Reus Airport
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Reus Airport Aeroport de Reus |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aena | ||||||||||
| Serves | Reus, Spain | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 71 m / 233 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°08′51″N 001°10′02″E / 41.14750°N 1.16722°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.aena.es | ||||||||||
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Source: AENA
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| Passengers | 817,611 |
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| Passenger change 15-16 |
 16.0% |
| Aircraft movements | 14,472 |
| Movements change 15-16 |
6.9% |
Reus Airport (IATA: REU, ICAO: LERS) is located by the beaches of Costa Daurada, equidistant in relation to the town of Constantí and the city of Reus and approximately 7.5 km (4.7 mi) from the city of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The airport receives a large amount of tourist traffic from passengers destined for the beach resorts of Salou and Cambrils as well as for Barcelona, which is approximately 100 km (62 mi) to the northeast. It is also close to one of Europe's largest theme parks, PortAventura. In addition, passengers travel to the Mountains of Prades, a Mediterranean forest in the comarca of Baix Camp.
The airport was founded in 1935 as a venture by the Aeroclub de Reus. It served as a Republican base during the Spanish Civil War and after the fascist victory served as a Spanish Air Force base. The base was demilitarised in the early 1990s and became a fully civilian airport administered by AENA, the Spanish airports authority.
The airport is a Ryanair base since October 2008 although for the winter 2009–2010 season Ryanair reduced the number of flights and destinations from Reus by a substantial amount. This reduction was only temporary for the winter months and a full flight programme recommenced late March 2010.
On 29 June 2011 Ryanair announced that their base would close on 30 October with the loss of 28 routes after failing to reach an agreement with the local Government. Ryanair resumed some flights in March 2012, but they are operated by aircraft not based at Reus.
In order to adapt Reus Airport to future air traffic demand, Aena Aeropuertos has carried out a series of improvements and extended its facilities. These include a new check-in building between the arrivals and departures buildings, integrating the three buildings into one. The departures building has also been remodelled for use as a boarding area. The new departures terminal has 23 check-in desks and 12 boarding gates spread over two rooms: gates 1 to 6 are intended for Non-Schengen flights, and 7 to 12 are dedicated to Schengen destinations. The public area and the passenger only zone have cafeteria and restaurant services and duty-free shops.
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