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Valencia Airport

Valencia, Spain

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ICAO

LEVC

Elevation

240 ft

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The Essence of Valencia Airport

VLC

Location

Valencia · VC · Spain

Connectivity

82 routes · 57 destinations

Position

39.489°, -0.481° · 240 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

Schengen Visa (C), National Visa (D)Official

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Eastern Spain's gateway connecting Valencia to the world.

Opened

1933

Location

Valencia, Spain

Valencia Airport (IATA: VLC, ICAO: LEVC) is the primary international airport serving the city of Valencia and the surrounding Valencian Community in eastern Spain. Located approximately 8 kilometres west of the city centre near the town of Manises, it is managed by AENA, the Spanish airport authority. The airport handled around 8–9 million passengers annually in pre-pandemic years and has recovered strongly since 2020. It serves a wide range of European and international destinations, with significant traffic from low-cost carriers as well as traditional airlines. Valencia Airport played a notable role during Formula 1's European Grand Prix era in Valencia, and the city's growing tourism and trade profile continues to drive passenger growth at the facility.

Terminals

The airport operates a single main passenger terminal with two modules (T1 and T2) handling both Schengen and non-Schengen traffic.

Getting to & from

Valencia Airport is connected to the city centre by the Valencia Metro (Line 3 and Line 5), with journey times of approximately 20–25 minutes to the city's main stations.

Airlines here

Major airlines operating at Valencia include Ryanair, Vueling, Iberia, Air Europa, and easyJet, with Ryanair holding a particularly strong presence.

Notable facts

›Located near Manises, historically a centre of Valencian ceramic tile production.
›AENA, the Spanish state airport operator, manages the airport.
›The airport has a runway length of approximately 2,660 metres (runway 12/30).
›Valencia Airport served as a logistical hub during the 2019 Open Arms migrant rescue ship standoff.
›Passenger numbers exceeded 8 million in 2019 before declining due to COVID-19.

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Route map (56 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

VLC → PMIAB · 738 320 73G

VLC → VIEAB · 320

VLC → FRAAC · 319

VLC → CDGAF · 738

VLC → CMNAT · AT7

VLC → MADAY · CR9 CR2

VLC → FCOAZ · 32S

VLC → PMIAZ · E90

VLC → GVAF7 · S20

VLC → NRNFR · 738

VLC → OPOFR · 738

VLC → PMIFR · 738

VLC → STNFR · 738

VLC → TRSFR · 738

VLC → BGYFR · 738

VLC → BLQFR · 738

VLC → BRIFR · 738

VLC → BRSFR · 738

VLC → DUBFR · 738

VLC → IBZFR · 738

VLC → MAHFR · 738

VLC → MANFR · 738

VLC → PSAFR · 738

VLC → SCQFR · 738

VLC → TFSFR · 738

VLC → TSFFR · 738

VLC → BRUFR · 738

VLC → CIAFR · 738

VLC → SDRFR · 738

VLC → BVAFR · 738

VLC → CRLFR · 738

VLC → EMAFR · 738

VLC → HHNFR · 738

VLC → LPAFR · 738

VLC → MRSFR · 738

VLC → VIEHG · 320

VLC → AMSHV · 73H 73W

VLC → EINHV · 73H 73W

VLC → RTMHV · 73H 73W

VLC → BIOIB · CR2 CR9 AT7

VLC → CMNIB · AT7

VLC → FCOIB · 320

VLC → PMIIB · CR9 AT7

VLC → AMSIB · 320

VLC → LPAIB · CRK

VLC → OVDIB · CRK CR9

VLC → BRUIB · 320

VLC → MADIB · CR9 CRK AT7 CR2

VLC → AGPIB · AT7

VLC → IBZIB · AT7 CR2 CR9

VLC → MAHIB · CR2 AT7

VLC → ORYIB · 320

VLC → SVQIB · CRK CR2 CR9 AT7

VLC → TFNIB · CR9

VLC → DUSLH · 319 320

VLC → FRALH · 32A 319

VLC → MUCLH · 319

VLC → ZRHLX · 321 320

VLC → PRGOK · 738

VLC → PRGQS · 738

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 737-80032 routes Airbus A32021 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 729 routes Canadair Regional Jet 9008 routes Airbus A3196 routes Canadair Regional Jet 2006 routes Canadair Regional Jet 10004 routes 73H3 routes 73W3 routes Embraer RJ1453 routes Fokker 1003 routes Embraer 1902 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Valencia Airport, also known as Manises Airport, is the tenth-busiest Spanish airport in terms of passengers and second in the Valencian Community after Alicante. It is situated 8 km (5.0 mi) west of the city of Valencia, in Manises. In 2025, the airport served 140 routes across Europe, Canada, and North Africa, handling 11.8 million passengers, with 8.9 million of these travelling internationally.

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