Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
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Serves | Barcelona metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | El Prat de Llobregat | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 14 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°17′49″N 002°04′42″E / 41.29694°N 2.07833°E | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | aena.es | ||||||||||||||||||
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Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport[1][5] (IATA: BCN, ICAO: LEBL) (Catalan: Aeroport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, Spanish: Aeropuerto Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat), and also known as Barcelona-El Prat Airport, is an international airport located 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest[6][7] of the centre of Barcelona, lying in the municipalities of El Prat de Llobregat, Viladecans, and Sant Boi, in Catalonia, Spain.
It is the second-largest and second-busiest airport in Spain, the busiest international airport of Catalonia (largely surpassing Girona, Reus and Lleida), and the sixth busiest in Europe. In 2019, Barcelona Airport handled a record 52,686,314 passengers, up 5.0% from 2018. It is a hub for Level and Vueling, and a focus city for Air Europa, Iberia, EasyJet and Ryanair.
The Barcelona–
The airport was renamed by the central Government of Spain to its current name on December 21, 2018 in honour of the first Catalan president under the current Spanish Constitution, Josep Tarradellas - a move widely criticised by the Generalitat de Catalunya and separatists due to non-consultation.[10]
History
Barcelona's first airfield, located at El Remolar, began operations in 1916. However, it did not have good expansion prospects, so a new airport at El Prat opened in 1918. The first plane was a
In 1948, a
On 3 August 1970,
From the late seventies to the early nineties, the airport was stalled in traffic and investments until the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona. El Prat underwent a major development consisting of the modernization and expansion of the existing terminal, which became known as Terminal B, and the construction of two further terminals flanking that, known as Terminals A and C respectively.[12]
The new Terminal 1 was inaugurated on 16 June 2009, covering 545,000 m2 (5,866,331 sq ft). 70% of today's flights operate from Terminal 1. The old Terminals A, B and C are now known as Terminals 2A, 2B and 2C.
Due to the strong drop in air traffic after 1999 and the crisis in the aviation sector in 2001 many charter operations from
On 1 February 2014, Barcelona–El Prat was the first Spanish airport to receive a daily flight with the Airbus A380-800, on the Emirates route to Dubai International Airport. Emirates also offers a second daily flight, also operated by the A380-800.
On 14 October 2019, the airport was the
Operations
Most of the traffic at Barcelona Airport is domestic and European, in which Vueling has an operational base. Intercontinental connections have not generated a significant amount of passenger traffic during the last years. In the early twenty-first century the airport passenger carried numbers and the number of operations increased significantly.
The airport has 3 runways, two parallel, nominated 06L/24R and 06R/24L (the latter opened in 2004), and a cross runway 02/20. There are two terminals: T2, which is the sum of the previous Terminals A, B and C, located on the north side of the airport and T1, on the west side, which opened on 16 June 2009. As of 2014[update] the two terminals had a combined total of 268 check-in counters and 64 boarding gates. Operations at the airport are restricted exclusively to
A plan for expansion (Plan Barcelona)[18] was completed in 2009, adding a third terminal building (also designed by Ricardo Bofill) and control tower. An additional runway (07R/25L) was also built. The airport became capable of handling 55 million passengers annually (up from 33 million in 2007). The airport expanded in area from 8.45 to 15.33 square kilometres (3.26 to 5.92 sq mi).[19] Further expansion was planned to be finished by 2012, with a new satellite terminal to raise capacity to 70 million passengers annually, this is better explained in Terminal T1 section.
The airport is the subject of a political discussion over management and control between the
Terminals
Terminal 1
A new Terminal 1, designed by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura was inaugurated on 16 June 2009. The airport terminal has an area of 548,000 m2 (5,900,000 sq ft), an aircraft ramp of 600,000 m2 (6,500,000 sq ft), 13,000 new parking spaces and 45 new gates expandable to 60. This terminal is also capable of handling large aircraft like the Airbus A380-800 or Boeing 747-8I.
The terminal handles both Schengen and non-Schengen flights. It is split into 5 Modules with Module A handling flights to Madrid, Module B handling Schengen flights, Module C handling Air Nostrum flights, Module D handling non-Schengen European flights and Module E handling non-Schengen non-European flights.
Its facilities include:
- 258 check-in counters
- 60 jetways (some are prepared for the A380, with double jetway)
- 15 baggage carousels (one new carousel is equivalent to four carousels in the old terminal)
- 12,000 parking spaces, in addition to the 12,000 already in terminal 2
The forecast is that the airport will be able to handle 55 million passengers annually —as opposed to the 30 million people before its construction— and will reach 90 operations an hour.
The extension of the airport with a total investment of €5.1 billion in the future[when?] will include a new satellite terminal and refurbishment of existing terminals. The civil engineering phase of the South Terminal had a budget of €1 billion.
It is also planned the construction of a satellite terminal —T1S or Terminal 1 Satèl·lit, in Catalan— considering that the airport is on the verge of overcrowding because terminals cannot handle all passengers because of space shortage. This terminal will be at 1,5 kilometres from the current T1 terminal, behind the 02-20, transversal, runway. With this action, the airport will be able to increase its passenger capacity to 70 million people annually.
There are two lounges located in Terminal 1.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is divided into three linked sections, known as Terminal 2A, 2B and 2C. Terminal 2B is the oldest part of the complex still in use, dating back to 1968. Terminals 2A and 2C were added in order to expand the airport capacity before the arrival of the 1992 Summer Olympics held in the city.[12] This expansion was also designed by Ricardo Bofill.
This terminal is mostly occupied by low-cost airlines, although there are some full-service airlines which also use this terminal.
Following the opening of Terminal 1 in 2009, Terminal 2 became almost empty until the airport authorities lowered landing fees to attract low-cost and regional carriers to fill the terminal. Whilst this has helped, the complex is nowhere near full capacity and Terminal 2A is currently unused for departures. Terminal 2C is used only by EasyJet and EasyJet Switzerland flights, with flights to the UK and other non-Schengen destinations using gates M, whilst flights to destinations in the Schengen area use gates R. Terminal 2B is mostly used by Ryanair and others, like Transavia. And T2A is adapted for large airplanes, such as B777. The terminal is also split into gate areas, where flights to Schengen destinations use gates U and flights to non Schengen destinations use gates W and Y.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights to and from Barcelona:[20]
Statistics
Annual traffic
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Passengers | Aircraft movements | Cargo (tonnes) | |
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2000 | 19,809,567 | 255,913 | 88,269 |
2001 | 20,745,536 | 273,119 | 81,882 |
2002 | 21,348,211 | 271,023 | 75,905 |
2003 | 22,752,667 | 282,021 | 70,118 |
2004 | 24,558,138 | 291,369 | 84,985 |
2005 | 27,152,745 | 307,798 | 90,446 |
2006 | 30,008,152 | 327,636 | 93,404 |
2007 | 32,898,249 | 352,501 | 96,770 |
2008 | 30,208,134 | 321,491 | 104,329 |
2009 | 27,311,765 | 278,965 | 89,813 |
2010 | 29,209,595 | 277,832 | 104,279 |
2011 | 34,398,226 | 303,054 | 96,572 |
2012 | 35,144,503 | 290,004 | 96,522 |
2013 | 35,216,828 | 276,497 | 100,288 |
2014 | 37,559,044 | 283,850 | 102,692 |
2015 | 39,711,276 | 288,878 | 117,219 |
2016 | 44,154,693 | 307,864 | 132,754 |
2017 | 47,284,500 | 323,539 | 156,105 |
2018 | 50,172,457 | 335,651 | 172,939 |
2019 | 52,686,314 | 344,558 | 177,271 |
2020 | 12,739,259 | 122,638 | 114,263 |
2021 | 18,874,896 | 163,679 | 136,107 |
2022 | 41,639,622 | 283,394 | 155,600 |
Source: Aena Statistics[2]
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Busiest routes
Rank | Destination | Passengers | Change 2021 / 22 |
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1 | Amsterdam | 1,207,600 | 97% |
2 | Paris-Charles de Gaulle | 1,105,095 | 160% |
3 | London-Gatwick | 1,009,236 | 485% |
4 | Rome-Fiumicino
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952,609 | 168% |
5 | Paris-Orly | 946,676 | 55% |
6 | Lisbon | 919,826 | 176% |
7 | Milan-Malpensa
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796,950 | 190% |
8 | Frankfurt | 782,724 | 102% |
9 | Brussels | 700,387 | 113% |
10 | Munich | 696,318 | 175% |
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[62]
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Rank | Destination | Passengers | Change 2021 / 22 |
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1 | Palma de Mallorca | 2,034,184 | 66% |
2 | Madrid
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1,716,673 | 69% |
3 | Ibiza | 1,101,508 | 44% |
4 | Seville | 929,924 | 60% |
5 | Menorca | 836,556 | 28% |
6 | Málaga | 774,185 | 50% |
7 | Tenerife-North
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581,382 | 56% |
8 | Bilbao | 528,396 | 63% |
9 | Gran Canaria | 470,101 | 49% |
10 | Granada | 396,119 | 100% |
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[62]
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Ground transportation
Rail
Train Terminal 2 has its own
Metro
Also this airport is linked to Barcelona by underground (metro) since 12 February 2016
Road
The
Bus
The
Incidents and accidents
- On 16 May 1940, a Ala Littoria Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 Marsupiale crashed during takeoff because a ladder in the cargo compartment moved during takeoff and jammed the controls. All 8 occupants were killed.[65]
- On 14 April 1958, an Aviaco de Havilland Heron crashed into the sea on approach to the airport because of a loss of control to avoid another aircraft taking off from BCN. All 2 crew and 14 passengers were killed.[66]
- On 8 November 1960, an Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation (leased from TWA) was on final approach when the left main gear struck a small heap of rubbish short of the runway threshold, tearing off the wheels, the plane continued 170m along the runway and swerved to the left and caught fire. All 71 passengers and crew survived, but the aircraft was written off.[67]
- On 22 November 1974, a Cessna Citation I operated by Alpa Servicios Aereos crashed 3km E of Barcelona Airport into the sea because of loss of control of the aircraft. All 3 occupants died.[68]
- On 19 February 1998, both occupants died in an Ibertrans Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner plane crash in the borough of Gavà shortly after taking off from El Prat.[69]
- On 28 July 1998, a Swiftair Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner crashed on approach, killing both crew members, because of speed reduction at low height, improper flap setting, and a feathered right propeller.[70]
See also
Notes
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- ^ a b "Inicio". www.aena.es. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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External links
Media related to Barcelona Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Barcelona El Prat Airport travel guide from Wikivoyage