Valencia (Manises) Airport. Xativa. Ontinyent
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Valencia Airport in Manises (IATA: VLC), also known as Manises Airport, is the 8th busiest Spanish airport in terms of passengers and second in the region after Alicante with a total 5,933,424 people using the airport in 2007. This total was a vast increase on the numbers of passengers using the airport in 2006 and equated to growth of 19.4% which meant Valencia Airport was the 2nd fastest growing airport in all of Spain in 2007 after Girona airport.
Valencia Airport has flight connections to about 15 European countries and 5.7 million passengers passed through the airport in 2008. Valencias Aeropuerto de Manises is served by a barrage of national and low-cost carriers, with daily flights arriving from London, Dublin, Paris and Berlin among other destinations as well as from airports throughout Spain including the Balearic Islands.
Valencia Airport has has just one, triple-level terminal that comes with good passenger facilities, and two runways, although the shorter runway 04/22 is not in use and has no ILS but has a helipad at the south-western end.
A new regional terminal, expanded car parking facilities and apron area have been recently completed in time for the 2007 Americas Cup. The runway has been also lengthened by 500m.
Valencia Airport is the main base of Iberia’s regional carrier Air Nostrum. Irish low-cost airline Ryanair used the airport as a hub since 2007 but decided to close it in November 2008 following a row over subsidies by the airport authorities.
Valencia airport is situated 9km west of the city of Valencia, on the A3 highway which connects Valencia with Madrid, as well as being close to the A7, to Barcelona and into France. Valencia Airport is also well served by public transport. It is connected to Valencia by a regular bus line (MetroBus) every 10 minutes from 05:00 to 23:40 which takes 45 minutes, while
the shuttle service (Aerobus) to city centre takes only 20 minutes. The metro network (lines 3 and 5) also connect the airport to the city centre (15 minutes), the Railway Station Estación del Norte and the Port (fare: € 1,90, winter 2009) with regular 30-minute departures.
In addition, taxis run at all hours and go from the large taxi rank situated directly outside of Arrivals and rates into Valencia are quite reasonable. The taxis are on a first come, first served basis and operate on a queue system.
Valencia Airport Information Tel: 961 598 515 / 961 598 500
Parking: Public parking available with shuttles to terminal from P4 Tel: 961 598 547
Disabled: airport caters to the mobility impaired
Lost luggage: Iberhandling Tel: 961 598 683
Lost luggage: Iberia Tel: 902 341 342
Lost luggage: Newco Tel: 961 598 818
Airlines and Flight Destinations from Valencia Manises Airport (as at March 2010)
Air Berlin : Cologne/Bonn, Palma de Mallorca, Stuttgart [begins 1 April]
Air Europa : Lanzarote, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Tenerife-South
Alitalia : Rome-Fiumicino
Baboo : Geneva
Blue Air : Bucharest-Băneasa, Sibiu
Delta Air Lines : New York-JFK [seasonal]
EasyJet : London-Gatwick
Iberia : Madrid
Iberia operated by Air Nostrum : Asturias, Badajoz, Barcelona, Bilbao, Casablanca, Dubrovnik [seasonal], Funchal [seasonal], Huesca, Ibiza, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, León, Lisbon, Madrid, Málaga, Marrakech [seasonal], Melilla, Minorca, Palma de Mallorca, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Tenerife-North, Valladolid, Vigo
Iberworld :Lanzarote, Tenerife South
Lufthansa Regional operated by Eurowings : Düsseldorf
Ryanair : Bari, Bologna, Bournemouth [begins 2 April], Bristol, Brussels South-Charleroi, Cagliari, Dublin [seasonal], East Midlands, Hahn, London-Stansted, Madrid, Malaga [begins 22 June], Malta [begins 18 May], Milan-Orio al Serio, Oslo-Rygge [begins 31 March], Pisa, Rome-Ciampino, Trapani [begins 5 May], Weeze
Spanair : Barcelona, Lanzarote, Madrid, Tenerife-South
Swiss International Air Lines : Zürich
TAP Portugal operated by Portugália : Lisbon
TAROM : Bucharest-Otopeni
Transavia.com : Amsterdam
Travel Service Airlines operated by Smart Wings : Prague [seasonal]
Vueling : Amsterdam, Bucharest-Otopeni, Brussels, Ibiza, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Malta, Milan-Malpensa, Paris-Orly, Rome-Fiumicino, Seville, Tenerife-North
Wizz Air : Bucharest-Băneasa, Cluj-Napoca, Sofia, Timişoara
Bus: There is a regular bus service running from Valencia centre to Valencia Airport. Service every 20 minutes from 06:30 to 23:45
Metro: Metro train runs from the Airport to the centre of Valencia , easily linking to the main railway stations in Valencia.
For bus transportation (tel: +34(0)963 160 707) to Valencia you have the choice of two lines. The Aero-Bus takes you directly to the centre of Valencia. Between 06:00 and 22:00 buses leave every 20 minutes and it costs €2.50. Local bus line 150 also connects the airport with Valencia, but this line stops at many more places and it costs €1.05, the last bus leaves at 23:15.
Car rental - Valencia Airport
On the ground floor of the Arrivals Hall there are five car rental companies represented: Avis, Centauro, Europa Rent-a-Car, Europcar and Hertz. You can also reserve a rental car in advance using the service EasyTerra provides, they compare the rates of several providers in a single quote.
Taxis at Valencia Airport
Taxis are in front of the exit of the Valencia Airport Arrivals Hall. The price is dependent on the time, but costs €0.73-€0.93 per kilometer, there is an airport surcharge of €2.75. A ride to Valencia costs approximately €15.00. You can call a taxi (tel: +34(0)963 703 333).
Valencia Airport Parking
The most important parking area P1, right in front of the terminal building, is closed at the moment because work is being done on the construction of a covered parking garage. P4 (tel: +34(0) 961 598 547) is now the designated parking area, it is easier to access this area from CV-370 that goes between Manises and Ribarroja. There is a shuttle bus to the terminal. Rates: for the first half hour €0.50, second half hour €0.70 then €1.20 per hour or €12.00 per day.
Hotels at Valencia Airport
There are no hotels at Valencia Airport. The nearest options are the NH Jardines del Turia (tel: +34(0)963 905 460), Husa Mas Camarena (tel: +34(0) 963 110 950) and Posadas de España Paterna (tel: (+34(0)961 366 121). The last two are in the Parque Tecnológico in Valencia. For more hotels and to reserve online you can go to Booking.com, they have a large range of hotels with great internet rates.
Shops and restaurants at Valencia Airport
Valencia Airport does not have an extensive range of bars and shops and restaurants are completely absent, but you can eat something in one of the four bars/coffee shops. There are six shops, including one Duty Free shop.
Lost Baggage at Valencia Airport
You can report misplaced baggage at the counter for Iberhandling (tel: +34(0) 961 598 683) in the Arrivals Hall. You cannot store baggage at Valencia Airport.
Information at Valencia Airport
There are general information counters in the Arrivals Hall and Departures Hall (tel: +34(0)961 598 500). The Tourism Bureau (tel: +34(0) 961 530 229) can be found in the Arrivals Hall.
