Aeroport de Barcelona - El Prat
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| IATA code : | BCN | ||
| ICAO code : | LEBL | ||
| Owner : | Aena | ||
| Serves : | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Hub for : | Iberia Regional, Vueling | ||
| Location : | El Prat de Llobgregat | ||
| Elevation : | 4 m / 14 ft | ||
| Coordinates : | 41°17′49″N 002°04′42″E | ||
| Website : | Official website | ||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| 07L/25R | 3,552 m 10,997 ft | Asphalt concrete | |
| 07R/25L | 2,660 m 8,727 ft | Asphalt concrete | |
| 02/20 | 2,528 m | 8,293 ft | Asphalt concrete |
Barcelona-El Prat Airport (IATA: BCN, ICAO: LEBL) (Catalan: Aeroport de Barcelona - el Prat, Spanish: Aeropuerto de Barcelona-El Prat) is the second largest airport in Spain after Madrid Barajas and the 20th busiest in the world. The airport, simply known as Barcelona Airport is also the main airport of Catalonia. It is located about 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of the centre of the city of Barcelona, lying in the municipalities of El Prat de Llobregat, Viladecans, and Sant Boi.
It's the main base of low-cost airline Vueling and a hub for Iberia Regional and Ryanair. Barcelona Airport was a hub for Spanair before it suspended services on 27 January 2012.
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History
Development
Current status
Terminals
Airlines and destinations
Cargo
Airport statistics
Surface access
Road
Rail
Bus
Taxi
Accidents and incidents
Accidents involving flights that departed from Barcelona
- 24 March 2015 - Germanwings Flight 9525 (4U9525) operated by Germanwings with an Airbus A320 registration D-AIPX crashed in the South of France while en route from Barcelona El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf Airport.
Further reading
Airports in Spain
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