Vitoria Airport

Vitoria Airport (IATA: VIT, ICAO: LEVT) is an airport near Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country of Spain. Located in the Foronda district, it is also called Foronda Airport.[1][2] The airport has one terminal with 3 gates, 7 check-in counters and 16 stands for medium and light aircraft, and a 3,5 km long CAT II/III runway.[3][4]

For the Vitória Airport in Brazil, see Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport.
Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport

Aeropuerto de Vitoria-Gasteiz

Gasteizko Aireportua
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAena
ServesVitoria-Gasteiz
LocationVitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Elevation AMSL1,682 ft / 513 m
Coordinates42°52′58″N 02°43′28″W
Websitehttps://www.aena.es/en/vitoria.html
Map
VIT is located in the Basque Country
VIT
VIT
Location of airport in Basque Country
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 11,483 3,500 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers174,022
Passengers change 18-19Increase 23,5%
Movements10,797
Movements change 18-19Increase 10,7%
Cargo (t)64,334,000
Cargo change 18-19Increase 3.7%
Sources: AENA

History

In 2005 Ryanair began daily flights from London Stansted Airport and in subsequent years flights from Dublin Airport. The airline left the airport in October 2007.[5] Helitt Lineas Aereas also left the airport in January 2013. This led to a limitation of scheduled operations to the summer season.

In summer 2015, a charter airline Air Nostrum offered flights to Palma de Mallorca, Mahón and Jerez.[2]

However, in 2016, Ryanair announced its return to Vitoria with year-round services to Bergamo and Tenerife. In March 2017, Ryanair planned to connect Vitoria with Cologne Bonn,[6] Milan Bergamo and Tenerife twice a week (2 flights a week to each) to serve 115,000 passengers per year.[7] In April 2019, Ryanair announced their plans to expand the service by 40%, reaching 160,000 passengers.[8] In October 2020, Ryanair decided to reinforce domestic routes by adding a connection to Alicante twice a week (December 2020 - end of February 2021).[9]

Less travelled destinations include Ibiza, Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat.[6]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Vitoria Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Binter Canarias Gran Canaria,[10] Tenerife–North[11]
Iberia Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca[12]
Ryanair Alicante,[9] Bergamo, Charleroi,[13] Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Seville
Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn[14]

Statistics

In 2019, the airport served 174 thousand passengers (37% international, 63% domestic), operated 10,800 flights and processed 64,500 tonnes of cargo.[6] In 2020, 45,359 passengers (73.9% less) used the airport but the number of flights (10,317) and cargo (64,334 tonnes) were similar.[1]

Annual passenger traffic at VIT airport. See Wikidata query.

Public transport

Bus
  • Starting in 2024, a bus line will connect Vitoria-Gasteiz city center with Bilbao airport, stopping at Vitoria bus station, Vitoria Airport and Bolueta neighborhood in Bilbao.[15]

References
  1. Aena. "Vitoria Airport". Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. Canto, Alberto (28 February 2015). "Air Nostrum unirá Foronda en verano con Palma de Mallorca, Mahón y Jerez" (in Spanish). El Correo. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. Aeropuertos.net (18 February 2010). "Aeropuerto de Vitoria" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. Aena. "Vitoria Airport 2019-2020" (PDF). Aena. Infrastructures & facilities. p. 12.
  5. Vitoria, Efe. "Ryanair dejará la ruta que unía el aeropuerto de Vitoria con Londres y Dublín". Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  6. Aena. "Vitoria Airport 2019-2020" (PDF). Aena. Provisional non-audited data 2020 (round trip). pp. 4, 17.
  7. RYANAIR (31 Mar 2017). "RYANAIR presenta su calendario de vuelos de invierno 2017 para Vitoria" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  8. RYANAIR (5 April 2019). "Ryanair anuncia su calendario de invierno 2019 para Vitoria y aumentará su tráfico en el aeropuerto un 40%" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  9. RYANAIR (20 Oct 2020). "RYANAIR reforzará la conectividad regional en España con 4 nuevas rutas domésticas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  10. Liu, Jim. "Binter adds Santander / Vitoria service in S20". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  11. "Binter oferta vuelos a Santander y Vitoria a partir de 30,65 euros" (in Spanish). Canarias7. 16 Jan 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  12. "IBERIA NS23 DOMESTIC / SPAIN NETWORK ADDITIONS".
  13. "Vuelos Vitoria Bruselas - Aeropuerto de Vitoria Foronda ✈️".
  14. "Ryanair volará de Foronda a Bruselas a partir de marzo". 11 February 2022.
  15. Gasteiz Hoy [https://www.gasteizhoy.com/vitoria-aeropuerto-bilbao/: Hasta 13 autobuses diarios desde el centro de Vitoria al aeropuerto de Bilbao ], accessed 3 May 2023

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