Aena
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Aena is the name of the Spanish state owned company that owns and manage all Spanish airports. Aena is also responsible of the Air Traffic Control all over Spain. AENA means "Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegacion Aerea", literally "Spanish Airports and Air Navigation".
Currently Aena is undergoing a major airport expansion program. A 6.2 billion euro expansion of Madrid Barajas International Airport was inaugurated in 2006. Major expansion at Barcelona International Airport,Alicante Airport and Málaga Airport will be finished by 2008. Lots of other airports on the network will be expanded to accommodate the increasing air traffic demand.
Aena is the biggest airport operator in the world, with participations in airports in Mexico, USA, Cuba, Colombia, Bolivia, Sweden and the UK.
Aena's proprietary Air Traffic Control system is called SACTA.
During 2006, 193 Millions passengers used the AENA airports in Spain.
Aena airports feature modern building facades and a standardized set of signs which are used in all of its airports.
An explanation of what Aena is, can be read in English, in the 2005 version of Aena's annual report here, 2005 Aena's annual report
[edit] Airport list
The most important Aena airports in Spain, with 2006 traffic figures:
- Madrid Barajas International Airport (45.530.010 passengers)
- Barcelona International Airport (30.008.152 passengers)
- Son Sant Joan Airport Mallorca (22.408.302 passengers)
- Málaga Airport (13.076.252 passengers)
- Gran Canaria International Airport (10.286.635 passengers)
- Alicante Airport (8.893.749 passengers)
- Reina Sofía AirportTenerife South (8.845.668 passengers)
- Arrecife Airport Lanzarote (5.626.337 passengers)
- Valencia Airport (4.969.113 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de Ibiza (4.460.141 passengers)
- El Matorral Airport (4.071.875 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de Bilbao (3.876.062 passengers)
- Los Rodeos Tenerife North(4.025.601 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (3.614.223 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de Sevilla (3.870.600 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de Menorca (2.690.992 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de Santiago de Compostela (1.994.519 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de Murcia-San Javier (1.645.886 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de Reus (1.385.157 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de Jerez de la Frontera (1.381.560 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de Asturias (1.353.030 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de La Palma (1.175.328 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de Vigo (1.187.730 passengers)
- Aeropuerto de Almería (1.055.545 passengers)
