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A Coruña Airport (IATA: LCG, ICAO: LECO),[2] formerly known as Alvedro Airport, is the airport serving the Galician city of A Coruña in northwestern Spain. The airport is located in the municipality of Culleredo, approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the city center. It is a part of the network of airports managed by Aena, a Spanish state-owned company responsible for airport management. Air traffic control is provided by Ferronats. In 2021, 595,286 passengers used the airport.

A Coruña Airport Aeropuerto de A Coruña (Spanish) Aeroporto da Coruña (Galician)
IATA: LCG ICAO: LECO
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Aena
Serves	A Coruña Galicia, Spain
Location	Culleredo
Elevation AMSL	328 ft / 100 m
Coordinates	43°18′07″N 008°22′38″W
Maps
Location of Galicia in Spain
LECO Location of airport in Galicia, Spain
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 7,670 2,400 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 595,286 Passengers change 20-21 36.3% Movements 12,083 Movements change 20-21 8.0%
Sources: Aena[1]

History

This section does not cite any sources. (April 2016)

Early years

On 11 September 1953, the Council of Ministers of Spain ordered the urgent construction of an airport to serve the city of A Coruña. This was the first airport to serve the area, as the hilly topography and meteorological conditions in the region made construction difficult. At the time, the only air service to the province of Galicia was through the Lavacolla Airport in Santiago de Compostela, which opened in 1935.

The first airport was built on the Alvedro meseta in the municipality of Culleredo. The original air field was very sparse; subsequent projects included the construction of parking facilities and a terminal.

In 1961, radio, and electric monitoring facilities were constructed. In 1962, a terminal building was constructed, and landing lights and other signals were installed on the runway. At the same time, the legislature of A Coruña ordered the construction of a road to connect the airport with the cities of A Coruña and Santiago de Compostela. In 1963, a services building was added to the airport.

The construction was completed in May 1963, when the airport was opened to national commercial traffic. The inauguration of the airport took place on 25 May 1963, when the first commercial airliner arrived from Madrid. This first flight was operated by the Spanish Aviaco airline.

During 1964, Aviaco operated a Vigo-A Coruña-Santander-San Sebastián-Barcelona line served by Convair 440s. The routing proved to be spectacularly unpopular and unprofitable, and was discontinued after a year of service. A brief attempt in 1971 to run an identical routing was equally unsuccessful. By the end of the 1960s, the airport had begun receiving charter flights from Switzerland and London, England.

A customs office was opened in 1979, and an air traffic control room was added in 1990. A number of improvements were made during the 1980s, including an increase of runway gradation of 1 degree 12 minutes and the installation of an Instrument Landing System (ILS).

Development since the 1990s

By 1994, yearly passenger numbers had surpassed 259,000. Further expansion of the airport and its facilities, including a new terminal building, as well as the urbanization of the surrounding area has prompted continuous growth and the increasing popularity of the airport. In 2001, the airport installed jet bridges and a cargo terminal. Currently the airport has a single runway (03/21), 2,340 metres (7,680 ft) long,[3] and is capable of supporting up to 12 take-offs and landings per hour.

Current and future projects include the expansion of parking facilities, an upgrade of the ILS system from Category II to Category III, a short runway expansion, and expanded aircraft parking facilities.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Europa	Madrid
Binter Canarias	Gran Canaria
Iberia	Madrid
Iberia Regional	Madrid
Volotea	Bilbao, Málaga, Valencia Seasonal: Menorca
Vueling	Barcelona, London–Gatwick, Paris–Orly

Statistics

Accidents and incidents

• On 16 August 1973, Aviaco Flight 118 crashed while trying to land at Alvedro Airport. All 85 people on board the aircraft plus one person on the ground were killed.

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen A Coruña

Der Flughafen A Coruña (spanisch Aeropuerto de La Coruña, galicisch Aeroporto de A Coruña; IATA-Code: LCG, ICAO-Code LECO) ist ein Verkehrsflughafen in Galicien (Spanien) im äußersten Nordwesten der iberischen Halbinsel. Er liegt 8 Kilometer südlich der Stadt A Coruña bei Alvedro und wird daher auch Aeroporto de Alvedro genannt.

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- [en] A Coruña Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de La Coruña

El Aeropuerto Internacional de La Coruña (IATA: LCG, OACI: LECO) (oficialmente Aeropuerto Internacional de A Coruña, antiguamente conocido como Aeropuerto de Alvedro), es un aeropuerto español de Aena que se encuentra situado en el municipio de Culleredo, limítrofe con el de La Coruña y a 8 km del centro de la ciudad de La Coruña.

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[fr] Aéroport de La Corogne

L'aéroport de La Corogne (code IATA : LCG • code OACI : LECO), anciennement appelé Aéroport d'Alvedro, est un aéroport est un aéroport desservant la ville galicienne de La Corogne au nord-ouest de l'Espagne. Il est situé dans la municipalité de Culleredo, à 7 kilomètres du centre-ville. Il est géré par Aena, une entreprise d'État espagnole de gestion d'aéroports. Le contrôle aérien est géré par Ferronats. En 2014, 988 834 passagers ont fréquenté l'aéroport.

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[it] Aeroporto di La Coruña

L'Aeroporto di La Coruña[2] (IATA: LCG, ICAO: LECO), precedentemente conosciuto come Aeroporto di Alvedro, è un aeroporto civile che sorge nei pressi della città di La Coruña, nel nord-ovest della Spagna nella regione della Galizia.

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[ru] Ла-Корунья (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Ла-Корунья (галис. Aeroporto da Coruña, исп. Aeropuerto de A Coruña) (ИАТА: LCG, ИКАО:  LECO) — международный аэропорт города Ла-Корунья.[1] В 2014 году аэропортом воспользовались 988 834 пассажиров.

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