Asturias Airport

Asturias Airport, (IATA: OVD, ICAO: LEAS) is the only international airport of Asturias, Spain, in Castrillón. Traffic consists primarily of scheduled domestic flights and some seasonal scheduled international flights. In 2024, the airport handled 1,993,256 passengers and managed 15,465 operations. The airport is located in Anzu, parish of Santiago del Monte, municipality of Castrillón, 15 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón and 47 km from the regional capital, Oviedo.

Asturias Airport Aeropuerto de Asturias Aeropuertu d'Asturies
IATA: OVD ICAO: LEAS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Aena
Serves	Asturias, Spain
Opened	June 11, 1968 (1968-06-11)
Focus city for	Volotea
Elevation AMSL	127 m / 416 ft
Coordinates	43°33′49″N 06°02′05″W
Website	aena-aeropuertos.es
Map
OVD Location within Asturias
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers 1,993,256 Passengers change 23–24 0,9% Movements 15,465 Movements change 23-24 1,2% Cargo (t) 7,2
Sources: AENA[1]

History

The airport first opened on 11 June 1968.^[2] The first commercial route was established with Madrid and soon after another route came into operation, which linked Santiago de Compostela with Barcelona via Asturias and Bilbao.

In 1980, the airport underwent its first major expansion in preparation for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. In 1982, the aircraft parking platform doubled in size. An additional 5 check-in desks were added to the existing ones. 2 boarding gates and 2 arrival gates, a new cafeteria-restaurant and several shops were also new additions.^{[citation needed]}

Further improvements occurred in 1994 and 2000 which included upgrading of the building and expansion of the apron.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, a series of improvements were made to the airport, that would enable it to handle a higher volume of passengers and aircraft traffic. Construction work on adding a second floor to the airport, that was accessible to passengers, was completed, and 3 jet bridges were also installed, allowing passengers to embark directly from the terminal building onto the aircraft. ^[3][4]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Asturias:^[5]

Airlines	Destinations
Binter Canarias	Gran Canaria,[6] Tenerife–North
Iberia	Madrid,[7] Palma de Mallorca Seasonal: Gran Canaria,[citation needed] Melilla,[8] Tenerife–North[citation needed]
Lufthansa	Seasonal: Frankfurt,[9] Munich[10]
Ryanair[11][12]	Charleroi,[13] Rome–Fiumicino,[14] Weeze[15]
Volotea	Alicante,[16] Barcelona,[17] Bergamo,[18] Lisbon,[19] Málaga,[16] Palma de Mallorca,[16] Seville,[16] Tenerife–South,[16] Valencia[16] Seasonal: Castellón,[20] Fuerteventura,[16] Granada,[21] Gran Canaria,[16] Ibiza,[16] Lanzarote,[16] Menorca,[16] Murcia,[16] Venice[22]
Vueling	Amsterdam,[23] Barcelona,[24] Gran Canaria,[24] London–Gatwick,[25] Palma de Mallorca,[24] Paris–Orly,[26] Seville, Tenerife–North[27][24] Seasonal: Ibiza[28][better source needed]

Statistics

Check-in hall

Terminal interior

Year	Passenger numbers	Air cargo (kg.)	Flight operations
2001	816,087 (19th)	641,241 (22nd)	12,526 (27th)
2002	774,317 (20th)	577,235 (22nd)	12,036 (27th)
2003	839,814 (24th)	484,441 (23rd)	12,867 (27th)
2004	943,992 (22nd)	420,256 (24th)	14,198 (26th)
2005	1,251,495 (21st)	230,201 (28th)	17,535 (21st)
2006	1,353,030 (21st)	199,437 (25th)	17,987 (26th)
2007	1,560,830 (20th)	196,741 (26th)	19,148 (28th)
2008	1,530,248 (19th)	139,455 (25th)	18,371 (26th)
2009	1,316,088 (20th)	113,149 (24th)	16,033 (27th)
2010[29]	1,355,364 (19th)	110,645 (25th)	16,538 (25th)
2011	1,339,010 (19th)	136,772 (23rd)	15,349 (25th)
2012	1,309,640 (18th)	101,782 (25th)	13,252 (25th)
2013	1,039,409 (19th)	94,361 (29th)	10,407 (23rd)
2014	1,065,570 (19th)	71,202 (24th)	11,715 (24th)
2015	1,119,273 (18th)	64,237 (26th)	10,758 (27th)
2016	1,281,979 (18th)	53,638 (24th)	11,928 (25th)
2017	1,407,217 (18th)	32,860 (25th)	13,005 (24th)
2018	1,400,481 (19th)	33,038 (26th)	12,444 (26th)
2019	1,417,433 (19th)	28,538 (26th)	13,406 (25th)
2020	498,950 (18th)	19,733 (25th)	6,196 (31st)
2021	831,793 (17th)	7,305 (25th)	8,064 (32nd)
2022	1,454,763 (17th)	9,404 (25th)	12,189 (30th)
2023[30]	1,974,850 (17th)	11,494 (25th)	15,289 (27th)
2024	1,993,256 (18th)	7,184 (25th)	15,465 (26th)

Busiest routes

Busiest international routes from OVD (2023)

Rank	Destination	Passengers	Change 2022 / 23
1	London-Gatwick	61,530	47%
2	Rome-Fiumicino	45,718	630%
3	London-Stansted	42,344	546%
4	Paris-Orly	39,834	41%
5	Charleroi	33,294	470%
6	Bergamo	32,020	New route
7	Lisbon	31,099	New route
8	Weeze	30,468	505%
9	Amsterdam	28,979	515%
10	Dublin	26,439	465%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[31]

Busiest domestic routes from OVD (2023)

Rank	Destination	Passengers	Change 2022 / 23
1	Madrid	394,572	21%
2	Barcelona	373,819	51%
3	Málaga	112,280	7%
4	Alicante	106,110	1%
5	Palma de Mallorca	94,303	6%
6	Gran Canaria	93,693	25%
7	Seville	90,060	23%
8	Tenerife-North	89,194	12%
9	Valencia	70,132	19%
10	Lanzarote	41,435	10%
11	Menorca	23,243	16%
12	Granada	17,606	New route
13	Tenerife-South	15,932	22%
14	Ibiza	13,328	40%
15	Murcia	10,695	13%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[31]

Ground transport

• Road - The airport may be reached by both the A-8 motorway and the N-632 national road.
• Bus - Alsa coach company offers a service between the airport and the cities of Avilés, Gijón and Oviedo. Some routes also stop in Piedras Blancas and Salinas.
• Taxis - These are available at the airport.
• Car Rental Services - Avis and Hello Rent a Car.