Salamanca Airport

About Salamanca

Salamanca is best known for having the oldest university in Spain and one of the oldest in Europe. This university still gives ambiance to the town. You can see hundreds of students passing through the streets and enjoying numerous and beautifully decorated bars until late at night.

Salamanca is untouched in it's architectural purity. In central areas all recent buildings are constructed in it's best tradition. The city has been declared "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO.

Salamanca is a very attractive place to visit if you are looking for cultural values, want to enjoy night life and learn a bit of Spanish.

About Salamanca Airport

Salamanca airport is part of the Matacan public civilian air station. It is situated fifteen kilometres to the east of the city, falling within the municipal districts of Machacon, Calvarrasa de Abajo and Villagonzalo de Tormes.

The Salamanca airport passenger terminal, inaugurated in 2005, is a two-storey building. The ground floor has a departures area, a check-in area with four desks, a cafeteria and a boarding area, as well as an arrivals area and a baggage reclaim carousel. The second floor houses the secretariat, management and administration offices and the operations room.

Salamanca Airport handles domestic flights, although international traffic is expected to increase in coming years.

During 2005, the airport handled 23,456 passengers, 8,929 flight operations and 2.4 tonnes of cargo.

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