A Coruña Airport
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A Coruña Airport |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aena | ||||||||||
| Serves | A Coruña Galicia, Spain | ||||||||||
| Location | Culleredo | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 328 ft / 100 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°18′07″N 008°22′38″W / 43.30194°N 8.37722°WCoordinates: 43°18′07″N 008°22′38″W / 43.30194°N 8.37722°W | ||||||||||
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 Location of Galicia in Spain |
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 LECO
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| Passengers | 1,063,291 |
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| Passengers change 15-16 |
 3,7% |
| Movements | 15,635 |
| Movements change 15-16 |
6,5% |
A Coruña Airport (IATA: LCG, ICAO: LECO), formerly known as Alvedro Airport, is the airport serving the Galician city of A Coruña in northwestern Spain. The airport is located in the municipality of Culleredo, approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the city center. It is a part of the network of airports managed by Aena, a Spanish state-owned company responsible for airport management. Air traffic control is provided by Ferronats. In 2014, 988,834 passengers used the airport.
On 11 September 1953, the Council of Ministers of Spain ordered the urgent construction of an airport to serve the city of A Coruña. This was the first airport to serve the area, as the hilly topography and meteorological conditions in the region made construction difficult. At the time, the only air service to the province of Galicia was through the Lavacolla Airport in Santiago de Compostela, which opened in 1935.
The first airport was built on the Alvedro meseta in the municipality of Culleredo. The original air field was very sparse; subsequent projects included the construction of parking facilities and a terminal.
In 1961, radio, and electric monitoring facilities were constructed. In 1962, a terminal building was constructed, and landing lights and other signals were installed on the runway. At the same time, the legislature of A Coruña ordered the construction of a road to connect the airport with the cities of A Coruña and Santiago de Compostela. In 1963, a services building was added to the airport.
The construction was completed in May 1963, when the airport was opened to national commercial traffic. The inauguration of the airport took place on 25 May 1963, when the first commercial airliner arrived from Madrid. This first flight was operated by the Spanish Aviaco airline.
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