Jerez Airport
| Jerez Airport Aeropuerto de Jerez | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aena | ||||||||||
| Location | Jerez de la Frontera | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 28 m / 93 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°44′41″N 006°03′36″W / 36.74472°N 6.06000°W | ||||||||||
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Jerez Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Jerez) (IATA: XRY, ICAO: LEJR), also known as La Parra Airport,[2] is an airport located 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast[1] of Jerez de la Frontera in Southern Spain, about 28.1 mi (45.2 km) from Cadiz. It is a modern airport with the principal arrivals and departures areas on the ground floor.
Jerez Airport is conveniently located for access to Gibraltar, Cadiz, Tarifa and the Costa del Sol which is a 90-minute drive away.
Most visitors at the airport arrive from Germany and the UK however around 36% of all arriving passengers at Jerez Airport are on domestic flights.
Ryanair introduced regular flights between Jerez Airport and London which helped increase passenger numbers at the airport to 1.1 million in 2004.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Berlin | Palma de Mallorca |
| Arkefly | Seasonal: Málaga |
| Condor | Seasonal: Berlin-Schönefeld, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart |
| Germanwings | Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn |
| Iberia operated by Air Nostrum | Madrid , Vitoria |
| Iberia Express | Madrid |
| Jetairfly | Seasonal: Brussels |
| Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg |
| Ryanair | Seasonal: Barcelona, Hahn, London–Stansted |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium | Seasonal: Brussels |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal: London–Gatwick, Manchester |
| TUIfly | Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart |
| Vueling | Barcelona |
Statistics
Passenger numbers (in thousands) and operations since 2000:[3]
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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| Passengers (thousands) | 692 | 802 | 771 | 846 | 1,117 | 1,297 | 1,382 | 1,608 | 1,304 | 1,002 | 1,043 | 1,032 | 941 | 812 |
| Operations | 24,800 | 26,988 | 32,687 | 24,946 | 26,599 | 38,235 | 46,535 | 50,374 | 50,511 | 45,451 | 50,941 | 41,713 | 38,701 | 42,257 |
Ground Transportation
There are regular buses to and from the airport to Jerez, El Puerto de Santa Maria and Cádiz. Taxis and car rental companies are available, too.
Jerez Airport train station is situated to the west of the airport, this is the other side of the car parking. Both medium distance and local trains operate a regular timetable.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 EAD Basic
- ↑ "Sales Offices in Spain." Spanair. Retrieved on 6 May 2009.
- ↑ "AENA Airport Statistics".
External links
- Official website (English) (Spanish)
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