Airport type Public Serves Asturias, Spain Elevation AMSL 127 m / 226 ft Code OVD Phone +34 985 12 75 00 Passenger count 1,281,979 | Operator Aena Focus city for Volotea
Vueling Website aena-aeropuertos.es Elevation 127 m Province Asturias Opened 11 June 1968 | |
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Address Santiago del Monte, s/n, 33459 Castrillón, Asturias, Spain | ||
Cockpit view of approach and landing at asturias airport runway 11
Asturias Airport, (IATA: OVD, ICAO: LEAS) is the only international airport of Asturias, Spain, in Castrillón. Traffic consists primarily of scheduled domestic flights and some seasonal scheduled international flights. In 2012, the airport handled 1,309,640 passengers and managed 13,252 operations. The airport is located in the parish of Santiago del Monte, municipality of Castrillón, 15 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón and 47 km from the regional capital, Oviedo.
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Asturias airport inaugurates the summer season flights
History
The airport first opened on 11 June 1968. The first commercial route was established with Madrid and soon after another route came into operation, which linked Santiago de Compostela with Barcelona via Asturias and Bilbao.
In 1980, the airport underwent its first major expansion in preparation for the 1982 football World Cup in Spain. In 1982, the aircraft parking platform doubled in size. An additional 5 check-in desks were added to the existing ones. 2 boarding gates and 2 arrival gates, a new cafeteria-restaurant and several shops were also new additions.
In 2003, a series of improvements were made to the airport, that would enable it to handle a higher volume of passengers and aircraft traffic. Construction work on adding a second floor to the airport, that was accessible to passengers, was completed, and 3 gangways were also installed, allowing passengers to embark directly from the terminal building onto the aircraft.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Asturias: