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Menorca Airport

Coordinates: 39°51′45″N 004°13′07″E / 39.86250°N 4.21861°E / 39.86250; 4.21861
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Menorca Airport

Aeroport de Menorca
Aeropuerto de Menorca
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAena
ServesMenorca
LocationMahón, Menorca, Spain
Elevation AMSL92 m / 302 ft
Coordinates39°51′45″N 004°13′07″E / 39.86250°N 4.21861°E / 39.86250; 4.21861
Websiteaena.es
Map
MAH is located in Minorca
MAH
MAH
Location of airport in Menorca
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,550 8,366 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers1,076,952
Passenger change 19-20Decrease 69.2%
Aircraft movements14,570
Movements change 19-20Decrease 53.9%
Cargo (t)966
Cargo change 19-20Decrease 22%
Sources: Passenger Traffic, AENA [1][1]
Spanish AIP, AENA[2]

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]

History

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The 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

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Menorca 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

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
Air Europa Seasonal: Barcelona
Air Nostrum Seasonal charter: Lisbon,[9] Porto[9]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
Binter Canarias Seasonal: Gran Canaria
British Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick[10]
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt,[11] Munich
easyJet London–Gatwick
Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Belfast–International, Berlin, Bordeaux, Bristol, Geneva, Lisbon, London–Luton, Lyon, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Naples, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Porto,[12] Toulouse
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zurich[13]
Eurowings Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf
Iberia Madrid[14]
Seasonal: Alicante, Ibiza, León,[15] Palma de Mallorca, Valencia, Zaragoza[16]
Iberojet Seasonal charter: Lisbon
ITA Airways Seasonal: Milan–Linate, Rome–Fiumicino[17]
Jet2.com Seasonal: Belfast–International, Birmingham, Bournemouth (begins 4 May 2025),[18] Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool,[19] London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Lufthansa Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich[20]
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg
Neos Seasonal: Bergamo, Bologna, Milan–Malpensa, Venice, Verona
Ryanair Barcelona, Málaga
Seasonal: Alicante, Bergamo,[21] Bologna,[21] Bordeaux, Charleroi,[22] Dublin, East Midlands, London–Stansted, Madrid, Manchester,[23] Marseille, Naples, Rome–Fiumicino, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Treviso,[24][25] Toulouse, Valencia
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Oslo[26]
SkyAlps Seasonal: Bolzano (begins 6 June 2025)[27]
Smartwings Seasonal: Prague
Swiss International Air Lines Seasonal: Geneva[28]
TAP Air Portugal Seasonal: Lisbon[29]
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam, Lyon,[30] Nantes,[30] Paris–Orly
TUI Airways Seasonal: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands,[31] Exeter, Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich[32]
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels
TUI fly Deutschland Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart
Uep Fly Palma de Mallorca[33]
Volotea Seasonal: Asturias, Bilbao,[34] Brest, Bordeaux (begins 6 July 2025), Lille,[35] Lyon,[36] Marseille, Montpellier,[37] Nantes, San Sebastián,[38] Zaragoza
Vueling Barcelona,[39] Paris–Orly
Seasonal: Bilbao, Málaga

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
Swiftair[40] Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca

Statistics

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Menorca airport annual passenger since 2000 (millions)
Updated: 20 August 2021.[1]
Passengers Aircraft movements Cargo (tonnes)
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

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Busiest international routes from MAH (2023)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022 / 23
1 London-Gatwick 249,466 Increase 8%
2 Manchester 155,703 Increase 7%
3 Paris-Orly 111,950 Increase 3%
4 London-Stansted 96,706 Decrease 5%
5 Milan-Malpensa 80,547 Decrease 8%
6 Birmingham 78,683 Increase 7%
7 Bristol 74,038 Increase 12%
8 East Midlands 68,329 Increase 19%
9 Marseille 53,586 Increase 20%
10 Toulouse 45,958 Increase 24%
11 London-Luton 44,511 Increase 35%
12 Newcastle 43,392 Decrease 30%
13 Lyon 41,615 Increase 113%
14 Bordeaux 37,392 Increase 39%
15 Lisbon 34,978 Increase 342%
16 Leeds/Bradford 33,452 Increase 5%
17 Düsseldorf 31,235 Decrease 3%
18 Bergamo 29,633 Increase 24%
19 Bologna 26,931 Increase 24%
20 Nantes 26,431 Increase 2%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[41]
Busiest Spanish routes from MAH (2023)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022 / 23
1 Barcelona 932,959 Increase 10%
2 Palma de Mallorca 391,644 Increase 8%
3 Madrid 371,913 Increase 11%
4 Bilbao 139,275 Increase 4%
5 Valencia 136,050 Increase 10%
6 Málaga 38,066 Decrease 7%
7 Alicante 27,292 Decrease 44%
8 Seville 23,939 Decrease 50%
9 Asturias 23,466 Decrease 16%
10 Zaragoza 18,392 Decrease 4%
11 Santiago de Compostela 12,347 Decrease 53%
12 Ibiza 11,429 Increase 17%
13 A Coruña 11,281 Increase 11%
14 San Sebastián 10,628 Increase 4%
15 Murcia 8,937 Increase 1%
16 Gran Canaria 4,910 Increase 52%
17 Santander 4,860 Increase 2%
18 Vigo 2,533 Increase 72%
19 León 1,326 Decrease 10%
20 Girona 1,233 Steady New route
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[41]

Ground transportation

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Menorca 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 throughout the year to essentially reflect tourism-related demand. The trip's duration is 10 minutes.[42][43] The service is operated by Torres Allés Autocares on behalf of local authorities.[44]

References

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  32. ^ "Thomson outlines planned new routes in S17". Routesonline. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  33. ^ "About Us". 23 August 2022.
  34. ^ Liu, Jim. "Volotea S20 new routes as of 29NOV19". Routesonline. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  35. ^ "Seven new routes from Lille Airport". 28 April 2022.
  36. ^ Liu, Jim. "Volotea outlines post-COVID 19 network expansion in S20". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  37. ^ "Volotea NS24 Network Expansion Summary – 04FEB24".
  38. ^ "Volotea se estrena en Hondarribia con rutas a Palma y Menorca este verano". 29 April 2021.
  39. ^ "Vueling Files Barcelona A321neo Network in 4Q24".
  40. ^ "Swiftair cargo routes". 21 June 2020.
  41. ^ a b "Inicio". aena.es. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  42. ^ "Arribar a la destinació des de l'aeroport - CIME".
  43. ^ "TIB - Route 10: Maó – Aeroport - CIME".
  44. ^ "La empresa, Autocares Torres, transportes y alquiler de autobuses en Menorca".
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