeropuerto de César Manrique-Lanzarote), 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, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the island's capital, Arrecife.[1] 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.

César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport

Aeropuerto de César Manrique-Lanzarote
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAena
ServesLanzarote
LocationSan Bartolomé, Las Palmas
Elevation AMSL14 m / 47 ft
Coordinates28°56′44″N 13°36′19″W / 28.94556°N 13.60528°W / 28.94556; -13.60528
Websiteaena.es
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ACE is located in Canary Islands
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Location in the Canary Islands
ACE is located in Lanzarote
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ACE (Lanzarote)
ACE is located in Spain, Canary Islands
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers7,350,451
Passenger change 21-22Increase113.7%
Aircraft movements63,764
Movements change 21-22Increase64.9%
Cargo (t)589
Cargo change 21-22Decrease18.2%
Sources: Spanish AIP;[1] AENA Passenger Traffic[2]

History

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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.[4]

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.[4]

Development since the 1990s

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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).[4]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Airlines and destinations

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

 
Lanzarote Airport seen from the cockpit of an aircraft on approach
 
Terminal concourse
AirlinesDestinations
Aer Lingus Cork, Dublin
Air Europa Bilbao, Madrid[6]
Seasonal: Barcelona,[7] Santiago de Compostela[7]
Air Nostrum Seasonal charter: Porto[8]
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Binter Canarias Gran Canaria, Guelmim,[9] La Palma, Tenerife–North, Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Funchal[10]
British Airways London–Gatwick[11][12]
Brussels Airlines Brussels[13]
Canaryfly Gran Canaria, Tenerife–North
Condor Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Stuttgart
Corendon Airlines Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Nuremberg
Discover Airlines[14] Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich[15]
easyJet Bordeaux, Bristol, Edinburgh, Geneva,[16] Liverpool, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Lyon, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Nantes, Nice,[17] Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Amsterdam, Basel/Mulhouse, Belfast–International, Berlin, Glasgow[18]
Edelweiss Air Zürich
Eurowings Seasonal: Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki[19]
Iberia Seville
Seasonal: Málaga, Valencia, Valladolid, Vigo[20]
Iberia Express Madrid
Jet2.com Belfast–International, Birmingham, Bournemouth (begins 4 April 2025),[21] Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London–Stansted, Manchester,[22] Newcastle upon Tyne
Luxair Luxembourg[23]
Marabu Munich
Neos Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen[24]
Seasonal charter: Bergen,[25] Oslo[25]
Ryanair[26] Barcelona, Belfast–International,[27] Bergamo, Birmingham, Bologna, Bournemouth, Bratislava, Bristol, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn, Cork, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow–Prestwick, Knock,[28] Leeds/Bradford, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester,[29] Marseille, Milan–Malpensa,[30] Nuremberg, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Shannon, Turin, Valencia
Seasonal: Alicante,[31] Beauvais,[31] Berlin, Bremen,[32] Budapest, Liverpool, Marrakesh,[33] Memmingen, Rome–Fiumicino,[31] Venice,[34] Vienna, Weeze, Zagreb[35]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Oslo[36]
Smartwings Prague
Seasonal charter: Katowice,[37] Warsaw–Chopin[38]
Transavia Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Nantes, Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague
TUI Airways Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin,[39] East Midlands, Exeter,[40] Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Seasonal: Belfast–International, Cork,[39] Shannon[39]
TUI fly Belgium Brussels[41]
TUI fly Deutschland Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart
TUI fly Netherlands Amsterdam,[42] Eindhoven, Rotterdam/The Hague[43]
TUI fly Nordic Seasonal charter: Gothenburg-Landvetter,[44] Stockholm–Arlanda,[44]
Volotea Asturias
Seasonal: Bordeaux, Brest,[45] Lille,[46] Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Strasbourg, Toulouse
Vueling Barcelona, Bilbao, Paris–Orly, Santiago de Compostela, Seville
Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[47] Palma de Mallorca

Ground transportation

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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.[48]

Statistics

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Passenger numbers

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Annual passenger traffic at ACE airport. See Wikidata query.
Year Passengers Aircraft movements Cargo (tonnes)
2004[49] 5,517,136 48,446 7,996
2005[50] 5,467,499 47,158 6,629
2006[51] 5,626,087 50,172 6,114
2007[52] 5,625,580 52,968 5,785
2008[53] 5,438,178 53,375 5,430
2009[54] 4,701,669 42,915 4,147
2010[55] 4,938,343 46,669 3,787
2011[56] 5,543,744 49,675 2,873
2012[57] 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
2018[58] 7,327,019 60,955 1,606
2019[59] 7,292,720 60,524 1,346
2020[60] 2,538,345 30,056 583
2021[61] 3,438,219 38,740 498
2022[62] 7,350,451 63,764 589
Source: Aena Statistics[2]

Route statistics

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Busiest domestic routes at Lanzarote Airport (2021)[2]
Rank City Passengers
1   Gran Canaria 582,651
2   Madrid 367,094
3   Tenerife (North) 297,407
4   Barcelona 172,126
5   Bilbao 82,016
Busiest international routes at Lanzarote Airport (2021)[2]
Rank City Passengers
1   Dublin, Ireland 148,776
2   Manchester, United Kingdom 140,265
3   London (Gatwick), United Kingdom 79,747
4   London (Stansted), United Kingdom 71,224
5   Amsterdam, the Netherlands 70,409

See also

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References

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  3. ^ César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, airport operator (Aena) website.
  4. ^ a b c d "History of the Airport". Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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  34. ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA".
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