Almería Airport

Almería Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Almería) (IATA: LEI, ICAO: LEAM) is located 9 km (5.6 mi) east[2] of Almería city centre, in the province of Almería in south-eastern Spain. It is close to the main tourist centers of the province such as the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, El Ejido, Mojácar, Roquetas de Mar or Vera.

Almería Airport Aeropuerto de Almería
IATA: LEI ICAO: LEAM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	ENAIRE
Operator	Aena
Serves	Almería, Costa de Almería
Elevation AMSL	21 m / 70 ft
Coordinates	36°50′38″N 002°22′12″W
Website	aena.es
Map
LEI Location of airport in Andalusia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 992.043 Passenger change 17-18 1,6% Aircraft Movements 11.946
Sources: Aena [1]

Aerial view of the airport

Facilities

It is a modern airport, with arrivals and departures taking place on the main ground floor. It also has a terrace overlooking the runway.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
easyJet	London–Gatwick
Iberia Regional	Madrid, Melilla, Seville Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca, Bilbao, Valencia
Jet2.com	Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol (begins 6 May 2021),[3] Leeds/Bradford, London-Stansted (resumes 30 April 2022),[4] Manchester
Luxair	Seasonal: Luxembourg
Ryanair	Seasonal: Charleroi, Dublin, London–Stansted, Manchester[5]
Smartwings	Seasonal: Prague
Transavia	Seasonal: Rotterdam/The Hague
TUI Airways[6]	Seasonal: Birmingham,[6] London–Gatwick, Manchester
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Antwerp, Brussels
Vueling	Barcelona

Statistics

Almería Airport Passenger Totals 2000-2019 (millions)

Updated: 16 January 2015. 2014 data Provisional.

	Passengers	Aircraft movements	Cargo (tonnes)
2000	914,312	13,431	473
2001	892,311	13,757	449
2002	846,467	15,142	123
2003	839,859	14,918	53
2004	830,930	15,046	51
2005	1,073,585	18,269	53
2006	1,055,545	18,451	36
2007	1,206,634	20,141	20
2008	1,024,303	18,280	21
2009	791,837	15,391	16
2010	786,877	16,112	14
2011	780,853	14,946	9
2012	749,720	12,643	8
2013	705,514	10,596	12
2014	745,226	10,759	8
2015	691,240	10,278	19
2016	920,329	11,378	32
2017	1,007,446	12,219	2
Source: Aena Statistics

References

1. http://www.aena.es/es/aeropuerto-almeria/presentacion.html
2. "Introduction - Almería Airport - Aena.es". Aena.es. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
3. "Jet2's Bristol Airport base will bring 450,000-holiday seats". ukaviation.news. 11 November 2020.
4. https://www.jet2.com/en/cheap-flights/london-stansted/almeria?from=2022-04-30&to=2022-05-07&adults=2&children&infants=0&preselect=true
5. "Ryanair Announces $300m Additional Investment With 3 New Aircraft At Manchester". Corporate.ryanair.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
6. "Flight Timetable". tui.co.uk.

External links

Media related to Almería Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Almería Airport (official site) (in English)
• Current weather for LEAM at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for LEI at Aviation Safety Network