Jarez Airport

About Jarez

Jerez de la Frontera became famous for its sweet wines named after the town, which the British pronounced "sherry". It is called "de la Frontera" because it once stood on the frontier between the Moorish and the Christian realms. Jerez is also famous for its fine horses and brilliant singers and dancers of flamenco.

The wine in Jerez has been exported for centuries, it was even praised by Shakespeare. It is distinctive because the sun gives the grapes a high sugar content. British merchants have been involved in the wine trade here for centuries, producing and shipping a wine known as sherry. Famous names of these dynasties can be seen here over the doors of the bodegas; Sandeman, John Harvey, Domecq, Gonzalez Byass.

Jarez has an aristocratic flavour with wide streets and squares. The 11th century Moorish fortress, or Alcazaba, has been partially restored. Of special interest is the church, originally built by the Arabs as a mosque. The Sacristy of the Cathedral del Salvador is home to a lovely painting by Zurbarán, The Sleeping Girl.

About Jarez Airport

Jerez airport is located eight kilometres northeast of the city in the municipality of Jerez de la Frontera, constitutes one of the cornerstones of tourism development in the province of Cadiz.

From 1993, the airport has seen an increase in its international traffic, for the most part charter. The main origin / destination countries, apart from Spain, are Germany and the United Kingdom.

During 2005, Jerez airport handled 1,296,934 passengers, 38,114 flight operations and 239.5 tonnes of cargo.

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