Valencia Airport

Valencia Airport (, ) , also known as Manises Airport, is the tenth-busiest Spanish airport in terms of passengers and second in the Valencian Community after Alicante. It is situated west of the city of Valencia, in Manises. In 2025, the airport served 140 routes across Europe, Canada, and North Africa, handling 11.8 million passengers, with 8.9 million of these travelling internationally.

History 2000s & 2010s The airport is the main base of Iberia's regional carrier Air Nostrum. Irish low-cost airline Ryanair used the airport as a hub since 2007 but decided to close it in November 2008 following a dispute over subsidies by the airport authorities. Since then the airline has continued to operate out of Valencia and reopened base in 2011.

Delta Air Lines inaugurated a route to New York City, Valencia's first transatlantic service, in June 2009. It operated the flight with a Boeing 757. The company initially planned to fly year-round to New York. A few weeks after the maiden flight, however, Delta decided to make the service seasonal due to low ticket sales. It ultimately severed the link in September 2012 because of poor demand and rising fuel costs.

2020s In June 2025, Air Transat began seasonal flights to Montreal. This route was quickly extended to a year-round service. Following the route's launch, the local government in Valencia continues efforts to establish new intercontinental connections, particularly to the United States.

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air announced in July 2026 that it would base two aircraft in Valencia from the 26/27 winter season. Part of the base opening are the commencement of five domestic routes, marking the entry of Wizz Air into the Spanish domestic market.

Later that month, it was announced that the airport terminal and infrastructure will be upgraded as part of Aena's DORA III 2027-2031 regulatory framework. The terminal will expand from the current 66,000 square meters to 140,000 square meters.

Facilities

Terminal Valencia Airport consists of a single terminal that has been built in three stages which are directly connected to each other. The landside hall consists of three check-in areas: 1-12 is the newest one with the airport station beneath it, 13-42 is the oldest main building with a currently derelict upper floor, and 43-56 is the largest annex, housing most airlines. A single central security area leads to the airside with gates 1-22, with gates 1-4 being the newest area designated for non-Schengen flights. Gates 12-22 are located in a separate hall designated as a regional terminal that opened in time for the 2007 America's Cup which allows walk-boarding, mainly for flights by Iberia Regional and low-cost carriers. Some of the gates are equipped with jet bridges. The airside area features several food outlets and shops.

Runway and apron The sole operational runway has been also lengthened by by 2007. The former runway 04/22 is not in use and has no ILS but has a helipad at the southwestern end.

Airlines and destinations Passenger

Cargo

Statistics

Busiest routes + Busiest European routes from VLC (2025) Rank Destination Passengers Change 2024/25 1 Amsterdam 559.245 15,9% 2 Rome–Fiumicino 523.487 20,1% 3 Paris–Orly 418.180 2,7% 4 Milan-Malpensa 294.226 80,7% 5 Bergamo 287.976 14,3% 6 Frankfurt 285.282 12,7% 7 London-Gatwick 279.963 -3,6% 8 Eindhoven 258.292 1,9% 9 London–Stansted 250.362 17,0% 10 Zurich 229.558 -11,7% 11 Paris-Charles de Gaulle 228.399 32,7% 12 Istanbul 227.313 8,7% 13 Brussels 210.085 -4,5% 14 Bologna 193.825 5,8% 15 Lisbon 188.024 4,5% 16 Porto 175.370 38,3% 17 Vienna 173.837 8,7% 18 Budapest 171.083 56,7% 19 Kraków 158.028 55,5% 20 Charleroi 142.060 14,7% Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo

+ Busiest intercontinental routes from VLC (2025) Rank Destination Passengers Change 2024/25 1 Marrakech 123.448 39,9% 2 Tangier 84.446 73,2% 3 Fez 42.301 69,0% 4 Casablanca 33.342 21,5% 5 Agadir 17.141 -30,4% Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo

+ Busiest domestic routes from VLC (2025) Rank Destination Passengers Change 2024/25 1 Palma de Mallorca 663.015 -7,7% 2 Madrid 382.101 0,7% 3 Ibiza 318.577 -8,7% 4 Seville 286.882 -2,4% 5 Bilbao 204.625 2,2% 6 Málaga 202.120 22,3% 7 Tenerife-North 184.234 9,8% 8 Gran Canaria 162.406 41,2% 9 Santiago de Compostela 149.771 -9,3% 10 Menorca 104.361 0,5% 11 Asturias 96.004 32,0% 12 Tenerife-South 48.913 0,1% 13 Lanzarote 47.287 5,5% 14 Santander 38.517 8,3% 15 Barcelona 31.600 5,0% 16 A Coruña 29.603 -2,6% 17 Vigo 9.854 94,1% 18 San Sebastián 3.203 -85,2% 19 Badajoz 1.736 29,2% 20 León 1.482 798,2% Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo

Ground transport

Road Valencia airport is situated adjacent to the Autovía A-3 highway which connects Valencia with Madrid and is also close to the Autovía A-7 coastal route to Barcelona. It is connected to the city of Valencia by a regular bus line operated by Fernanbus which takes between 30 and 35 minutes and passes through Mislata, Quart de Poblet and Manises.

Rail The metro network Metrovalencia with lines 3 and 5 on the airport station connects the airport to the city centre (15 minutes), the main railway station of the city Estació del Nord (20 minutes) and the port of Valencia (30 minutes).

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