San Sebastián Airport

San Sebastián Airport (IATA: EAS, ICAO: LESO) is the airport serving San Sebastián in Basque Country, Spain. Despite its name, the facilities are located in the municipality of Hondarribia, with the runway stretching like a spit of land along the river Bidasoa right on the Spanish–French border.

San Sebastián Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAena
ServesSan Sebastián
LocationHondarribia
Elevation AMSL15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates43°21′23″N 01°47′26″W / 43.35639°N 1.79056°W / 43.35639; -1.79056
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EAS is located in the Basque Country
EAS
EAS
Location of airport in Basque Country
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 5,755 1,800 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers482,662
Passengers change 22-23Increase25.8%
Movements6,155
Movements change 22-23Increase 10.4%
Cargo (t)2.5
Sources: AENA[1]

Overview

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The airport primarily serves domestic flights, especially to Madrid, and an international service to London City has commenced as of July 2022. A scheme is in the pipeline to lengthen the runway (2008) in order to meet the requirements established to provide service for larger aircraft. Preliminary plans are still coming up against strong opposition, which has added to the economic difficulties facing the carriers using the airport, making its future all the more uncertain. Other nearby airports are Bilbao Airport (117 km by car) and Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (32 km).

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Binter CanariasGran Canaria[1]
British Airways London–City
Seasonal: Edinburgh[2]
Iberia Madrid[3]
VoloteaSeasonal: Málaga,[4] Menorca,[5] Palma de Mallorca,[6] Seville,[7] Valencia
VuelingBarcelona

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at EAS airport. See Wikidata query.

Public transport

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  • Ekialdebus: a bus line (E21) connects San Sebastian center (Gipuzkoa square) and Hondarribia with a stop at the airport. Buses depart every 45 minutes.[8]
  • Ekialdebus: a bus line (E30) connects San Sebastian bus station (Federico Garcia Lorca street) and the airport from the 20th of June to the 30th of September. There are 11 buses departing every day from San Sebastian.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Una nueva ruta regular conectará a partir del 1 de diciembre Hondarribia con todas las islas canarias". 20 October 2021.
  2. ^ "British Airways puts two new routes on sale from Edinburgh".
  3. ^ "IBERIA NW24 Madrid – Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24". Aeroroutes.
  4. ^ "Hondarribia remonta el vuelo con dos nuevas rutas a Málaga y Sevilla". 9 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Volotea se estrena en Hondarribia con rutas a Palma y Menorca este verano". 29 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Volotea se estrena en Hondarribia con rutas a Palma y Menorca este verano". 29 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Hondarribia remonta el vuelo con dos nuevas rutas a Málaga y Sevilla". 9 February 2022.
  8. ^ Moovit, Ekialdebus E21 Linea, accessed 17 June 2024
  9. ^ Moovit, [https://www.noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus/gipuzkoa/2024/06/17/autobus-directo-donostia-aeropuerto-hondarribia-8367650.html El aeropuerto de Hondarribia tendrá conexión directa por autobús desde Donostia en verano ], accessed 17 June 2024
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