Región de Murcia International Airport

Región de Murcia International Airport (IATA: RMU, ICAO: LEMI), informally also known as Murcia-Corvera, is an international airport replacing Murcia–San Javier Airport. It is situated between the villages of Corvera, Los Martínez del Puerto and Valladolises within the municipality of Murcia.

This article is about the current airport serving Murcia since 2019. For its predecessor, see Murcia–San Javier Airport.
Región de Murcia
International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional
Región de Murcia
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerComunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia
OperatorAena
ServesRegion of Murcia
LocationValladolises, Murcia
Opened15 January 2019[1]
Built2008-2012
Elevation AMSL193 m / 633 ft
Coordinates37°48′09.3″N 01°07′31.4″W
Websiteaena.es
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05-23 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers1,090,954
Movements7,976
Source: Spanish AIP at EUROCONTROL, Aena[2]

Development

The development of the airport was proposed as Murcia–San Javier Airport had insufficient capacity for civil aviation due it also being a military base, therefore limiting opportunities for expansion.

A report in La Verdad the week of 13 Dec 2015 suggested that Corvera "will open in 2017" after several delays claimed by the Regional Minister of Employment, Economy and Tourism on the Spanish radio Cadena Ser.[3] In May 2015 Corvera airport management contract was withdrawn from Aeromur.[4] In June 2016 a new Murcian government president came to power and said he could not put a date onto when the airport will open. A couple of days after this announcement, Tumbit reported that the airport "will NOT open in 2016".[5] In December 2016 the new Murcia President had talks with Spanish carrier Volotea and showcased the airport at the London travel fair. However, people were still sceptical about when Corvera airport will open, with AENA investing more in Murcia-San Javier Airport and opening up new routes, as the new airport cannot viably open until Murcia–San Javier Airport closes.[6]

In November 2017, the Murcia regional government said it would be awarding AENA the contract of managing Corvera airport - whereby San Javier would be closed and flights transferred. It was confirmed in April 2018 that Corvera was due to open on 15 January 2019.[7] The new airport was officially opened on 15 January 2019 by the King of Spain, the first arrival into the airport was Ryanair flight FR1824 from East Midlands.[1]

Facilities

The airport has a single passenger terminal of 28,500 m² and a single 3,000 × 45 m runway. It will have a capacity of 3 million passengers and 23,000 movements per year upon opening, however capacity can be subsequently increased to 5 million passengers. The terminal is equipped with 9 boarding gates, 25 check-in desks and 4 baggage reclaim belts. The runway has one rapid-exit taxiway (RET) and 4 holding bays. It is equipped with precision approach instrument ILS CAT I at threshold 23 and non-precision instrument DVOR/DME.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Binter Canarias[8] Gran Canaria
easyJet[9] Bristol, London–Gatwick, London–Southend
Jet2.com[10] Seasonal: Birmingham,[11] Leeds/Bradford, Manchester
Norwegian Air Shuttle[12] Seasonal: Bergen, Oslo–Gardermoen, Stavanger, Trondheim
Ryanair Birmingham, Dublin, London–Stansted, Manchester
Seasonal: Bournemouth, Glasgow–Prestwick, Palma de Mallorca
TUI fly Belgium[13] Antwerp, Charleroi, Ostend/Bruges [14]
Volotea[15] Seasonal: Asturias, Bilbao [16]
Vueling Barcelona[17]

Access

The airport has direct access to the A-30 between Murcia and Cartagena.[18] Additionally, there are several public bus routes connecting the airport to its surrounding areas.[18]

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References
  1. https://murciatoday.com/first-passengers-at-corvera-airport-will-arrive-from-east-midlands-and-bristol_780728-a.html
  2. EAD Basic
  3. ""Corvera Airport Open 2017" - Tumbit News Story". tumbit.com.
  4. "Corvera airport management contract withdrawn from Aeromur". murciatoday.com.
  5. "Murcia's Corvera Airport 'Will NOT open 2016' - Tumbit News Story". tumbit.com.
  6. "Murcia president reiterates the need for Corvera airport to open". murciatoday.com.
  7. murciatoday.com
  8. https://www.laprovincia.es/economia/2019/08/27/binter-comenzara-operar-vuelos-semanales/1204609.html
  9. "Timetables". easyjet.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  10. "Jet2 to relocate Murcia ops from 1Q19 as San Javier closes". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  11. "Jet2.com S20 network expansion as of 26MAR19". routesonline.com. 27 March 2019.
  12. "Norwegian expands seasonal Corvera service in S19". routesonline.com.
  13. "Murcia Corvera Flight Plan". tuifly.be.
  14. Liu, Jim. "TUIfly Belgium adds Ostend – Corvera route in S20". routesonline.com. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  15. "Destinations". volotea.com.
  16. Liu, Jim (3 December 2019). "Volotea S20 new routes as of 29NOV19". Routesonline.
  17. Liu, Jim. "Vueling adds Barcelona – Corvera route in S20". routesonline.com. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  18. aena.es - Transport and car park retrieved 19 January 2019

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