Lleida–Alguaire Airport
Lleida–Alguaire Airport Aeroport Lleida-Alguaire | |||||||||||
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AMSL 1,148 ft / 350 m | | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°43′40″N 000°32′09″E / 41.72778°N 0.53583°E | ||||||||||
Website | aeroportlleida | ||||||||||
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Lleida–Alguaire Airport (IATA: ILD, ICAO: LEDA) (Catalan: Aeroport de Lleida-Alguaire, Spanish: Aeropuerto de Lérida-Alguaire) is an airport located in Alguaire, Catalonia, Spain; about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the centre of Lleida and about 150 km (93 mi) from the centre of Barcelona.
History
Lleida–Alguaire was designed as a
The original plan intended for the full redevelopment of the already existing Alfés aerodrome located south of Lleida but due to pressure from ecologist groups this plan never materialised. It was later decided to locate the airport north of the city next to the future A-14 highway because of its convenience. Together the airport and the highway, which ends abruptly a few kilometres north of the airport, have caused endless amounts of controversy over the years as locals consider both projects as fake promises and embezzlement of public funds.
The airport was inaugurated on the 17 of January 2010 with the arrival of an
, onboard traveled members of the Catalan authorities and the press.Since then, following the success from other spanish airports like
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Iberia[3] | Palma de Mallorca Seasonal: Ibiza, Menorca |
Statistics
Updated: 8 March 2018. |
The following table shows total passenger numbers at Lleida–Alguaire Airport from 2010 to date.
Year | Passengers (thousands) |
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2010 | 62 |
2011 | 33 |
2012 | 33 |
2013 | 29 |
2014 | 30 |
2015 | 30 |
2016 | 33 |
Source: Aeroports de Catalunya |
Ground transportation
Two new highways, the
References
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association.
- ^ "Lleida to Paris in 90 minutes". InfoCatalunya bulletin of the Generalitat of Catalonia. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ aeroportlleida.cat retrieved 6 April 2022
External links
Media related to Lleida Alguaire Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Current weather for LEDA at NOAA/NWS
- Lleida–Alguaire Airport at Architecture News Plus