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César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport
Aeropuerto de César Manrique-Lanzarote
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAENA
ServesLanzarote
LocationSan Bartolomé, Las Palmas
Elevation AMSL14 m (46 ft)
Coordinates28°56′44″N 13°36′19″W / 28.94556°N 13.60528°W / 28.94556; -13.60528
Websiteaena.es
Map
ACE/GCRR is located in Spain, Canary Islands
ACE/GCRR
ACE/GCRR
Location within Spain
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]

César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport[3] (IATA: ACE, ICAO: GCRR), commonly known as Lanzarote Airport and also known as Arrecife Airport, is an 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.

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 Dublin[citation needed]
Air Europa Madrid[citation needed]
Seasonal: Barcelona[citation needed]
Air Nostrum Seasonal charter: Porto[citation needed]
Binter Canarias Gran Canaria,[6] Guelmim,[citation needed] Tenerife–North[6]
Seasonal: Funchal[citation needed]
British Airways London–Gatwick[7]
Brussels Airlines Brussels[8]
Canaryfly Gran Canaria,[6] Tenerife–North[6]
Condor Düsseldorf,[citation needed] Frankfurt,[citation needed] Munich[9]
Discover Airlines Frankfurt,[citation needed] Munich[citation needed]
easyJet Birmingham,[10] Bordeaux,[11] Bristol,[11] Edinburgh,[11] Geneva,[citation needed] Liverpool,[11] London–Gatwick,[citation needed] London–Luton,[citation needed] Lyon,[11] Manchester,[citation needed] Milan–Malpensa,[11] Nantes,[citation needed] Nice,[12] Paris–Charles de Gaulle[11]
Seasonal: Belfast–International,[13] Glasgow,[14] London–Southend[10]
Edelweiss Air Zurich[15]
Eurowings Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn,[citation needed] Düsseldorf,[citation needed] Prague,[16] Stuttgart[citation needed]
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki[citation needed]
Iberia Seasonal: Vigo[17]
Jet2.com Belfast–International,[citation needed] Birmingham,[citation needed] Bournemouth,[18] Bristol,[19] East Midlands,[20] Edinburgh,[citation needed] Glasgow,[citation needed] Leeds/Bradford,[citation needed] Liverpool,[citation needed] London–Gatwick,[21] London–Luton,[citation needed] London–Stansted,[citation needed] Manchester,[citation needed] Newcastle upon Tyne[22]
Luxair Luxembourg[citation needed]
Marabu Hamburg[23]
Neos Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa[24]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen,[25] Oslo[citation needed]
Seasonal charter: Bergen[26]
Ryanair Alicante,[citation needed] Belfast–International,[citation needed] Bergamo,[11] Birmingham,[11] Bologna,[11] Bournemouth,[citation needed] Bratislava,[11] Bristol,[11] Charleroi,[11] Cologne/Bonn,[citation needed] Dakhla,[27] Dublin,[11] East Midlands,[11] Edinburgh,[11] Glasgow–Prestwick,[11] Knock,[citation needed] Leeds/Bradford,[11] London–Stansted,[citation needed] Madrid,[11] Málaga,[11] Manchester,[citation needed] Marseille,[11] Santiago de Compostela,[11] Seville,[11] Shannon,[11] Turin,[11] Valencia,[11] Zagreb[28]
Seasonal: Beauvais,[citation needed] London–Luton,[11] Marrakesh,[citation needed] Rome–Fiumicino,[citation needed] Venice[29]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Oslo[30]
Smartwings Prague[citation needed]
Seasonal charter: Katowice,[31] Warsaw–Chopin[32]
Transavia Amsterdam,[citation needed] Eindhoven,[33] Nantes,[citation needed] Paris–Orly[citation needed]
TUI Airways Bournemouth,[34] Bristol,[35] Cardiff,[36] East Midlands,[citation needed] Exeter,[37] Glasgow,[38] London–Gatwick,[citation needed] Manchester,[citation needed] Newcastle upon Tyne[39]
Seasonal: Belfast–International[40]
TUI fly Belgium Brussels[citation needed]
TUI fly Deutschland Düsseldorf,[41] Frankfurt,[42] Hannover,[43] Munich,[44] Stuttgart[45]
TUI fly Netherlands Amsterdam,[citation needed] Rotterdam/The Hague[46]
Seasonal: Cork,[citation needed] Dublin,[citation needed] Shannon[citation needed]
TUI fly Nordic Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[citation needed] Stockholm–Arlanda[citation needed]
Volotea Asturias[47]
Seasonal: Brest,[citation needed] Lille,[48] Lyon,[49] Nantes[50]
Vueling Barcelona,[citation needed] Bilbao,[citation needed] Malaga,[citation needed] Paris–Orly,[citation needed] Santiago de Compostela,[citation needed] Seville[citation needed]

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.[51]

Statistics

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Passenger numbers

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PassengersYear2,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,0006,000,0007,000,0008,000,0009,000,000200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic
Year Passengers Aircraft movements Cargo (tonnes)
2004[52] 5,517,13648,4467,996
2005[53] 5,467,49947,1586,629
2006[54] 5,626,08750,1726,114
2007[55] 5,625,58052,9685,785
2008[56] 5,438,17853,3755,430
2009[57] 4,701,66942,9154,147
2010[58] 4,938,34346,6693,787
2011[59] 5,543,74449,6752,873
2012[60] 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[61] 7,327,01960,9551,606
2019[62] 7,292,72060,5241,346
2020[63] 2,538,34530,056583
2021[64] 3,438,21938,740498
2022[65] 7,350,45163,764589
Source: Aena Statistics[2]

Busiest routes

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Busiest international routes from ACE (2023)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2021/22
1 Manchester 539,878 Increase 17%
2 Dublin 471,037 Increase 18%
3 London-Gatwick 456,670 Increase 29%
4 London-Stansted 274,965 Increase 4%
5 Birmingham 247,796 Increase 8%
6 Bristol 246,227 Increase 34%
7 East Midlands 227,659 Increase 29%
8 Edinburgh 181,460 Increase 20%
9 Newcastle 168,813 Increase 19%
10 Leeds/Bradford 166,110 Increase 10%
11 Glasgow 127,031 Increase 12%
12 Cork 121,275 Increase 15%
13 Amsterdam 116,328 Decrease 16%
14 London-Luton 113,481 Increase 18%
15 Düsseldorf 101,342 Increase 6%
16 Frankfurt 90,194 Decrease 1%
17 Belfast-International 89,138 Increase 12%
18 Paris-Orly 85,114 Increase 30%
19 Cologne/Bonn 74,094 Increase 59%
20 Brussels 70,400 Increase 11%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[66]
Busiest domestic routes from ACE (2023)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2021/22
1 Gran Canaria 807,811 Increase 9%
2 Madrid 635,946 Increase 10%
3 Tenerife-North 406,022 Increase 4%
4 Barcelona 270,619 Increase 19%
5 Santiago de Compostela 134,381 Increase 17%
6 Bilbao 133,690 Decrease 1%
7 Seville 106,457 Increase 40%
8 Málaga 67,160 Increase 4%
9 Tenerife-South 65,049 Increase 76%
10 Valencia 52,847 Increase 1%
11 Asturias 41,624 Increase 11%
12 Alicante 33,355 Decrease 24%
13 La Palma 17,028 Increase 31%
14 Zaragoza 9,145 Decrease 5%
15 Vigo 2,118 Increase 117%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[66]

See also

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References

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