Murcia-San Javier Airport
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| Murica-San Javier Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: MJV - ICAO: LELC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Joint Public/Military | ||
| Operator | Aena | ||
| Serves | San Javier, Spain | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 11.00 ft (3.353 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05/23 | 7,546 | 2,300 | Asphalt |
| 05L/23R | 2,867 | 873.8 | Earth |
| 14/32 | 2,625 | 800 | Earth |
Murcia-San Javier Airport (IATA: MJV, ICAO: LELC) is a military air base and civilian passenger airport located in San Javier, 17 miles south of Murcia, Spain. It is operated by Aena (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea, or Spanish Airports and Aereal Navigation), the Spanish airport authority.
The Murcia airport can receive airplanes up to the size of Boeing 757 or 767. It has been declared fire category 5 by the IATA, and it has one ambulance available. Because Murcia is a popular destination for charter groups, the airport is flown by a number of charter airlines.
Over the last few years, Murcia Airport has become busier, thanks to the arrival of several low-cost airlines. According to Aena, the passenger numbers have jumped from just 88,608 in 1995 to a staggering 848,037 in 2004. In 2006, 1,645,886 passengers used the airport.[1]
Flying to Murcia-San Javier from somewhere like the UK gives one the choice of seven airlines offering regular, scheduled flights from 17 different UK airports. In addition to some of the airlines mentioned below you can also fly to Murcia on easyJet, Flybe, Flyglobespan, jet2.com, Ryanair, Monarch Scheduled and bmibaby.
Although Murcia Airport is on the Costa Cálida it lends itself well to people travelling to the southern tip of the Costa Blanca, particularly resort towns such as Torrevieja.
[edit] Resorts that the airport serves
- Cartagena
- La Manga and Mar Menor
- Los Alcazares
- San Pedro del Pinatar
- Pilar de la Horadada
- Torrevieja (including La Mata, Los Altos, and Cabo Roig)
- Guardamar de la Segura
- La Marina
- El Pinar de Campoverde
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Berlin (Palma de Mallorca)
- bmibaby (Birmingham [Starts Summer 2007], Cardiff)
- easyJet (Bristol, London-Gatwick)
- Finnair (Helsinki)
- Flybe (Southampton)
- Flyglobespan (Aberdeen [starts 29 April 2007], Edinburgh)
- Iberia
- Air Nostrum (Barcelona, Madrid)
- Jet2.com (Belfast, Blackpool, Edinburgh, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle)
- Monarch Airlines (Birmingham, London Gatwick)
- Norwegian Air Shuttle (Bergen, Oslo, Stavanger, Trondheim)
- Ryanair (Bremen [starts April 4, 2007], Dublin, Glasgow-Prestwick, Liverpool, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Nottingham/East Midlands)
- Virgin Express (Brussels)
[edit] External links
- Aena.es - Airport MJV - MJV official site in English; includes short history and photo gallery
- Murcia Airport - Guide to the airport and the city of Murcia. From a local resident.
- Murcia-San Javier Airport at Google Maps
