Murcia Airport
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.