Barcelona Airport

About Barcelona

Barcelona is surrounded by the Mediterranean to its east, situated in Catalunya (Catalonia) in Northeast Spain. It is blessed with a pleasant climate all year round, recently it has emerged as a top European short break destination.

As well as countless Gothic and Art Noveau buildings there are some excellent museums. But Barcelona also has much more to offer. It is a considerable regional economic power, strategically close to the French border and with a far stretching Mediterranean coastline the Port de Barcelona is Spain’s most prosperous port and a major Mediterranean destination. The centre of this flourishing city is at Placa de Catalunya from where you can walk along La Rambla southeast towards the port.

About Barcelona Airport

Barcelona Airport is south-west of the city of Barcelona, between the city limits of El Prat de Llobregat, Viladecans and Sant Boi. It is three km from the Port of Barcelona, one of the most important ports in the Mediterranean for container traffic and the leader in the cruise market. It is also located near the Free Zone Consortium, one of the most important industrial and logistics centres in Spain.

Barcelona Airport is the cornerstone of the Catalan economy and is important for the business sector and tourism industry. To modernise Barcelona Airport for future air traffic demands, major improvements to infrastructure and services are currently being conducted. The Barcelona Plan will change the airport with the construction of a new terminal area and the extension of the airfield with a new runway, in addition to other infrastructures.

These improvements to the airport will consolidate Barcelona as a major European hub airport, increasing its domestic and international connections.

Since the Olympic Games, passenger traffic at the Barcelona airport has increased by over 100%, growing from 10 million passengers in 1992 to over 27 million in 2004. During 2005, it handled 27,131,448 passengers, 307,798 flight operations and 90,239 tonnes of cargo.

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