Santander Airport
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Santander Airport (IATA: SDR, ICAO: LEXJ; Spanish: Aeropuerto de Santander or Aeropuerto de Parayas ) is a commercial airport at Santander in the province of Cantabria in northern Spain.
History
The first airport of Santander was located in the district of La Albericia. His greatest importance he received during the Spanish Civil War, after the conquest of the city by the National, he served temporarily as well as the German Condor Legion of use. The Heinkel He 111, the Battle Group 88 flew from here in September 1937, most of its attacks against Gijon. The then started civil flying ceased operation in 1948.
During the Civil War existed southeast of the Bay of Santander between Pontejos and Rubayo a second military airfield.
A new airport was built in 1947 on the site of today's airport, which was opened in 1953 and was classified since 1957 as an international commercial airport. Between 1974 and 1977, the facility was closed and was extensively rebuilt, reopening took place in 1977.
Airlines and destinations
Santander is currently offering the low-cost carrier Ryanair and Air Nostrum Iberia Regional branded for Iberia scheduled flights to domestic and European destinations, including the capital, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Brussels and London.
Location and Transport
The airport is located directly at the port of Santander about 5 km southwest of the city on the territory of the municipality Maliaño.
- Bus: A bus runs in about 15 minutes between the city center and the airport.
- Car: The airport is from the west via the Autovia Cantabria - Meseta (A -67) to reach the inner-city connection Autovia S-10 and from the direction of Bilbao on the Autovia del Cantabrian ( A-8/S-10 ).