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Alicante Airport
Alicante airport is situated 9 kilometres
southwest of the capital, in the municipality of Elche, in one of the
most dynamic and up and coming business and economic zones on the
Mediterranean coast. The essential role played by tourism is reflected
in the percentage of international passenger flights that this airport
handles and which make up eighty percent of the total. The main
countries of origin of these passengers are the United Kingdom, Germany
and Holland.
Furthermore, scheduled domestic traffic
has increased in recent years. The destinations most in demand are
Madrid, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca.
To adapt airport capacity to the growing air traffic demands,
significant infrastructure improvements are being carried out,
particularly in the passenger terminal control area.
In 2009, Alicante Airport handled 9,139,607 passengers, 74,281 flight operations and 3,199 tonnes of cargo |
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San Javier - Murcia Airport
Murcia-San Javier airport is located on the north shore of the
Mar Menor, in the village of Santiago de la Ribera, part of the
municipality of San Javier. It is an air station open to civil
traffic.
The airport has become an essential node in holiday and leisure transport that arrives and departs from the Autonomous Community of Murcia. In 2009 the airport handled 1,630,521 passengers, 15,900 flight operations and 8.5 tonnes of cargo
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