Vigo–Peinador Airport

Vigo Airport Aeropuerto de Vigo Aeroporto de Vigo
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IATA: VGO – ICAO: LEVX – LID: VGO Location of airport in Galicia
Summary
Airport type	Civil
Owner/Operator	AENA
Serves	Vigo, Galicia–North Portugal Euroregion
Location	Vigo, Spain
Elevation AMSL	261 m / 855 ft
Coordinates
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 828,725
Source: Spanish AIP at EUROCONTROL

Vigo Airport (IATA: VGO, ICAO: LEVX) is 8 km (5.0 mi) east from the centre of Vigo, and is situated in the municipalities of Redondela, Vigo and Mos, Spain. In 2010, 1.093.571 passengers and 901 tonnes of goods passed through the airport.

History

By 1927 the Spanish Government became aware of the necessity of having a customs airport in Galicia, and as a first step the harbour of Vigo was conditioned for hidroaviation in March 1929 and at the same time a "maritime airport" was built and started operations at nearby Cesantes beach; meanwhile the construction of a larger inland airport at Peinador was initiated. The Town Hall of Vigo underwent the construction with support from several local companies and industries but shortage of funds would have rendered the airport impossible to finish without the help of citizens from nearby Vigo and the towns of Lavadores and Mos, who provided services for free in many cases.

After years of bureaucratic struggle and negotiations from the City Hall of Vigo, the then called Ministerio del Aire fully assumed the construction, restarted in 1947 and completed in 1952. Operations started on 20 April 1954 with a 1,500-meter runway, with Iberia flying a regular route to/from Madrid with Douglas DC-3 aircraft. After a few months Iberia handed the route to Aviaco.

The 1970s increment of traffic led to a further development plan, including the construction in 1973 of a new control tower, a new passenger terminal in 1974, in 1975 an independent power plant and in 1976 the apron space and parking places were both increased and taxiways widened. 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.

Development

To adapt the Vigo airport to the 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 Vigo airport, Dragados SA for an amount of 38,266,145 euros and an execution period of 28 months.

After meeting in the summer of 2008 that would expand the airport terminal Vigo, and after more than a year of delays and conflicting information and would eventually expand the terminal, 24 February 2010, the Board of Directors approved at its meeting Aena the tendering of the works to expand the terminal with a budget of 59,393,578.76 euros. With this performance, the proposed work includes an extension and total refurbishment of the existing terminal building, which will rise from the current area of 8,200 square meters with a total area of 19,400. In addition, this extension will enable Peinador has a capacity of four million users.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Europa	Madrid
Evelop Airlines	Seasonal charter: Alicante
Express Airways	Seasonal: Düsseldorf (begins 3 May 2016), Nuremberg (begins 3 May 2016), Bremen
Iberia operated by Air Nostrum	Bilbao Seasonal: Alicante (begins 5 July 2016), Brussels (begins 7 July 2016), London–Luton, Mahon (begins 8 July 2016), Málaga, Rome-Fiumicino (begins 12 July 2016), Seville
Iberia Express	Madrid
Ryanair	Barcelona Seasonal: Bologna (begins 1 April 2016), Dublin (begins 3 April 2016)
Volotea	Seasonal: Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia
Vueling	Barcelona

Ground transportation

Inside the terminal

Vigo Airport is connected to Galicia and North Portugal by different transportation networks.

Train

• Vigo-Urzáiz railway station is connected to the airport directly by bus line C9A every 30 minutes. It provides connectivity to Pontevedra, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña.
• Vigo-Guixar railway station is connected to the airport by bus lines L8, L16 and L24 in connection with C9A at Urzáiz 13 switch. Optionally, direct line C9A from maritime station is close enough. It provides connectivity to Porto, Ourense and several Spanish cities.

Bus

• Vigo bus station is connected to the airport by bus lines L4C and L23 in connection with line C9A at Travesia de Vigo 7 switch. It provides connectivity to the rest of metropolitan area, Galicia, Portugal and several Spanish cities.
• Urban transit service Vitrasa connects the airport with the city center.

Car

• Car rental services are available at the airport. A close access exists from AP-9 motorway near Puxeiros road junction, connecting to the downtown, the rest of Galicia and Portugal. Taxi service is available in front of the terminal building. Travel time to the city center is around 15 minutes.

External links

• Official website (English) (Spanish)