Largely due to the arrival of Ryanair the passenger traffic at Valladolid has grown from just 195,000 passengers in 2001 to just over 400,000 in 2005.

Valladolid is the capital city of the Castile - Leon area and the airport is around 10 kms outside of the City centre.

The Valladolid arrivals hall is fairly small with only two carousels. The departures area at Valladolid airport includes 8 check in desks and it is here that you will also find a cafe, restaurant and small shop selling cigarettes, newspapers etc.

Parking at Valladolid is quite reasonable and there are 246 spaces plus about another 80 spaces reserved for hire cars. The costs of parking are €0.40 for the 1st 30 mins, €0.50 for the 2nd 30 mins up to a maximum of €7.50 for a day. Lost tickets are charged at €37.50.

There are three bus routes from the airport: Buses from Valladolid to Madrid and Valladolid to Leon must be booked in advance through www.alsa.es, this link takes you through to the English version of their website for timetables and fares. The journey to Madrid takes just over 2 hours. and cost just over €11 each way.

The other buses at Valladolid Airport run between the City and the Airport. There are three buses per day. During the week these buses leave the airport at 1515, 1615 and 1920. The times at weekends and holidays vary. For more information call: 0034 983 230 033

Valladolid Airport Taxis can be found outside of the main terminal building and cost between €16-20 for a trip into the City.

History

Valladolid relied on three aerodromes before the town council started the procedures for an airport in Villanubla in 1921: the first, beside the Cavalry Academy, was opened in 1910; the second is the aerodrome of La Rubia, opened in 1911; and finally the San Isidro aerodrome, opened in 1913.

In 1936, the local inhabitants of Villanubla offered 700,000 metres squared for the construction of the airport. In 1938, Valladolid Airport was opened. The first commercial flight was carried out by a three-engined Junkers 52 of Iberia-Lufthansa which landed on the 28th March from Vitoria on route to Seville. The Salamanca-Valladolid-Burgos-Vitoria route opened this same year.

In 1939, the First Air Brigade was installed in Villanubla. The 16th Regiment was created in 1940 and the 33rd Regiment in 1941. In 1946, the airport was opened to civilian traffic and the Valladolid Flying Club was founded in 1949.

Between 1951 and 1952 the runway was improved with the installation of a hard surface and was equipped with the conditions needed for landing without visibility. Between 1955 and 1964, the airport was closed to civilian traffic. In 1970, the airline Aviaco started to operate scheduled flights.

Between 1972 and 1973, the works on the terminal building were started as well as those for a tread road, parking platform and urbanisation. In 1982, the passenger arrivals area was revamped and an ILS category I system was installed on runway 23. In 1990, the runway was extended. On the 19th June 1991, the airport was opened to international traffic. The new terminal area was opened in the year 2000.

Valladolid Airport - AENA airport

Address:

Carretera N-601 KM 203

47620 - Villanubla

Valladolid

Airport Code: VLL

Telephone: 0034 983 415 500

Fax: 983 415 513

URL: http://www.aena.es/valladolid

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Runway 05/23

9843 x 197 feet
3000 x 60 meters

Runway 15/33

2976 x 197 feet
907 x 60 meters

Navaids

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Valladolid Airport - AENA airport

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