Valencia Airport on the East Coast Spain
Valencia Airport in Manises (IATA: VLC, ICAO: LEVC), also sometimes known as
Manises Airport, is the 8th busiest Spanish airport in terms of passengers and
second in the Valencia Comunidad to Alicante. It is situated 8 km west of the
city of Valencia. The airport has flight connections to about 15 European
countries and 5.7 million passengers passed through the airport last year. The
airport has one terminal and one runway. The former runway 04/22 is not in use
and has no ILS but has a helipad at the southwestern end.
Valencia airport is situated next to the Autovía A-3 motorway which connects
Valencia with Madrid and is also close to the Autovía A-7 coastal motorway to
Barcelona & Alicante. It is also well served by public transport. It is
connected to Valencia by a regular bus line (MetroBus) which takes 45 minutes,
while the shuttle service (Aerobus) to city centre takes only 20 minutes. The
metro network (lines 3 and 5) also connect the airport to the city center (15
minutes), the Railway Station and the Port.
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A new regional terminal, expanded car parking facilities and apron area have
been recently constructed in time for the America's Cup. The runway has been
also lengthened by 50 m.
