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 internal flights to other Spanish airports. It handled 7,327,019 passengers in 2018.

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
Websiteaena.es
Map
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 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

Early years
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

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

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
Seasonal: Barcelona,[6] Santiago de Compostela[6]
Air Nostrum Seasonal charter: Porto[7]
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Binter Canarias Gran Canaria, Guelmim,[8] La Palma, Tenerife–North
Seasonal: Funchal[9]
British Airways London–Gatwick[10]
Brussels Airlines Brussels[11]
Canaryfly Gran Canaria, Tenerife–North
Condor Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich
Seasonal: Leipzig/Halle, Stuttgart (both resume 31 October 2023)[12]
Corendon Airlines Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Nuremberg
Discover Airlines[13] Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich[14]
easyJet Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Bordeaux, Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Lyon, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Nantes, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Amsterdam, Belfast–International, Geneva (begins 4 November 2023)[15]
Edelweiss Air Zürich
Eurowings Seasonal: Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki
Iberia Seville
Seasonal: Málaga, Valencia, Valladolid, Vigo[16]
Iberia Express Madrid
Jet2.com Belfast–International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool (begins 29 March 2024),[17] London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Luxair Luxembourg
Marabu Munich
Neos Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal charter: Bergen,[18] Oslo[18]
Ryanair Barcelona, Bergamo, Birmingham, Bologna, Bratislava, Bristol, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn, Cork, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow–Prestwick, Knock, Leeds/Bradford, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Madrid, Manchester, Marseille, Milan–Malpensa (begins 29 October 2023),[19] Newcastle upon Tyne, Nuremberg (begins 29 October 2023),[20] Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Shannon, Turin
Seasonal: Alicante,[21] Beauvais,[22] Belfast–International (begins 29 October 2023),[23] Berlin, Bremen (begins 31 October 2023),[24] Bournemouth, Budapest, Liverpool, Memmingen, Rome–Fiumicino,[25] Venice,[26] Vienna, Weeze, Zagreb (begins 4 November 2023)[27]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Oslo[28]
Smartwings Prague
Seasonal charter: Katowice,[29] Warsaw–Chopin[30]
Transavia Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Nantes, Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague
TUI Airways Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin,[31] East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Seasonal: Belfast–International
Seasonal charter: Cork,[31] Shannon[31]
TUI fly Belgium Brussels
TUI fly Deutschland Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart
TUI fly Netherlands Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Rotterdam/The Hague[32]
TUI fly Nordic Seasonal charter: Gothenburg-Landvetter,[33] Stockholm–Arlanda,[33]
Volotea Asturias
Seasonal: Bordeaux, Lille,[34] Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Strasbourg, Toulouse
Vueling Alicante, Asturias, Barcelona, Bilbao, Copenhagen, Málaga, Paris–Orly, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Valencia
Seasonal: Amsterdam, London–Gatwick,[35] Palma de Mallorca, Zaragoza

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.[36]

Statistics

Passenger numbers
Annual passenger traffic at ACE airport. See Wikidata query.
Year Passengers Aircraft movements Cargo (tonnes)
2004[37] 5,517,13648,4467,996
2005[38] 5,467,49947,1586,629
2006[39] 5,626,08750,1726,114
2007[40] 5,625,58052,9685,785
2008[41] 5,438,17853,3755,430
2009[42] 4,701,66942,9154,147
2010[43] 4,938,34346,6693,787
2011[44] 5,543,74449,6752,873
2012[45] 5,168,77544,7872,108
2013 5,334,59944,2592,081
2014 5,883,03949,5752,050
2015 6,128,97150,4481,805
2016 6,684,56454,6321,776
2017 7,388,96459,4771,824
2018[46] 7,327,01960,9551,606
2019[47] 7,292,72060,5241,346
2020[48] 2,538,34530,056583
2021[49] 3,438,21938,740498
2022[50] 7,350,45163,764589
Source: Aena Statistics[2]

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

See also

References
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