Zaragoza Airport
About Zaragoza
Zaragoza is in the valley of Ebro, Spain's most
water-bearing river, in an impressive landscape with picturesque
villages and very old traditions and popular customs.
Zaragoza is one of the great towns in Spain. It was founded some
2000 years ago, and Old-Iberians, Romans, Goths and Arabians equally
left their heritage. Zaragoza as well includes important buildings
of Spanish baroque.
Today the town is very active, and organizes several important
international fairs.
About Zaragoza Airport
Zaragoza airport is south-west of the city, 10
km from the city centre. It is a joint civil-military aerodrome.
It is experiencing a major increase in passenger traffic: the
growth rate during 2005 was a 77%. Due to its privileged location,
with over 20 million people within a radius of 300 km, it is an
important freight distribution centre. During 2005, there were
a total of 381,849 passengers, 9,901 flight operations and 3,854
tonnes of cargo.
Aena is improving the infrastructures to adapt and modernise
the airport for the 2008 Zaragoza International Exhibition.
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