Asturias Airport

About Asturias

Asturias is a principality and constituted of a single province, the capital is Oviedo. It is limited by high mountain ranges, Cordillera Cantabrica, where you will find some outstanding natural preserves such as Picos de Europa and the national parks of Covadonga and Somiedo. Asturias is known for its green landscapes, and just a few kilometers from high mountain peaks there is the Cantabric coast with beaches and colorful fishing villages.

Attractions are the Way of Santiago with its numberless monuments and the Ruta de la Plata, "silver route", which lead through Asturias.

Asturias is the home of ancient rites and beliefs, and popular customs are among the most interesting of Spain. Artisany and gastronomy are of high reputation, you may try excellent sea-food along the coast and, in the mountains, dishes such as Fabada, made of a special sort of beans, blood sausage and various cheese specialities, together with a glass of cider.

About Asturias Airport

Asturias airport is located in Renón, in the city limits of Castrillón, 15 km from Avilés, 39 km from Gijón and 43 km from Oviedo.

The traffic is scheduled domestic traffic. Over 95% of this type of traffic is operated with Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Tenerife Sur. As regards international traffic, the countries operating the greatest number of flights to this airport are the United Kingdom and France.

During 2005 the airport served 1,251,495 passengers, managed 17,534 operations and moved 230 tonnes of cargo.

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