Región de Murcia International Airport

Región de Murcia
International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional
Región de Murcia
Summary
Owner Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia
Operator Sociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto de Murcia, S.A.
Serves Region of Murcia
Location Valladolises, Murcia
Built 2008-2012
Elevation AMSL 633 ft / 193 m
Coordinates 37°47′25.17″N 1°8′30.59″W / 37.7903250°N 1.1418306°W / 37.7903250; -1.1418306Coordinates: 37°47′25.17″N 1°8′30.59″W / 37.7903250°N 1.1418306°W / 37.7903250; -1.1418306
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05-23 9,842 3,000 Asphalt

Región de Murcia International Airport, formerly known as Murcia–Corvera Airport, is an airport recently constructed in the municipality of Murcia (Spain), whose works began in July 2008 and which was expected to be operational before the end of 2013.[1] It was revealed that the airport was built in a no-fly zone and therefore civilian passenger planes would not be able to operate at the airport.[2]

Promoted by the regional government, it will be privately managed by a consortium of seven companies, led by Sacyr Concesiones. It is situated between the villages of Corvera, Los Martínez del Puerto and Valladolises within the municipality of Murcia and has direct access to the A-30 between Murcia and Cartagena.

Overview

The airport is located between Murcia and Cartagena. It has been claimed that its development was proposed because the current airport in Murcia – Murcia–San Javier Airport – did not have the capacity to hold as many aircraft due it also being a military base. Concerns had been expressed over the airport being restricted by a no-fly zone.[3] A report in La Verdad the week of 13 Dec 2015 suggests that Corvera "will open in 2017" claimed by the Minister of Employment, Economy and Tourism on the Spanish radio Cadena Ser.[4]

In June 2016 a new Murcian government president came to power and said he could not put a date onto when Corvera airport will open - however the management contracts are said to now be put out to tender late this year. A couple of days after this announcement, Tumbit reported that Corvera airport "will NOT open in 2016" - this has been said by some officials in Murcia.[5] In December 2016 the new Murcia President had talks with Spanish carrier Volotea and showcased the airport at the London travel fair. However, people are still sceptical about when Corvera airport will open - with AENA investing more in Murcia-San Javier Airport and opening up new routes - for example to London. The airport cannot viably open until Murcia–San Javier Airport closes.[6]

In November 2017, the Spanish government said it would be awarding AENA the contract of managing Corvera airport - whereby San Javier would be closed and flights transferred. It was confirmed in April 2018 that Corvera is due to open in January 2019.

Facilities

The airport has a single passenger terminal of 28,500 m² and a single 3,000 × 45 m runway. It will have a capacity of 3 million passengers and 23,000 movements per year upon opening. The terminal is equipped with 9 boarding gates, 25 check-in desks and 4 baggage reclaim belts. The runway has one rapid-exit taxiway (RET) and 4 holding bays. It is equipped with precision approach instrument ILS CAT I at threshold 23 and non-precision instrument DVOR/DME. In May 2015 Corvera airport management contract was withdrawn from Aeromur[7]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
easyJet Bristol (begins 26 March 2019), London–Gatwick (begins 25 March 2019), London–Southend (begins 26 March 2019)[8]
Iberia Regional Seasonal: Ibiza (begins 7 February 2019)
Jet2.com Seasonal: Leeds/Bradford (begins 29 March 2019), Manchester (begins 1 April 2019)[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Aeropuerto Internacional Región de Murcia". airm.es.
  2. ↑ "Airport to Nowhere: Spain's Costly No-Fly Zone". psmag.com.
  3. ↑ http://www.costa-news.com/costa-almeria-news/item/2324-airport-built-in-no-fly-zone
  4. ↑ ""Corvera Airport Open 2017" - Tumbit News Story". tumbit.com.
  5. ↑ "Murcia's Corvera Airport 'Will NOT open 2016' - Tumbit News Story". tumbit.com.
  6. ↑ "Murcia president reiterates the need for Corvera airport to open". murciatoday.com.
  7. ↑ "Corvera airport management contract withdrawn from Aeromur". murciatoday.com.
  8. ↑ "Timetables". easyjet.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Jet2 to relocate Murcia ops from 1Q19 as San Javier closes". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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