Ibiza Airport
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Ibiza Airport ( Aeroport d' Eivissa katal. Sant Josep, Spanish Aeropuerto de Ibiza San José ) on the island of Ibiza is one of three international airports in the Balearic Islands (next to Palma de Mallorca and Menorca ). It is located 7 km southwest of the island's capital Ibiza Town ( Eivissa).
Approach
Following direct buses from places exist on the island from the airport:
- Line 10: (. . 15:04 to 31.10 ) from the central bus station in the Carrer de Sant Cristòfol in Ibiza town and harbor of Ibiza Town, the summer months every half hour, otherwise every hour.
- Line 24: Santa Eulalia and Es Canar, in the summer time ( 15.6 to 15.9.. ) 7 times daily.
- Line 9: Sant Antoni via Sant Josep only in the summertime ( June-September) on the hour.
History
The airport in Ibiza was founded at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, and by this time under the military designation Aeródromo It Codolar. It Codola is the country name on which the Aeródromo was built.
After the war it was used by rescue planes of the Spanish SAR Squadron and the Coast Guard Codolar.
On 13 August 1949, the airport for civil aviation was first released and the name in Aeroport d' Eivissa changed. Due to unclear ownership, however, the facilities and flight operations for several years had to be closed again.
In 1954 the expropriation process was completed and work began on further expansion. On April 1, 1958 launched the first scheduled flights of the Spanish airline Aviaco, Ibiza - Palma and Ibiza Barcelona. In July Iberia opened regular services to Valencia and Barcelona.
In the summer of 1960, the construction of a new terminal building and control tower followed. 1961 adjacent land was expropriated and expanded the airport.
In 1962, the first extension of the airstrip was begun, which was completed in the second step with the start and runway lighting 1964.
On 15 July 1966, the international air traffic was opened and the name Aeroport d' Eivissa Sant Josep introduced.