Asturias Airport
Asturias Airport, (IATA: OVD, ICAO: LEAS) is the only international airport of Asturias, Spain, in Castrillón. Traffic consists primarily of scheduled domestic flights and some seasonal scheduled international flights. In 2012, the airport handled 1,309,640 passengers and managed 13,252 operations. The airport is located in Anzu, parish of Santiago del Monte, municipality of Castrillón, 15 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón and 47 km from the regional capital, Oviedo.
Check-in hall 
Terminal interior
History
The airport first opened on 11 June 1968. The first commercial route was established with Madrid and soon after another route came into operation, which linked Santiago de Compostela with Barcelona via Asturias and Bilbao.
In 1980, the airport underwent its first major expansion in preparation for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. In 1982, the aircraft parking platform doubled in size. An additional 5 check-in desks were added to the existing ones. 2 boarding gates and 2 arrival gates, a new cafeteria-restaurant and several shops were also new additions.
Further improvements occurred in 1994 and 2000 which included upgrading of the building and expansion of the apron.
In 2003, a series of improvements were made to the airport, that would enable it to handle a higher volume of passengers and aircraft traffic. Construction work on adding a second floor to the airport, that was accessible to passengers, was completed, and 3 jet bridges were also installed, allowing passengers to embark directly from the terminal building onto the aircraft.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Asturias:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Binter Canarias | Gran Canaria, Tenerife–North |
| Iberia | Madrid, Palma de Mallorca Seasonal: Gran Canaria, Tenerife–North |
| Lufthansa | Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich |
| Ryanair | Charleroi, London–Stansted, Rome–Fiumicino, Weeze |
| Volotea | Alicante, Barcelona, Bergamo, Lisbon, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Seville, Tenerife–South, Valencia Seasonal: Castellón (begins 21 December 2024), Fuerteventura, Granada, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Menorca, Murcia, Venice |
| Vueling | Amsterdam, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, London–Gatwick, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Paris–Orly, Seville, Tenerife–North Seasonal: Ibiza |
Statistics
| Year | Passenger numbers | Air cargo (kg.) | Flight operations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 816,087 (19th) | 641,241 (22nd) | 12,526 (27th) |
| 2002 | 774,317 (20th) | 577,235 (22nd) | 12,036 (27th) |
| 2003 | 839,814 (24th) | 484,441 (23rd) | 12,867 (27th) |
| 2004 | 943,992 (22nd) | 420,256 (24th) | 14,198 (26th) |
| 2005 | 1,251,495 (21st) | 230,201 (28th) | 17,535 (21st) |
| 2006 | 1,353,030 (21st) | 199,437 (25th) | 17,987 (26th) |
| 2007 | 1,560,830 (20th) | 196,741 (26th) | 19,148 (28th) |
| 2008 | 1,530,248 (19th) | 139,455 (25th) | 18,371 (26th) |
| 2009 | 1,316,088 (20th) | 113,149 (24th) | 16,033 (27th) |
| 2010 | 1,355,364 (19th) | 110,645 (25th) | 16,538 (25th) |
| 2011 | 1,339,010 (19th) | 136,772 (23rd) | 15,349 (25th) |
| 2012 | 1,309,640 (18th) | 101,782 (25th) | 13,252 (25th) |
| 2013 | 1,039,409 (19th) | 94,361 (29th) | 10,407 (23rd) |
| 2014 | 1,065,570 (19th) | 71,202 (24th) | 11,715 (24th) |
| 2015 | 1,119,273 (18th) | 64,237 (26th) | 10,758 (27th) |
| 2016 | 1,281,979 (18th) | 53,638 (24th) | 11,928 (25th) |
| 2017 | 1,407,217 (18th) | 32,860 (25th) | 13,005 (24th) |
| 2018 | 1,400,481 (19th) | 33,038 (26th) | 12,444 (26th) |
| 2019 | 1,417,433 (19th) | 28,538 (26th) | 13,406 (25th) |
| 2020 | 498,950 (18th) | 19,733 (25th) | 6,196 (31st) |
| 2021 | 831,793 (17th) | 7,305 (25th) | 8,064 (32nd) |
| 2022 | 1,454,763 (17th) | 9,404 (25th) | 12,189 (30th) |
| 2023 | 1,974,850 (17th) | 11,494 (25th) | 15,289 (27th) |
Busiest routes
| Rank | Destination | Passengers | Change 2022 / 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  London-Gatwick
|
61,530 |  47%
|
| 2 |  Rome-Fiumicino
|
45,718 | 630%
|
| 3 | London-Stansted
|
42,344 | 546%
|
| 4 |  Paris-Orly
|
39,834 | 41%
|
| 5 |  Charleroi
|
33,294 | 470%
|
| 6 | Bergamo
|
32,020 |  New route
|
| 7 |  Lisbon
|
31,099 | New route
|
| 8 |  Weeze
|
30,468 | 505%
|
| 9 |  Amsterdam
|
28,979 | 515%
|
| 10 |  Dublin
|
26,439 | 465%
|
| Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo | |||
| Rank | Destination | Passengers | Change 2022 / 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Madrid
|
394,572 | 21%
|
| 2 |  Barcelona
|
373,819 | 51%
|
| 3 |  Málaga
|
112,280 | 7%
|
| 4 |  Alicante
|
106,110 |  1%
|
| 5 |  Palma de Mallorca
|
94,303 | 6%
|
| 6 |  Gran Canaria
|
93,693 | 25%
|
| 7 | Seville
|
90,060 | 23%
|
| 8 | Tenerife-North
|
89,194 | 12%
|
| 9 | Valencia
|
70,132 | 19%
|
| 10 | Lanzarote
|
41,435 | 10%
|
| 11 | Menorca
|
23,243 | 16%
|
| 12 | Granada
|
17,606 | New route
|
| 13 | Tenerife-South
|
15,932 | 22%
|
| 14 | Ibiza
|
13,328 | 40%
|
| 15 |  Murcia
|
10,695 | 13%
|
| Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo | |||
Ground transport
- Road - The airport may be reached by both the A-8 motorway and the N-632 national road.
- Bus - Alsa coach company offers a service between the airport and the cities of Avilés, Gijón and Oviedo. Some routes also stop in Piedras Blancas and Salinas.
- Taxis - These are available at the airport.
- Car Rental Services - Avis and Hello Rent a Car.
References
- ^ "Presentación".
- ^ "Anecdotario de la visita del Jefe del Estado" (in Spanish). El Comercio hemerotec. 19 June 1968. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "History | Asturias Airport | Aena". www.aena.es. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Asturias Airport". airports-worldwide.
- ^ Airlines and destinations
- ^ "IBERIA NW24 Madrid – Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Lufthansa: Offering 5.200 weekly flights to 205 destinations in summer 2023". 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Asturias tendrá dos rutas internacionales más de las previstas (Y los billetes baratos ya están a la venta)". 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Ryanair NW22 Network Additions Summary – 09DEC22". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Ryanair NW22 Network Additions Summary – 09DEC22". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Volotea incorpora una nueva ruta aérea entre Asturias y Barcelona para marzo de 2023". 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Volotea inicia la venta de billetes en Asturias para Lisboa y Milán". 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Volotea inicia la venta de billetes en Asturias para Lisboa y Milán". 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Volotea NW24 Network Additions – 11AUG24". AeroRoutes. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Barbón: «Estamos ante la Asturias mejor conectada de la historia»". 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Barbón: «Estamos ante la Asturias mejor conectada de la historia»". 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Vuelos directos de Asturias a Ámsterdam desde 50 euros". 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Vuelos desde Asturias: Ryanair viajará a Düsseldorf, Bruselas y Roma; Vueling a París y Amsterdam y Volotea a Milán". 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Vueling will connect Asturias with Paris from November". elcomercio.es. 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Vueling expands Tenerife North network in S19".
- ^ "Vueling anuncia rutas rutas desde Asturias a Ibiza y Menorca". 8 April 2021.
- ^ La Nueva España, ed. (14 January 2011). "El aeropuerto asturiano gana viajeros en 2010 tras dos años de pérdidas" (in Spanish).
- ^ "El Aeropuerto de Asturias marca un hito en cifra de viajeros y roza los dos millones de pasajeros" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Inicio". aena.es. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
External links
- Official website (in English and Spanish)
