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
OwnerENAIRE
OperatorAena
ServesLanzarote
LocationSan Bartolomé, Las Palmas
Elevation AMSL14 m / 47 ft
Coordinates28°56′44″N 13°36′19″W
Websiteaena.es
Map
ACE
Location in the Canary Islands
ACE
ACE (Lanzarote)
ACE
ACE (Spain, Canary Islands)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers7,292,720
Passenger change 18-190.5%
Aircraft movements60,524
Movements change 18-190.7%
Cargo (t)1,345
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 the 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 Gaucimeta terminal was the mural created by Caesar 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
Lanzarote Airport seen from the cockpit of an aircraft on approach
Terminal concourse
AirlinesDestinations
Aer Lingus Cork, Dublin
Seasonal: Shannon
Air Europa Bilbao, Gran Canaria,[6] Madrid
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Binter Canarias Gran Canaria, La Palma,[7] Tenerife–North
British Airways London–Gatwick, London–Heathrow
Brussels Airlines Brussels
Canaryfly Gran Canaria, Tenerife–North
Condor Berlin,[8] Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Stuttgart
Corendon Airlines Seasonal: Hannover,[9] Nuremberg[10]
Corendon Dutch Airlines Seasonal: Amsterdam
DAT Seasonal charter: Copenhagen[11]
easyJet Basel/Mulhouse, Bordeaux,[12] Bristol, Liverpool, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Lyon,[13] Manchester, Milan–Malpensa[14]
Seasonal: Amsterdam, Belfast–International, Edinburgh,[15] Hamburg
Edelweiss Air Zürich
Enter Air Seasonal charter: Warsaw–Chopin[16]
Eurowings Berlin, Düsseldorf
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki
Iberia Express Madrid
Iberia Regional Seville, Valencia
Jet2.com Belfast–International, Birmingham, Bristol (begins 1 April 2021),[17] East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Luxair Luxembourg
Neos Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa
Norwegian Air Shuttle Oslo–Gardermoen
Seasonal charter: Bergen[18]
Novair Seasonal charter: Oslo–Gardermoen,[19] Stockholm–Arlanda[20]
Ryanair Barcelona,[21] Bergamo, Berlin, Birmingham, Bristol, Charleroi, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, London–Stansted, Madrid, Manchester, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Shannon
Seasonal: Bologna, Cork, Glasgow–Prestwick, Leeds/Bradford,[22] Liverpool, London–Luton
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Bergen
Smartwings Prague
Seasonal: Brest, Lille,[23] Lyon,[23] Nantes[23]
Seasonal charter: Dublin,[24] Katowice,[25] Warsaw–Chopin[16]
Transavia Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague
Seasonal: Groningen
TUI Airways Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Seasonal: Belfast–International
Seasonal charter: Cork, Shannon[26]
TUI fly Belgium Brussels
TUI fly Deutschland Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart
TUI fly Netherlands Amsterdam, Eindhoven
Seasonal: Rotterdam[27]
TUI fly Nordic Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[28] Helsinki,[29] Malmö,[28] Oslo–Gardermoen,[18] Stockholm–Arlanda[28]
Volotea Nantes
Seasonal: Bordeaux, Lyon,[30] Marseille,[31] Strasbourg[32]
Vueling Alicante,[33] Asturias, Barcelona, Bilbao, Málaga, Paris–Orly, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Valencia, Zurich
Wizz Air Doncaster/Sheffield, London–Gatwick[34]
Seasonal: Cardiff (begins 1 October 2021),[35] London–Luton (ends 26 March 2021)[36]

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.[37]

Statistics
Lanzarote Airport passenger totals 2000-2019 (millions)
Updated: 30 July 2020. 2019 data provisional. [2]
PassengersAircraft movementsCargo (tonnes)
2000 5,002,55144,8146,403
2001 5,079,79043,3687,134
2002 5,123,57445,0507,201
2003 5,383,42647,6677,492
2004 5,517,13648,4467,996
2005 5,467,49947,1586,629
2006 5,626,08750,1726,113
2007 5,625,58052,9685,784
2008 5,438,17853,3755,429
2009 4,701,66942,9154,146
2010 4,938,63246,6683,787
2011 5,543,74449,6752,873
2012 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 7,327,01960,9551,606
2019 7,292,72060,5241,346
2020 (June) 40,96679624
Source: Aena Statistics[2]

See also

References
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  3. César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, airport operator (Aena) website.
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