Asturias Airport is the only international airport of Asturias, Spain, in Castrillón. Traffic consists primarily of scheduled domestic flights and some seasonal scheduled international flights. In 2024, the airport handled 1,993,256 passengers and managed 15,465 operations. The airport is located in Anzu, parish of Santiago del Monte, municipality of Castrillón, 15 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón and 47 km from the regional capital, Oviedo.

History The airport first opened on 11 June 1968. The first commercial route was established with Madrid and soon after another route came into operation, which linked Santiago de Compostela with Barcelona via Asturias and Bilbao.

In 1980, the airport underwent its first major expansion in preparation for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. In 1982, the aircraft parking platform doubled in size. An additional five check-in desks were added to the existing ones. Two boarding gates and two arrival gates, a new cafeteria-restaurant and several shops were also new additions.

Further improvements occurred in 1994 and 2000 which included upgrading of the building and expansion of the apron.

In 2003, a series of improvements were made to the airport, that would enable it to handle a higher volume of passengers and aircraft traffic. Construction work on adding a second floor to the airport, that was accessible to passengers, was completed, and three jet bridges were also installed, allowing passengers to embark directly from the terminal building onto the aircraft.

Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Asturias:

Statistics

YearPassenger numbersAir cargo (kg.)Flight operations2001816,087 (19th)641,241 (22nd)12,526 (27th)2002774,317 (20th)577,235 (22nd)12,036 (27th)2003839,814 (24th)484,441 (23rd)12,867 (27th)2004943,992 (22nd)420,256 (24th)14,198 (26th)20051,251,495 (21st)230,201 (28th)17,535 (21st)20061,353,030 (21st)199,437 (25th)17,987 (26th)20071,560,830 (20th)196,741 (26th)19,148 (28th)20081,530,248 (19th)139,455 (25th)18,371 (26th)20091,316,088 (20th)113,149 (24th)16,033 (27th)20101,355,364 (19th)110,645 (25th)16,538 (25th)20111,339,010 (19th)136,772 (23rd)15,349 (25th)20121,309,640 (18th)101,782 (25th)13,252 (25th)20131,039,409 (19th)94,361 (29th)10,407 (23rd)20141,065,570 (19th)71,202 (24th)11,715 (24th)20151,119,273 (18th)64,237 (26th)10,758 (27th)20161,281,979 (18th)53,638 (24th)11,928 (25th)20171,407,217 (18th)32,860 (25th)13,005 (24th)20181,400,481 (19th)33,038 (26th)12,444 (26th)20191,417,433 (19th)28,538 (26th)13,406 (25th)2020498,950 (18th)19,733 (25th)6,196 (31st)2021831,793 (17th)7,305 (25th)8,064 (32nd)20221,454,763 (17th)9,404 (25th)12,189 (30th)20231,974,850 (17th) 11,494 (25th)15,289 (27th)2024 1,993,256 (18th) 7,184 (25th) 15,465 (26th)

Busiest routes + Busiest international routes from OVD (2023) Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022/23 1London-Gatwick 61,530 47% 2 Rome-Fiumicino 45,718 630% 3 London-Stansted 42,344 546% 4 Paris-Orly 39,834 41% 5 Charleroi 33,294 470% 6 Bergamo 32,020 New route 7 Lisbon 31,099 New route 8 Weeze 30,468 505% 9 Amsterdam 28,979 515% 10 Dublin 26,439 465% Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo

+ Busiest domestic routes from OVD (2023) Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022/23 1 Madrid 394,572 21% 2 Barcelona 373,819 51% 3 Málaga 112,280 7% 4 Alicante 106,110 1% 5 Palma de Mallorca 94,303 6% 6 Gran Canaria 93,693 25% 7 Seville 90,060 23% 8 Tenerife-North 89,194 12% 9 Valencia 70,132 19% 10 Lanzarote 41,435 10% 11 Menorca 23,243 16% 12 Granada 17,606 New route 13 Tenerife-South 15,932 22% 14 Ibiza 13,328 40% 15 Murcia 10,695 13% Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo

Ground transport

Road - The airport may be reached by both the A-8 motorway and the N-632 national road. Bus - Alsa coach company offers a service between the airport and the cities of Avilés, Gijón and Oviedo. Some routes also stop in Piedras Blancas and Salinas. Taxis - These are available at the airport. Car rental services - Avis and Hello Rent a Car.

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