Málaga Airport
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Malaga airport - Costa del Sol (Spanish Aeropuerto de Málaga -Costa del Sol; IATA: AGP, ICAO code: LEMG ) is an international airport in the province of Málaga in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, it is the central airport for the Costa del Sol in Spain. The airport is also used as a Base Aérea de Málaga in the limited extent of the Spanish Air Force, especially as tempöräre forward base of firefighting aircraft. LEMG lies in the region of Andalusia, about eight kilometers southwest of the city of Malaga and just a short distance north of Torremolinos. The airport has flight connections to over 60 countries worldwide, and 13 million passengers passed through it in 2006. Lange were two terminals in operation, a third terminal has since been opened. The opening of a second runway was expected for 2010, meanwhile, is both the web 13/31 and 12/30 in operation.
Location
Málaga Airport is located near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Málaga and Torremolinos 5.8 km away ( distance). In April 2010 the new Terminal 3 was opened.
Importance
Málaga is the Costa del Sol central airport, he is from all German-speaking countries reached by non-stop flights. The intercontinental airports Dusseldorf, Frankfurt / Main, Berlin-Tegel Airport and Munich offer for LEMG travelers a choice of several airlines. Former state airlines, such as. the flag carrier of Germany, Ireland, France, Italy, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland used in 2012, Terminal 3 on LEMG. The low-cost airlines depart from Terminal 2, however, In the passenger statistics of all Spanish Airports Are for the airport Málaga 12.8 million passengers listed. In the ranking of the airport of Andalusia it is so in the first place before the Seville Airport. When all Spanish airports standings, he takes after Madrid -Barajas, Barcelona -El Prat and Palma de Mallorca a fourth.
Since in recent years the maximum capacity of 13 million passengers has been exceeded, the airport in the heart of the Costa del Sol will be expanded with high pressure to a capacity of up to 30 million passengers a so-called plan Málaga. In the course of a second runway (12 /30) originated in the north of the airport, which runs parallel offset compared to the existing rail system by 10 ° and is 2750 m long.
Approach
The airport is easy to reach from all coastal locations on the regional highway MA -22 (formerly N -340 ), which branches from the Autovia del Mediterráneo A-7. A direct connection from the A -7 ( Acceso Sur, Südanbindung ) is completed at the end of this year, as well as the Acceso Norte ( North connection) over the end of October opened Híperronda (outer eastern motorway bypass the A -7).
About the S -Bahn line C1 of the Cercanías Málaga airport by local train from the directions of Málaga and Fuengirola is attached. The connection is made during the day in 20 -minute intervals; the travel time from the city center of Málaga is approximately 15 minutes. Also a link to the airport by the currently under construction Metro Málaga is planned for the future. There is an airport express bus, which connects the airport in about 20 minutes to the city center, and a shuttle bus to Marbella (about 45 minutes).
Incidents
- On September 13, 1982 Spantax - flight shot 995 due to a puncture during the start of the end of the runway beyond. The collision with a building the machine caught fire. 50 people were killed.