Menorca Airport (IATA: MAH, ICAO: LEMH; Catalan: Aeroport de Menorca, Spanish: Aeropuerto de Menorca), also known as Mahón Menorca Airport is an international airport serving the island of Menorca, one of Spain's Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The airport is located 4.5 km (2.8 mi) southwest of the city of Mahón.[2] The airport is primarily used by charter and seasonal flights and is busiest during the April-October season. In 2019, the airport handled over 3 million passengers, making it the fifteenth busiest airport in the country that year.[1]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Aena | ||||||||||||
Serves | Menorca | ||||||||||||
Location | Mahón, Menorca, Spain | ||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 92 m / 302 ft | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°51′45″N 004°13′07″E / 39.86250°N 4.21861°E | ||||||||||||
Website | aena.es | ||||||||||||
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History
editThe first airfield on Menorca (San Luis Aerodrome) was constructed in the late 1930s during the Spanish Civil War, with an 850 metre runway. During the 1940s, the airfield was often used by planes coming from the neighbouring island of Mallorca and in 1949, Spain's Ministry of Aviation agreed to make San Luis a fully civilian airfield. In August 1949, the airfield's first inaugural flight landed from Barcelona, operated by Aviaco and using a Bristol 170 aircraft. During the late 1950s and early 60s, the runway was extended twice in order to accommodate the larger Douglas DC-4, which Aviaco had begun flying to San Luis. In September 1965, the airfield was officially renamed as Mahón Airport.[3]
By the 1960s, with the increase in passenger traffic, came the demand for a new and larger airport to be built, with a longer runway to accommodate larger aircraft. In 1967, construction began on what is now the site of the current airport and, on 24 March 1969, the new airport known as Menorca Airport was officially opened. Since then, San Luis has primarily been used by light aircraft as a flying club.[3]
Throughout the 1970s and 80s, passenger traffic continued to grow and, by 1986, the airport's passenger numbers had exceeded 1 million per year. This then prompted the construction of the airport's current terminal in 1987, which opened to the public in May 1988. Due to the continual rise in passenger numbers, the airport was further expanded and refurbished several times during the 1990s and 2000s, opening in its current form in 2008.[3][4]
On 17 April 2024, AENA released a planification for several airports to be expanded throughout the years 2027 to 2031. One of the airports referenced by AENA to be expanded was Menorca Airport.[5]
Terminal
editMenorca Airport currently has 42 check-in desks, 16 departure gates (5 with airbridges) and 6 baggage claim carousels.[6] On 14 September 2006 a partial roof collapse occurred in the new part of the terminal undergoing construction work. The collapse may have been caused by a build-up of heavy rainwater. The debris temporarily trapped 20 and injured 3 workers.[7][8] In 2016, for the first time, the annual passenger volume processed through the airport exceeded 3 million.[1]
Airlines and destinations
editPassenger
editCargo
editAirlines | Destinations |
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Swiftair[37] | Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca |
Statistics
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Updated: 20 August 2021.[1] |
Passengers | Aircraft movements | Cargo (tonnes) | |
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2000 | 2,772,337 | 32,348 | 4,528 |
2001 | 2,825,147 | 32,787 | 4,206 |
2002 | 2,733,733 | 32,259 | 3,954 |
2003 | 2,704,838 | 32,288 | 3,705 |
2004 | 2,631,334 | 29,538 | 3,975 |
2005 | 2,590,733 | 29,428 | 3,829 |
2006 | 2,690,992 | 32,921 | 3,686 |
2007 | 2,776,458 | 33,802 | 3,668 |
2008 | 2,605,932 | 31,804 | 3,244 |
2009 | 2,433,666 | 28,189 | 2,621 |
2010 | 2,511,629 | 28,358 | 2,400 |
2011 | 2,576,200 | 28,042 | 2,070 |
2012 | 2,545,942 | 25,533 | 1,793 |
2013 | 2,565,462 | 24,419 | 1,636 |
2014 | 2,632,615 | 24,716 | 1,422 |
2015 | 2,867,521 | 28,687 | 1,502 |
2016 | 3,178,284 | 31,252 | 1,391 |
2017 | 3,434,615 | 30,293 | 1,374 |
2018 | 3,442,742 | 31,370 | 1,221 |
2019 | 3,495,025 | 31,594 | 1,238 |
2020 | 1,076,952 | 14,570 | 967 |
2021 (July) | 489,867 | 5,022 | 81 |
Source: Aena Statistics[1] |
Busiest routes
editRank | Destination | Passengers | Change 2022 / 23 |
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1 | London-Gatwick | 249,466 | 8% |
2 | Manchester | 155,703 | 7% |
3 | Paris-Orly | 111,950 | 3% |
4 | London-Stansted | 96,706 | 5% |
5 | Milan-Malpensa | 80,547 | 8% |
6 | Birmingham | 78,683 | 7% |
7 | Bristol | 74,038 | 12% |
8 | East Midlands | 68,329 | 19% |
9 | Marseille | 53,586 | 20% |
10 | Toulouse | 45,958 | 24% |
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[38] |
Rank | Destination | Passengers | Change 2022 / 23 |
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1 | Barcelona | 932,959 | 10% |
2 | Palma de Mallorca | 391,644 | 8% |
3 | Madrid | 371,913 | 11% |
4 | Bilbao | 139,275 | 4% |
5 | Valencia | 136,050 | 10% |
6 | Málaga | 38,066 | 7% |
7 | Alicante | 27,292 | 44% |
8 | Seville | 23,939 | 50% |
9 | Asturias | 23,466 | 16% |
10 | Zaragoza | 18,392 | 4% |
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[38] |
Ground Transportation
editMenorca airport is served by bus route 10 linking it with the Mahón central bus station. Services run Monday to Sunday from approximately 0600 to 2245 in both directions, with the exact timetable and frequencies varying over the months of the year to essentially reflect tourism-related demand; the trip duration is 10 minutes.[39][40] The service is operated by Torres Allés Autocares on behalf of local authorities.[41]
References
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- ^ a b c "History". Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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- ^ "TERMINAL BUILDING MENORCA AIRPORT, ISLAS BALEARES". Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Three injured in partial roof collapse at Menorca airport". 14 September 2006. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2006.
- ^ "Builders hurt in airport roof fall – Sep 14, 2006". CNN.com. 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
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- ^ "Bournemouth airport set for 2025 fares war as Jet2 moves in". Independent.co.uk. 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Jet2 unveils 11th base at Liverpool John Lennon Airport".
- ^ "Lufthansa: Book now for the summer". 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Ryanair website". Ryanair.com. [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ "Manchester gains Ryanair summer route to Menorca".
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- ^ "Only Flight". tui.no.
- ^ Liu, Jim (18 December 2019). "SWISS expands Geneva network in S20". routesonline.com.
- ^ "TAP to begin flying to Menorca and Mallorca" (in Portuguese). 9 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Transavia launches four new routes between Spain and France in June". hosteltur.comdate=17 March 2021.
- ^ "Flight Timetable". tui.co.uk.
- ^ "Thomson outlines planned new routes in S17". Routesonline. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "UEPFLY ADDS IBIZA – MAHON SECTOR IN NW22". aeroroutes.com. 18 October 2022.
- ^ "About Us". 23 August 2022.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Volotea S20 new routes as of 29NOV19". Routesonline. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Seven new routes from Lille Airport". 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim. "Volotea outlines post-COVID 19 network expansion in S20". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Volotea NS24 Network Expansion Summary – 04FEB24".
- ^ "Volotea conectará Murcia con Menorca". 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Volotea se estrena en Hondarribia con rutas a Palma y Menorca este verano". 29 April 2021.
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- ^ "Swiftair cargo routes". 21 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Inicio". aena.es. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Arribar a la destinació des de l'aeroport - CIME".
- ^ "TIB - Route 10: Maó – Aeroport - CIME".
- ^ "La empresa, Autocares Torres, transportes y alquiler de autobuses en Menorca".
External links
editMedia related to Menorca Airport at Wikimedia Commons