Aeropuerto de Almería
Address: Carretera Níjar, Km. 9, 04130 Almería, Spain
Phone: (+34) 91 321 10 00
Web: aena.es
IATA airport code: LEI
ICAO airport code: LEAM
Alias: Almeria International Airport
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Almeria Airport is located in the south of Spain, between Malaga and Murcia. It’s also a port to different nearby places like Cabo de Gata, El Ejido, and Aguadulce. It is 15-20 minutes by car east of Almeria and 35 minutes by bus. There is just 1 small terminal and a runway of 10,500 feet long for all Almeria flight arrivals.
The first flights were already in 1932 in a Municipal Aerodrome. Before there was a real airport, we will go on for decades. It was only put into use in 1968 in the village of El Alquián. It is located right on the coast 12 km away from the city. In the first years there were mainly domestic flights. After that, a route was set up with a stopover at Valencia to Paris. Several changes have been made to the terminal in recent decades. A freight terminal has also been added.
Flight routes Almeria Airport
Some regular flights are to other Spanish cities such as Madrid, Seville, Melilla and Barcelona. The flights will then be operated by Iberia Regional and Vueling.
Most Almeria airport arrivals are seasonal flights from other European cities. The airlines TUI, Transavia, Smartwings, Ryanair, Luxair, Jet2 and Easyjet fly to different destinations. Some of these are:
- London-Gatwick, Birmingham, London Stansted, Leeds-Bradford, and Manchester Airport
- Antwerp, Brussels, and Charleroi
- Rotterdam-The Hague, Prague Airport, Luxembourg, and Dublin.
Terminal Almeria Airport
The airport has 1 terminal. There are a total of 27 check-in counters. The LEI arrivals go to the right side of the building for baggage reclaim.
Almeria Airport passenger stats
There were 6,000 Almería arrivals by aircraft last year. With all these Almeria airport arrivals, a total of more than 1 million people flew in a year. In 2020 and 2021 there have been a big decrease of 80 percent.