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
IATA: ACE ICAO: GCRR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	ENAIRE
Operator	Aena
Serves	Lanzarote
Location	San Bartolomé, Las Palmas
Elevation AMSL	14 m / 47 ft
Coordinates	28°56′44″N 13°36′19″W
Website	aena.es
Map
ACE Location in the Canary Islands Show map of Canary Islands ACE ACE (Lanzarote) Show map of Lanzarote ACE ACE (Spain, Canary Islands) Show map of Spain, Canary Islands
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 7,292,720 Passenger change 18-19 0.5% Aircraft movements 60,524 Movements change 18-19 0.7% 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

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Lingus	Cork, Dublin Seasonal: Shannon
Air Europa	Bilbao, Madrid Seasonal: Santiago de Compostela
Air Europa Express	Gran Canaria[6]
Austrian Airlines	Vienna
Binter Canarias	Gran Canaria, La Palma,[7] Tenerife–North
British Airways	London–Gatwick, London–Heathrow
Canaryfly	Gran Canaria, Tenerife–North
Condor	Berlin–Schönefeld,[8] Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Stuttgart
Corendon Airlines Europe	Seasonal: Hannover,[9] Nuremberg[10]
Corendon Dutch Airlines	Seasonal: Amsterdam
Danish Air Transport	Seasonal charter: Copenhagen[11]
easyJet	Bordeaux,[12] Bristol, Liverpool, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Lyon,[13] Manchester, Milan–Malpensa[14] Seasonal: Amsterdam, Belfast–International, Hamburg, London–Southend
easyJet Switzerland	Basel/Mulhouse
Edelweiss Air	Zürich
Enter Air	Seasonal charter: Warsaw–Chopin[15]
Eurowings	Berlin–Tegel,[16] Düsseldorf
Finnair	Seasonal: Helsinki
Iberia Express	Madrid
Iberia Regional	Seville, Valencia
Jet2.com	Belfast–International, Birmingham, 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[17]
Novair	Seasonal charter: Oslo–Gardermoen,[18] Stockholm–Arlanda[19]
Ryanair	Bergamo, Birmingham, Bologna, Bristol, Charleroi, Cork, Dublin, Düsseldorf, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Madrid, Manchester, Seville, Shannon Seasonal: Berlin–Schönefeld, Glasgow–Prestwick, Liverpool, Santiago de Compostela, Stuttgart
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal charter: Bergen
Smartwings	Prague Seasonal: Brest, Lille,[20] Lyon,[20] Nantes[20] Seasonal charter: Dublin[21]
Smartwings Poland	Seasonal charter: Katowice,[22] Warsaw–Chopin[15]
Transavia	Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Rotterdam Seasonal: Groningen
Transavia France	Seasonal: Paris–Orly
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[23]
TUI fly Belgium	Brussels
TUI fly Deutschland	Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart
TUI fly Netherlands	Amsterdam, Eindhoven Seasonal: Rotterdam[24]
TUI fly Nordic	Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[25] Helsinki,[26] Malmö,[25] Oslo–Gardermoen,[17] Stockholm–Arlanda[25]
Volotea	Nantes Seasonal: Bordeaux, Lyon (begins 17 October 2020),[27] Marseille,[28] Strasbourg[29]
Vueling	Alicante,[30] Asturias, Barcelona, Bilbao, Málaga, Paris–Orly, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Valencia, Zurich
Wizz Air	Seasonal: London–Luton (begins 27 October 2020)[31]

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.[32]

Statistics

Lanzarote Airport passenger totals 2000-2019 (millions)

Updated: 30 July 2020. 2019 data provisional. [2]

	Passengers	Aircraft movements	Cargo (tonnes)
2000	5,002,551	44,814	6,403
2001	5,079,790	43,368	7,134
2002	5,123,574	45,050	7,201
2003	5,383,426	47,667	7,492
2004	5,517,136	48,446	7,996
2005	5,467,499	47,158	6,629
2006	5,626,087	50,172	6,113
2007	5,625,580	52,968	5,784
2008	5,438,178	53,375	5,429
2009	4,701,669	42,915	4,146
2010	4,938,632	46,668	3,787
2011	5,543,744	49,675	2,873
2012	5,168,775	44,787	2,108
2013	5,334,599	44,259	2,081
2014	5,883,039	49,575	2,050
2015	6,128,971	50,448	1,805
2016	6,684,564	54,632	1,776
2017	7,388,964	59,477	1,824
2018	7,327,019	60,955	1,606
2019	7,292,720	60,524	1,346
2020 (June)	40,966	796	24
Source: Aena Statistics[2]

See also

• List of airports in Spain

References

1. "Spanish AIP". ENAIRE. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
2. "Aena Statistics".
3. César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, airport operator (Aena) website.
4. "History of the Airport". Retrieved 11 May 2020.
5. "Orden FOM/211/2019, de 27 de febrero, por la que se modifica la denominación oficial del Aeropuerto de Lanzarote Order FOM/211/2019, of 27 February, by which the official designation of Lanzarote Airport is modified" (in Spanish). 1 March 2019.
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9. Liu, Jim. "Corendon Airlines S20 Network expansion". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
10. "Flights to Nuremberg". corendonairlines.com.
11. "Flight". Apollorejser.dk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
12. "easyJet announces 4 new destinations for 2019". Bordeaux-Merignac Airport. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
13. Liu, Jim. "easyJet further expands new routes in W19". Routesonline. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
14. "easyJet Adds New Italian Routes in S16". Airlineroute.net.
15. "Charter flights". Retrieved 4 September 2018.
16. "Eurowings scales back Berlin expansion in 1Q18". Routesonline.com.
17. "Only Flight". Tui.no.
18. "Flight". Apollo.no. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
19. "Flight". Apollo.se. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
20. "Smartwings plans new Lanzarote routes from France in W18". Routesonline.com.
21. "Flight Only". Sunway. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
22. "air and charter tickets". Itaka.pl. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
23. "Flight Timetable". TUI Airways. 18 January 2019.
24. "Nieuwe bestemmingen Tui Fly vanaf Rotterdam en Eindhoven". Upinthesky.nl. 13 December 2017.
25. "Only Flight". Tui.se.
26. "Only Flight". Tui.fi.
27. https://centreforaviation.com/news/volotea-to-launch-four-new-routes-to-the-canary-islands-in-oct-2020-1015508
28. "Volotea W18 new routes as of 02AUG18". Routesonline.com.
29. Liu, Jim. "Volotea W19 Network adjustment as of 15JUL19". Routesonline. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
30. Liu, Jim. "Vueling adds Alicante – Lanzarote service from April 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
31. https://airlinergs.com/wizz-air-announces-new-holiday-routes-from-london-luton/
32. "Lanzarote Airport - gettocenter.com". Retrieved 4 February 2017.

External links

Media related to Lanzarote Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in English and Spanish)