Murcia Airport
Murcia airport, cheap flights to Murcia, cheap car hire at Murcia airport and local
information. Murcia airport is actually located around 45km from Murcia itself but
is ideally situated if you need to travel to locations near Murcia such as La Manga,
Costa Calida and Torrevieja. The name of Murcia airport is Murcia San Javier airport
and is located close to San Javier town.www.inSpain.tv - Murcia-San Javier Airport
(IATA: MJV, ICAO: LELC) is a military air base and civilian passenger airport located
in San Javier, 17 miles south of Murcia, Spain. It is operated by Aena (Aeropuertos
Espaoles y Navegacin Area, or Spanish Airports and Aereal Navigation), the Spanish
airport authority.
The Murcia airport can receive airplanes up to the size of Boeing 757 or 767. It
has been declared fire category 5 by the IATA, and it has one ambulance available.
Because Murcia is a popular destination for charter groups, the airport is flown
by a number of charter airlines.
Over the last few years, Murcia Airport has become busier, thanks to the arrival
of several low-cost airlines. According to Aena, the passenger numbers have jumped
from just 88,608 in 1995 to a staggering 848,037 in 2004.
Flying to Murcia-San Javier from somewhere like the UK gives one the choice of six
airlines offering regular, scheduled flights from 11 different UK airports. In addition
to some of the airlines mentioned below you can also fly to Murcia on Easyjet, Flybe,
jet2.com and Ryanair. Although Murcia Airport is on the Costa Calida it lends itself
well to people traveling to the southern tip of the Costa Blanca, particularly resort
towns such as Torrevieja.