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Asturias Airport 
IATA: OVD – ICAO: LEAS Summary Airport type Public Operator Aena Location Asturias Elevation AMSL 226 ft / 127 m Coordinates 43°33′49″N 06°02′05″W / 43.56361°N 6.03472°WCoordinates: 43°33′49″N 06°02′05″W / 43.56361°N 6.03472°W Map Location within Asturias
OVDRunways Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 7,218 2,200 Asphalt Asturias Airport, (IATA: OVD, ICAO: LEAS) is the main airport of Asturias, Spain, in Castrillón.
Asturias airport is located in Santiago del Monte, municipality of Castrillon, 15 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón and 47 km from Oviedo.
Traffic consists primarily of scheduled domestic flights to and from Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona, Tenerife Sur and Palma de Mallorca. Most international flights are to and from the United Kingdom, France and Belgium, as there are regular connecting flights to London-Stansted, Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Brussels.
In 2007, the airport reached 1,560,830 passengers, managed 19,149 operations and moved 196 tonnes of freight.
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Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Air Berlin Palma de Mallorca Air Europa Lanzarote, Madrid, Tenerife-South Air France operated by Régional Paris-Charles de Gaulle EasyJet Lisbon [begins 18 April 2012],[1] London-Stansted EasyJet Switzerland Geneva Iberia Madrid Iberia operated by Air Nostrum Alicante, Barcelona, Brussels, Lisbon, Málaga, Seville, Valencia Spanair Barcelona, Madrid Vueling Barcelona 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 football World Cup in Spain. The airport has experienced continuous changes and expansion since.
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[2] 1,355,364 (19th) 110,645 (25th) 16,538 (25th) 2011(July) 795,275 (19th) 70,945 (24th) 9,428 (25th) Ground transport
- Road - The airport may be reached by both the A-8 motorway and the N-632 national highway.
- Bus - Alsa offers a service between the airport and the cities of Avilés, Gijón and Oviedo. Some of the lines also stop in Piedras Blancas and Salinas.
- Taxis - are available at the airport.
External links
Referencias
- ^ http://www.lowcostportugal.net/viajar/aeroportos/datas-e-dias-das-novas-rotas-easyjet-de-lisboa-amesterdao-copenhaga-veneza-bordeus-e-asturias/2011/10/
- ^ {{ |url=http://www.lne.es/asturias/2011/01/14/aeropuerto-asturiano-gana-viajeros-2010-anos-perdidas/1019490.html |título=El aeropuerto asturiano gana viajeros en 2010 tras dos años de pérdidas |ubicación=Oviedo |editorial=La Nueva España |fecha=14 de enero de 2011 |idioma=español |fechaacceso=17 de enero de 2011}}
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