Melilla Airport

Melilla Airport  is an airport in Melilla, an exclave of Spain in Africa. The airport is located about  southwest of the city, near the border with Morocco. On March 24, 2014, the Spanish government announced that they will rename the airport after last Prime Minister of Spain Adolfo Suarez. 
 Infrastructure 

 Terminal 
The terminal has a total of 6 check-in counters, 3 boarding gates and 2 baggage reclaim carousels. It also has a Support Office for Passengers, Users and Clients / It is in charge of processing the suggestions of the passengers on the services and facilities of the airport. It also has claim forms from Aena Aeropuertos; Security control, passport control and a Melilla Turismo Stand in the arrivals area.

 Airfield 
 Control tower
 Runway 15/33: 1433 m
 Platform: 6 parking spaces.
 Helicopter Platform: 1 parking space
 Fire station

Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Melilla Airport:

Statistics
Passenger figures
Number of passengers, operations and cargo since the year 2000:http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Estadisticas/Home

 YearPassengerDiff. Last yearOperationsDiff. Last year Cargo (t)Diff. Last year Source: Aena Statistics

 Busiest domestic destinations 
 Position  Destination  Passengers  (%)  1Málaga218.376  14.8 2Madrid117.635  72.5 3Granada40.932 54.6 4Almeria39.189  50.5 5Seville20.191 32.4 6Barcelona7.176 414.0 7Gran Canaria2.328 30.7 8Palma de Mallorca1.514 13.4Source: Melilla Airport, AENA.

 Incidents and accidents 
 On 25 September 1998, PauknAir Flight 4101, a BAe 146, crashed into a hill on approach to Melilla killing all 38 occupants.ASN Aircraft accident description British Aerospace BAe-146-100 EC-GEO – Boumahfouda

On 17 January 2003, an Air Nostrum Fokker 50, operating for Iberia, overran the runway and broke apart. Nine people were injured but there were no fatalities.

References

Other websites
Official site at Aena.es 

Category:Airports in Spain
Category:Airports in Africa
Category:1969 establishments in Africa
Category:1969 establishments in Europe
Category:Melilla