Airport Santiago de Compostela

Airport Santiago de Compostela

Santiago Airport also known by the name of Lavacolla, is the main air transport hub in the north western Spanish region, Galicia, which borders on Portugal. The airport is administered by AENA who also monitor Spanish airspace and is particularly popular with Christian pilgrims.
  • URL: Santiago de Compostela (SCQ)
  • Time zone: GMT 1
  • Service telephone: +34 91 321 10 00; +34 902 404-704
  • Address: Aeropuerto de Santiago de Compostela, 151820 - Santiago de Compostela, Espana
  • Operating company: AENA
  • Parking: Yes, about 1200 paid parking spaces.
  • Nearby cities: La Coruna (53 km), Ourense (78 km), Vigo (78 km)
  • Directions by car: A-54 from Santiago to Exit 711, behind the junction the airport is signposted.
  • Stations: By train to the Estación de Santiago de RENFE and catch the Empresa Freire airport bus from the Avenida de Lugo.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.57%), Tuesday (13.12%), Wednesday (12.40%), Thursday (13.30%), Friday (17.01%), Saturday (14.95%), Sunday (14.66%)
  • Alternative spelling: Aeropuerto de Lavacolla, Lavacolla, سانتياغو دي كومبوستيلا, San Chaime de Compostela, Сант'яґа-дэ-Кампастэла, Сантяго де Компостела, Santiago de Compostel·la, Santiago Compostelakoa, Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, San Giacomo di Compostella, סנטיאגו דה קומפוסטלה, サンティアゴ・デ・コンポステーラ, Sant Jaume de Compostèla, 圣地亚哥-德孔波斯特拉, Σαντιάγο ντε Κομποστέλα, سانتیاگو د کمپوستلا, სანტიაგო-დე-კომპოსტელა, 산티아고데콤포스텔라, Santjago de Kompostela, Сантијаго де Компостела, Santiago de Compostella, Сантьяго-де-Компостела, ซานเตียโกเดกอมโปสเตลา, Сантьяґо-де-Компостела, 圣地亚哥-德孔波斯特拉, 聖地亞哥德孔波斯特拉, 산티아고 데 콤포, سانتیاگو د کامپوستلا

Most popular destinations from Santiago de Compostela (Flights per week )

  1. Madrid-Barajas (36, 10,29 %)
  2. Barcelona (25, 7,14 %)
  3. Lisbon (16, 4,57 %)
  4. Bilbao (16, 4,57 %)
  5. London Gatwick (14, 4,00 %)
  6. Palma de Mallorca (14, 4,00 %)
  7. Las Palmas - Gran Canaria (11, 3,14 %)
  8. Geneva (10, 2,86 %)
  9. Seville (10, 2,86 %)
  10. Valencia (9, 2,57 %)
  11. other (54 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Ryanair (302, 42,90 %)
  2. Vueling Airlines (216, 30,68 %)
  3. Iberia (82, 11,65 %)
  4. easyJet (44, 6,25 %)
  5. TAP Air Portugal (32, 4,55 %)
  6. Transavia France (16, 2,27 %)
  7. other (1.70 %)

Location
The airport is located about 7.4 miles east of the city center, at the end of the A-54, which turns into the N-547 behind the airport. Motorists should take the A-54 from Santiago to Lugo to exit 711, and from there follow the signs to the parking.

Rail passengers should take the train to the Estación de RENFE de Santiago de Compostela and then from the nearby Avenida de Lugo, catch the Airport Bus Línea Aeropuerto-Santiago operated by Empresa Freire.


Statistical weather data for Santiago de Compostela

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