Vitoria Airport

Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAena
ServesVitoria-Gasteiz
LocationVitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Elevation AMSL1,682 ft / 513 m
Coordinates42°52′58″N 02°43′28″W / 42.88278°N 2.72444°W / 42.88278; -2.72444
Websitehttps://www.aena.es/en/vitoria.html
Map
VIT is located in the Basque Country
VIT
VIT
Location of the airport in the Basque Country
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 11,483 3,500 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Passengers309,929
Movements14,185
Cargo (metric tons)71,689
Source: Aena[1]

Vitoria Airport (IATA: VIT, ICAO: LEVT) is an airport near Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is locally known as Foronda Airport due to its proximity to the hamlet of Foronda.[2] The airport has one terminal with 3 gates, 7 check-in counters and 16 stands for medium and light aircraft, and a 3.5 km long CAT II/III runway.[3][4]

History

In 2006 Ryanair began daily flights from London Stansted Airport,[5] a year later it started operating flights from Dublin Airport.[6] The airline left the airport in October 2007.[7] Air Nostrum terminated its two daily flights to Madrid in March 2011, leaving the airport without regular flights.[8] Helitt operated flights to Barcelona from October 2012 to January 2013,[9] but no other airline operated regular flights to Vitoria until 2017.[10] During this time, scheduled passenger flights were limited to charter operations during the summer season.[citation needed] During the summer of 2015, Air Nostrum offered flights to Palma de Mallorca, Mahón and Jerez.[2][importance?]

However, in 2016, Ryanair announced its return to Vitoria in March 2017 with year-round services to Bergamo and Tenerife.[10] In October 2017, twice-weekly flights to Cologne/Bonn and Seville were added,[11] with the aim of reaching 115,000 passengers per year.[12] Flights to Mallorca were added in April 2019,[13] at the same time Ryanair announced plans to expand their service to the airport by 40%, with the goal of reaching 160,000 passengers.[14] In October 2020, Ryanair decided to reinforce domestic routes by adding a twice-weekly connection to Alicante.[15] Ryanair's commercial contract was renovated in 2020, and a new route to Charleroi was added in April 2021.[16] Binter Canarias started operating flights to Gran Canaria and Tenerife in July 2020.[17] Binter's route to Tenerife was terminated in March 2022,[18] while the remaining one to Gran Canaria ended in October 2023.[19]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Vitoria Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Ryanair Alicante,[15] Bergamo, Charleroi,[20] Seville
Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn,[21] Málaga,[22][23][24] Palma de Mallorca[23][24]

Statistics

In 2019, the airport served 174,000 passengers (37% international, 63% domestic), operated 10,800 flights and processed 64,500 tons of cargo.[4] The airport served 235,000 passengers in 2022 (the highest number since 1993) and processed 73,600 tons of cargo, the highest number in the airport's history.[25][26]

Passengers per year
Yearpassengers±%
1980212,080—    
1981250,357+18.0%
1982263,050+5.1%
1983237,519−9.7%
1984125,353−47.2%
1985114,229−8.9%
1986121,112+6.0%
1987133,406+10.2%
Yearpassengers±%
1988178,621+33.9%
1989257,586+44.2%
1990290,260+12.7%
1991268,089−7.6%
1992225,825−15.8%
1993248,445+10.0%
1994187,453−24.5%
1995153,259−18.2%
Yearpassengers±%
1996143,292−6.5%
1997143,951+0.5%
1998126,921−11.8%
1999156,860+23.6%
2000124,941−20.3%
2001129,102+3.3%
200298,962−23.3%
2003102,328+3.4%
Yearpassengers±%
200495,094−7.1%
200591,594−3.7%
2006173,605+89.5%
2007173,878+0.2%
200867,818−61.0%
200939,933−41.1%
201042,073+5.4%
201128,211−32.9%
Yearpassengers±%
201224,389−13.5%
20136,912−71.7%
20147,073+2.3%
201511,182+58.1%
201636,902+230.0%
201784,261+128.3%
2018140,945+67.3%
2019174,022+23.5%
Yearpassengers±%
202045,359−73.9%
2021128,376+183.0%
2022235,186+83.2%
2023309,929+31.8%
Source: 1980-1999,[27] 1999-2010,[28] 2004-2022[29][a]
Cargo per year (metric tons)
Yearcargo±%
19800—    
1981235—    
1982632+168.9%
1983722+14.2%
1984650−10.0%
1985704+8.3%
1986641−8.9%
1987515−19.7%
Yearcargo±%
1988981+90.5%
1989719−26.7%
1990534−25.7%
1991656+22.8%
1992929+41.6%
1993414−55.4%
19941,481+257.7%
199513,782+830.6%
Yearcargo±%
199626,722+93.9%
199731,469+17.8%
199842,272+34.3%
199939,926−5.5%
200035,610−10.8%
200136,309+2.0%
200242,225+16.3%
200340,156−4.9%
Yearcargo±%
200443,683+8.8%
200534,786−20.4%
200631,576−9.2%
200731,359−0.7%
200834,990+11.6%
200927,388−21.7%
201027,961+2.1%
201134,692+24.1%
Yearcargo±%
201234,648−0.1%
201337,482+8.2%
201442,161+12.5%
201546,372+10.0%
201652,136+12.4%
201760,479+16.0%
201862,145+2.8%
201964,471+3.7%
Yearcargo±%
202064,335−0.2%
202172,529+12.7%
202273,620+1.5%
202371,689−2.6%
Source: 1980-1999,[27] 1999-2010,[28] 2004-2022[29][a]

Public transport

A bus line connects the airport with the city. The line operates only when regular flights arrive or depart.[30][31] Starting in 2024, a bus line will connect the airport with Vitoria-Gasteiz, Bilbao and Bilbao Airport.[32]

Accidents and incidents

Notes

  1. ^ a b The sources give a slightly different figure for the year 1999, the highest of the two is shown in the table.

References

  1. ^ Informe anual 2023 (Report) (in Spanish). Aena. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Canto, Alberto (28 February 2015). "Air Nostrum unirá Foronda en verano con Palma de Mallorca, Mahón y Jerez". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Aeropuerto de Vitoria". Aeropuertos.net (in Spanish). 18 February 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b Vitoria Airport 2019 · 2020 (PDF) (Report). Aena. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Ryanair inaugura el primer vuelo barato de Vitoria a Londres el 17 de febrero". El País (in Spanish). 9 December 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Ryanair gestionará 120.000 pasajeros al año con la nueva ruta que unirá Vitoria y Dublín". El Correo (in Spanish). Europa Press. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Ryanair dejará la ruta que unía el aeropuerto de Vitoria con Londres y Dublín". El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). EFE. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  8. ^ López, Luis (1 December 2010). "Vitoria se queda sin vuelos regulares". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  9. ^ Gatón, Natxo (4 October 2014). "Helitt cierra definitivamente sin devolver el dinero a decenas de vitorianos". GasteizHoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  10. ^ a b Berdonces, Juan Carlos (10 October 2016). "Milán y Tenerife serán los primeros destinos de Ryanair desde Foronda". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Ryanair estrena su vuelo de Vitoria a Colonia". EITB (in Spanish). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Ryanair presenta su calendario de vuelos de invierno 2017 para Vitoria". Ryanair's Corporate Website (in Spanish). Ryanair. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  13. ^ Cuesta, Gabriel (19 November 2018). "Ryanair confirma su enlace con Mallorca desde Foronda". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Ryanair anuncia su calendario de invierno 2019 para Vitoria y aumentará su tráfico en el aeropuerto un 40%". Ryanair's Corporate Website (in Spanish). Ryanair. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Ryanair reforzará la conectividad regional en España con 4 nuevas rutas domésticas". Ryanair's Corporate Website (in Spanish). Ryanair. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  16. ^ Echezarra, Saioa (26 November 2020). "Ryanair volará desde Foronda 4 años más y sumará una nueva ruta a Bruselas". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  17. ^ Echezarra, Saioa (23 June 2020). "Binter adelanta al 22 de julio sus vuelos a Tenerife desde Foronda". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  18. ^ Carazo, Ander (22 March 2022). "Álava descontará a Binter los vuelos que «no cumpla» tras suspender la conexión con Tenerife". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  19. ^ del Campo, José Luis; Ortega, David (13 June 2023). "Binter dejará de operar desde Foronda después del verano". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Vuelos Vitoria Bruselas". Aeropuerto de Vitoria Foronda (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  21. ^ Gatón, Natxo (11 February 2022). "Ryanair volará de Foronda a Bruselas a partir de marzo". GasteizHoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes". AeroRoutes. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  23. ^ a b Martín, Begoña (2 September 2023). "La drástica decisión de Ryanair para Vitoria". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  24. ^ a b Echezarra, Saioa (2 September 2023). "Foronda reducirá varios de sus vuelos regulares durante el invierno". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  25. ^ Bravo, Oier (10 January 2023). "Datos de récord en Foronda en 2022". GasteizHoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  26. ^ Estadísticas diciembre 2022 (Report) (in Spanish). Aena. p. 2. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  27. ^ a b "3. Estudio de la situación actual del aeropuerto". Plan director del aeropuerto de Vitoria (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). DGAC. pp. 23, 28. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  28. ^ a b Martínez Artola, Alberto. "Aeropuertos en Euskal Herria". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  29. ^ a b "Informes anuales" (in Spanish). Aena. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  30. ^ Carazo, Ander; Goitia, Jon Ander (17 April 2022). "La afluencia por Semana Santa y la escasez de buses desbordan el parking de Foronda". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  31. ^ "Special buses to the airport". Website of the Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  32. ^ Echezarra, Saioa (10 October 2022). "Álava y Bizkaia gestionarán los autobuses entre las capitales y abrirán una línea Vitoria-Loiu en 2024". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  33. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580F SCD EC-899 Vitoria Airport (VIT)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

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