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Vigo Airport is an airport (IATA: VGO, ICAO: LEVX) 10 km (6.2 mi) from the centre of Vigo and 28 km from the centre of Pontevedra (the capital of this province), and is situated in the municipalities of Redondela, Vigo and Mos, in the Province of Pontevedra, Spain.

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Vigo Airport Aeropuerto de Vigo Aeroporto de Vigo
IATA: VGO ICAO: LEVX
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Aena
Serves	Vigo, Spain
Elevation AMSL	261 m / 855 ft
Coordinates	42°13′45″N 008°37′39″W
Map
VGO Location of airport in Galicia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 549,094 Passengers change 20-21 80.9% Movements 9,191 Cargo (t) 805

History

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

After years of bureaucratic struggle and negotiations from the local government, the then called Ministerio del Aire fully took on the project and restarted construction in 1947. Following completion of the airport by 1952, operations started in earnest on 20 April 1954 with a 1,500-meter runway. The initial route to Madrid was operated by Iberia flying a Douglas DC-3 aircraft but after a few months Iberia handed the route to Aviaco.

During the 1970s, as traffic at the airport grew, a further development plan was initiated. This involved the construction of a new control tower in 1973, a new passenger terminal in 1974, an independent power plant in 1975 and an expansion of the apron and widening of the taxiways completed in 1976. 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.

In preparation for 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 of Vigo airport" to Dragados SA for an amount of €38,266,145 and an execution period of 28 months.

After meeting in the summer of 2008, it was decided to expand Vigo Airport's terminal. However, it took more than a year of delays and conflicting information before a plan was finalised and, on 24 February 2010, the Board of Directors approved the expansion. The expansion is planned to add 11,200 square meters to the current terminal of 8,200 square meters and also involves the total refurbishment of the existing terminal building. The renovation and extension will raise the annual capacity of the airport to four million users.

In 2021, 549,094 passengers and 805 tonnes of goods passed through the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Europa	Madrid
Binter Canarias	Gran Canaria, Tenerife–North
Iberia	Madrid
Iberia Express	Seasonal: Tenerife–North
Iberia Regional	Bilbao, Madrid, Valencia Seasonal: Alicante, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Málaga, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Santander, Seville
Ryanair	Barcelona
Vueling	Barcelona

Statistics

Ground transportation

Vigo Airport is connected to Galicia and North Portugal by different transportation networks. The city public company of transport is Vitrasa, and its 9A line works near the arrival's hall at the terminal. The single fare is €1,35.

Train

Vigo-Urzáiz railway station is connected to the airport directly by bus line A every 30 minutes at Urzaiz (Muro estación) switch (journey time from the airport to Vigo-Urzaiz railway station: 25 minutes). It provides high speed connectivity to Pontevedra, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña. Vigo-Guixar railway station is connected to the airport by bus lines 8, 16 and 24 in connection with bus line A at Urzáiz 13 switch. It provides connectivity to Porto, Pontevedra, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Madrid, Ourense, Monforte de Lemos, Palencia, León, Ponferrada, Zamora, Redondela, Arcade [es], Padrón and Ordes. Optionally, direct line A from maritime station is close enough, getting off at García Barbón, 16 switch (15 minutes walking approximately).

Bus

Vigo bus station is connected to the airport by Vitrasa bus lines 4C and 23 in connection with line 9A at Travesia de Vigo 7 switch (journey time from the airport to Travesia de Vigo, 7 switch: 22 minutes). It provides connectivity to the rest of metropolitan area, Galicia, Portugal and several Spanish cities as Salamanca, Oviedo, Madrid, Bilbao, Pamplona, Zaragoza or Barcelona. Urban transit service Vitrasa connects the airport with the city center with the line 9A every 30 minutes.

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 20 minutes.

Catchment area

Vigo airport is located in the center of the Galicia–North Portugal Euroregion. This situation together with the fact of being a well communicated airport provides it the largest catchment area of Galician airports for all isochronous, being the second one in the euroregion after Porto Airport. [1][2] Besides the city of Vigo, the airport catchment area includes some touristic destinations like Pontevedra - Rías Baixas, North Portugal and Santiago de Compostela.

30 min	60 min	90 min	120 min
528,938	1,100,385	3,885,134	5,738,220

References

External links

Media related to Vigo Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Vigo

Der Flughafen Vigo (IATA-Code VGO, ICAO-Code LEVX, gal. Aeroporto de Vigo, span. Aeropuerto de Vigo) ist ein Verkehrsflughafen in Galicien (Spanien) im äußersten Nordwesten der iberischen Halbinsel. Er wurde früher auch Aeropuerto de Vigo-Peinador oder kurz Aeropuerto de Peinador genannt.

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- [en] Vigo–Peinador Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Vigo

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Vigo-Peinador (IATA: VGO, OACI: LEVX) es un aeropuerto español perteneciente a Aena que sirve a la ciudad de Vigo (Pontevedra). Popularmente es conocido por el nombre antiguo del aeropuerto: Aeropuerto de Vigo-Peinador o simplemente Aeropuerto de Peinador. Se encuentra a 9 km del centro de la ciudad de Vigo, en terrenos del municipio de Vigo. Tiene una pista (01/19) de 2400 m de longitud y 45 m de ancho, con un acceso desde la plataforma y una pista de rodadura a la cabecera 01. Cuenta con un sistema de aproximación instrumental ILS CAT II/III en la cabecera 19. La forma antigua Peinador recibe la denominación porque el aeropuerto en su momento se construyó junto al barrio del mismo nombre, en la parroquia de Torroso, en el municipio de Mos. (En 1936, a D. Enrique Peinador, le expropiaron los terrenos donde se construyó, en 1954, el aeropuerto de Vigo.)

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[fr] Aéroport de Vigo-Peinador

L'aéroport de Vigo-Peinador (Aeropuerto Internacional de Vigo - castillan - ou Aeropuerto Internacional de Vigo - galicien- ) (code IATA : VGO • code OACI : LEVX), anciennement appelé l'aéroport Peinador, est situé à 15 km du centre-ville de Vigo et à 28 km de celui de Pontevedra, sur la terre dans les communes de Redondela, et Mos dans la province de Pontevedra en Espagne. Il a une piste 2 400 m de long et 45 m de large, les en-têtes 02/20, avec un accès et un tronçon de piste de roulement qui relie la plate-forme avec le top 02. Il a une approche instrumentale système ILS CAT II / III dans l'en-tête 20.

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[it] Aeroporto di Vigo

L'Aeroporto di Vigo-Peinador (ICAO: LEVX - IATA: VGO) è un aeroporto spagnolo situato a circa 9 km (6 km in linea d'aria) ad est del centro della città di Vigo, nella provincia di Pontevedra in Spagna. Il è raggiungibile, oltre che nel percorso interno alla città, anche tramite lungo la Autopista A-9 "del Atlantico" in direzione di Pontevedra quindi sul raccordo che porta alla strada europea E1 fino alle strutture dell'aerostazione.

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[ru] Виго (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Виго (галис. Aeroporto de Vigo, исп. Aeropuerto de Vigo) (ИАТА: VGO, ИКАО: LEVX)) — международный аэропорт, расположенный в 8 км от города Виго.

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