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.

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Asturias Airport Aeropuerto de Asturias
IATA: OVD ICAO: LEAS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Aena
Serves	Asturias, Spain
Opened	June 11, 1968 (1968-06-11)
Focus city for	Volotea Vueling
Elevation AMSL	127 m / 416 ft
Coordinates	43°33′49″N 06°02′05″W
Website	aena-aeropuertos.es
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OVD Location within Asturias
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 1,400,481 Passengers change 17–18 0,5% Movements 12,444 Movements change 17-18 4,5% Cargo (t) 33
Sources: AENA[1]

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The airport first opened on 11 June 1968.^[2] 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. 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. ^[3][4]

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Asturias:^[5]

• 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.