Valencia-Manises International Airport

Continent: Europe

Country: Spain

Valencia-Manises International Airport
Location	Valencia
IATA code	VLC
ICAO code	LEVC
Airport type	Commercial
Website	http://www.aena.es
Overview map	[1]
Communications
Tower	118.55 MHz
Ground	121.7 MHz
Clearance	121.7 MHz
Approach	120.1 MHz
ATIS	121.075 MHz
Departure	122.8 MHz

Valencia Airport in Manises Template:Airport codes is the main airport for business travellers to Valencia and summer travellers to the Costa del Azahar. It is situated 9km west of Valencia. The airport has flight connections to about 15 European countries and 6 million passengers passed through the airport in 2007. The airport has one terminal and two runways, although the shorter runway 04/22 is not in use and has no ILS but has a helipad at the southwestern end.

Valencia airport is situated on the A3 highway which connects Valencia with Madrid, as well as being close to the A7, to Barcelona and into France. 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 (fare: € 1,70, summer 2007).

A new regional terminal, expanded car parking facilities and apron area have been recently constructed in time for the 2007 America's Cup. The runway has been also lengthened by 700m.

It is the main base of Iberia’s regional carrier, Air Nostrum and a focus city for Ryanair.

Official Spotting Locations

Spotting: A good spotting spot can be found at the eastern end of runway 12/30, near a Repsol petrol station. There is a pedestrian bridge spanning the motorway which is located along the final approach path. The best time to take pictures is in the morning. A second spot is near the golf course in the north-west end, good for taking pictures of aircraft just before touchdown, especially in the morning or late afternoon. From the terminal, there is a good overview of the apron and the runway from the cafeteria on the third floor.

Airlines and destinations

In addition to those listed below, there are several charter flights during the summer from various European countries.

• Air Berlin (Palma de Mallorca)
• Air Europa (Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Tenerife-South)
• Air Nostrum (Asturias, Barcelona, Bilbao, Bologna, Casablanca, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Melilla, Menorca, Murcia, Nice [starts July 2008], Palma de Mallorca, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Tenerife-North, Venezia [restarts 26 July], Vigo, Vienna [begins 26 July])
• Alitalia (Rome-Fiumicino)
• Blue Air (Arad, Bucharest-Băneasa)
• British Airways (London-Gatwick) [begins 26 October]
• Bulgaria Air (Sofia)
• Clickair (Dubrovnik [begins 1 July], London-Heathrow, Milan-Malpensa, Paris-Orly, Rome-Fiumicino)
• easyJet (Bristol, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted)
• Flybaboo (Geneva)
• Iberia (Madrid)
• Jet2.com (Leeds/Bradford)
• LagunAir (León, Valladolid)
• Lufthansa (Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg)
  • operated by Lufthansa CityLine (Hamburg)
• Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo-Rygge)
• Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca)
• Ryanair (Basel, Billund, Bologna-Forli, Brussels-Charleroi, Dublin, Eindhoven, East Midlands, Frankfurt-Hahn, Karlsruhe-Baden, Liverpool, London-Stansted, Maastricht, Malta-Luqa, Milan-Bergamo, Paris-Beauvais, Pisa, Rome-Ciampino, Porto, Santiago de Compostela, Stockholm-Skavsta, Weeze)
• Scandinavian Airlines System (Oslo)
• Smart Wings (Prague)
• Spanair (Barcelona, Lanzarote, Madrid, Munich, Tenerife-South)
• Sterling Airlines (Copenhagen)
• Swiss International Air Lines (Geneva)
• TAROM (Bucharest-Otopeni)
• Transavia (Amsterdam)
• TUIfly (Cologne/Bonn, Hannover, Memmingen, Stuttgart)
• Volareweb (Milan-Malpensa)
• Vueling Airlines (Amsterdam, Brussels, Ibiza [begins 30 May], Milan-Malpensa, Sevilla)
• Wizz Air (Bucharest-Băneasa, Cluj-Napoca, Sofia [begins 12 June])

Facilities and Transportation

Valencia airport is situated on the A3 highway which connects Valencia with Madrid, as well as being close to the A7, to Barcelona and into France. 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 (fare: € 1,70, summer 2007).

External links

• Aena.es Valencia Information Official Airport Website (in English)

• Live Flights Live Time Flights arriving and departing Valencia Airport

• Official LEVC Spotters website

• Spotting Sites for RWY12 (How to get there)

• Spotting Sites for south platform (How to get there)