Vigo–Peinador Airport

Vigo Airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo
Aeroporto de Vigo
IATA: VGO – ICAO: LEVX
Summary
Airport type Civil
Owner/Operator AENA
Serves Vigo, Galicia–North Portugal Euroregion
Location Vigo, Spain
Elevation AMSL 261 m / 855 ft
Coordinates 42°13′45″N 008°37′39″W / 42.22917°N 8.62750°W / 42.22917; -8.62750
Map
VGO
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 828,725
Source: Spanish AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]

Vigo Airport (IATA: VGO, ICAO: LEVX) is 8 km (5.0 mi) east[1] from the centre of Vigo, and is situated in the municipalities of Redondela, Vigo and Mos, Spain.

History

By 1927 the Spanish Government became aware of the necessity of having a customs airport in Galicia, and as a first step the harbour of Vigo was conditioned for hidroaviation in March 1929 and at the same time a "maritime airport" was built and started operations at nearby Cesantes beach; meanwhile the construction of a larger inland airport at Peinador was initiated.

After years of bureaucratic struggle and negotiations from the City Hall of Vigo, the then called Ministerio del Aire fully assumed the construction, restarted in 1947 and completed in 1952. Operations started on 20 April 1954 with a 1,500-meter runway, with Iberia flying a regular route to/from Madrid with Douglas DC-3 aircraft. After a few months Iberia handed the route to Aviaco.

The 1970s increment of traffic led to a further development plan, including the construction in 1973 of a new control tower, a new passenger terminal in 1974, in 1975 an independent power plant and in 1976 the apron space and parking places were both increased and taxiways widened. A few years after the runway was lengthened so DC-9 series aircraft were able to use the airport. As a result, in November 1981 the airport had its first international flight to Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport.

To adapt the Vigo airport to the future air traffic demands, Aena published an airport development project. In late May 2007, the Board of Aena awarded the construction of the "Vehicle Parking Building, Construction and Technical Block Vigo airport, Dragados SA for an amount of 38,266,145 euros and an execution period of 28 months.

After meeting in the summer of 2008 that would expand the airport terminal Vigo, and after more than a year of delays and conflicting information and would eventually expand the terminal, 24 February 2010, the Board of Directors approved at its meeting Aena the tendering of the works to expand the terminal with a budget of 59,393,578.76 euros. With this performance, the proposed work includes an extension and total refurbishment of the existing terminal building, which will rise from the current area of 8,200 square meters with a total area of 19,400. In addition, this extension will enable Peinador has a capacity of four million users.

In 2010, 1.093.571 passengers and 901 tonnes of goods passed through the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air Europa Alicante, Madrid
Iberia
operated by Air Nostrum 		Bilbao
Seasonal: Alicante (begins 5 July 2016),[2] London–Luton,[3] Menorca (begins 8 July 2016),[4] Málaga, Rome-Fiumicino (begins 12 July 2016),[4] Seville [5]
Iberia Express Madrid
Ryanair Barcelona
Seasonal: Bologna,[6] Dublin[7][8]
TAP Portugal
operated by Portugália 		Lisbon (begins 1 July 2016)
Volotea Seasonal: Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia
Vueling Barcelona

Destinations map

Ground transportation

Inside the terminal

Vigo Airport is connected to Galicia and North Portugal by different transportation networks.

Train

Vigo-Urzáiz railway station is connected to the airport directly by bus line C9A every 30 minutes. It provides connectivity to Pontevedra, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña. Vigo-Guixar railway station is connected to the airport by bus lines L8, L16 and L24 in connection with C9A at Urzáiz 13 switch. Optionally, direct line C9A from maritime station is close enough. It provides connectivity to Porto, Ourense and several Spanish cities.

Bus

Vigo bus station is connected to the airport by bus lines L4C and L23 in connection with line C9A at Travesia de Vigo 7 switch. It provides connectivity to the rest of metropolitan area, Galicia, Portugal and several Spanish cities. Urban transit service Vitrasa connects the airport with the city center.

Car

A close access exists from AP-9 motorway near Puxeiros road junction, connecting to the downtown, the rest of Galicia and Portugal. Travel time to the city center is around 15 minutes.

References

  1. 1 2 EAD Basic
  2. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/09/25/ib-alcvgo-jul15/
  3. ↑ http://www.air-journal.fr/2015-01-10-trafic-record-a-londres-luton-en-2014-5133112.html
  4. 1 2 "IBERIA Adds New Seasonal Routes from Vigo in S16". Airlineroute.net. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2014/11/26/ib-vgo-s15/
  6. ↑ https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/
  7. ↑ "Ryanair Announces New Services To Vigo, Spain". Dublin Airport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ryanair Flight Timetable". Ryanair. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

External links

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