Ibiza_Airport
Ibiza Airport
International airport in Ibiza, Spain
Ibiza Airport (IATA: IBZ, ICAO: LEIB) (Catalan: Aeroport d'Eivissa, Spanish: Aeropuerto de Ibiza) is the international airport serving the Balearic Islands of Ibiza and Formentera in Spain located 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Ibiza Town.[2] In 2020, the airport handled 2.1 million passengers (after more than 8.2 million in pre COVID-19 conditions in 2019), making it the thirteenth busiest airport in the country.[1] As the island is a major European holiday destination, it features both year-round domestic services and several dozen seasonal routes to cities across Europe. It is also used as a seasonal base for Vueling.
Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza | |||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Aena | ||||||||||||
| Serves | Ibiza and Formentera | ||||||||||||
| Location | Ibiza, Spain | ||||||||||||
| Focus city for | Vueling | ||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°52′22″N 01°22′33″E | ||||||||||||
| Website | aena.es | ||||||||||||
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1940–1989
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The airport was first established as a temporary military airport during the Spanish Civil War, and it remained open after the conflict for use as an emergency airport. In 1949, the site was used to operate some domestic and international tourist flights, but it was closed in 1951.
It was not until 1958 that work commenced to re-open the airport in reaction to the rapid development of the tourist market in the Balearic Islands, particularly in neighboring Majorca. The airport reopened on 1 April 1958 with the first destinations during that year including Palma, Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid.
1990 to Today
The airport has expanded progressively over the subsequent decades with runway, taxiway, apron and terminal enhancements designed to cope with the growing air tourist market, which, by the late 1990s, was generating over 3.6 million passengers a year at the airport.
In 2011, the airport provisionally handled over 5.6 million passengers and around 61,000 aircraft movements, an increase of 11.9% and 8.4% respectively compared with 2010.[1]
Passenger
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Swiftair[38] | Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia |
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| Updated: December 2023 (AENA Data)[1] |
| Passengers | Aircraft movements | Cargo (tonnes) | |
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| 1998 | 3,780,181 | ||
| 1999 | 4,185,633 | 45,959 | |
| 2000 | 4,475,708 | 52,544 | 4,985 |
| 2001 | 4,472,279 | 52,079 | 4,531 |
| 2002 | 4,094,446 | 48,344 | 4,426 |
| 2003 | 4,157,291 | 47,990 | 4,232 |
| 2004 | 4,171,580 | 48,798 | 4,510 |
| 2005 | 4,164,703 | 49,603 | 4,350 |
| 2006 | 4,460,141 | 54,146 | 4,427 |
| 2007 | 4,765,625 | 57,855 | 4,308 |
| 2008 | 4,647,487 | 57,235 | 3,928 |
| 2009 | 4,572,819 | 53,552 | 3,143 |
| 2010 | 5,040,800 | 56,988 | 3,196 |
| 2011 | 5,643,180 | 61,768 | 2,755 |
| 2012 | 5,555,048 | 57,738 | 2,316 |
| 2013 | 5,726,579 | 56,304 | 2,190 |
| 2014 | 6,212,198 | 60,142 | 2,021 |
| 2015 | 6,477,283 | 64,612 | 2,023 |
| 2016 | 7,416,368 | 72,503 | 1,831 |
| 2017 | 7,903,892 | 75,691 | 1,747 |
| 2018 | 8,104,316 | 76,995 | 1,616 |
| 2019 | 8,155,635 | 75,378 | 1,435 |
| 2020 | 2,110,348 | 33,185 | 1,053 |
| 2021 | 2,341,271 | 61,612 | 1,027 |
| 2022 | 8,156,708 | 80,723 | 1,147 |
| 2023 | 8,931,598 | 82,803 | ? |
| Source: Aena Statistics[1] | |||
- On 7 January 1972, Iberia Airlines Flight 602 struck a mountain when on approach to Ibiza Airport. All 104 passengers and crew on board were killed.[39]
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- "New Routes and Destinations". 6 December 2022.
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- "Transavia vliegt komende zomer vanaf Brussels Airport". 21 December 2021.
- "Travelcoup-VIP-Flüge nun auch über GDS buchbar". June 6, 2023.
- "Flight Timetable". TUI Airways. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "UEPFLY ADDS IBIZA – MAHON SECTOR IN NW22". aeroroutes.com. 18 October 2022.
- New Routes Vueling.
- "Swiftair cargo routes". 21 June 2020.
- Harro Ranter (7 January 1972). "ASN Aircraft accident Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VIR EC-ATV Ibiza Airport (IBZ)". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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