Valencia Airport

About Valencia

Valencia is one of the biggest cities in Spain, and among the most liveliest. It is located at the Mediterranean sea, and you will find beaches right in the very heart. During the summer-months it is visited by tourists, and if you want to spend holidays at the beach, with fantastic possibilities for any kind of sports (golf, diving, cycling, tennis, etc. are all very popular here) and nightlife, together with an ample cultural offer, then Valencia is the place for you. Important trade fairs confirm Valencia's position as one of the most dynamic cities in Spain.

Valencia is of course the city where "El Cid", Spain's national hero, fought against the Moors, and popular festivals in the city and many villages around still remind of this epoch.

About Valencia Airport

Valencia airport is situated eight kilometres west of the capital, has become an important business and tourist centre, encouraging economic growth in the area.

It handles domestic scheduled flights and close to half of its traffic is with Madrid. Other national destinations are Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Seville and Ibiza. The airport also handles a significant level of international traffic from European Union countries, with most passengers coming from the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and France.

Aviation is very important in the airport of Valencia. There is a great deal of movement in private aviation annually, as well as in aviation linked to agriculture, which is also very important at this airport.

In preparing the airport for the 2007 America Cup, extensive infrastructure works are being carried out, both in the terminal control area and on the airfield.

During 2005 the airport handled 4,646,404 passengers, 87,029 flight operations and 12,219 tonnes of cargo.

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