Valladolid Airport

Valladolid Airport (IATA: VLL, ICAO: LEVD) is an airport situated in the municipality of Villanubla, ten kilometres northwest of Valladolid (Castile and León, Spain). The civilian airport shares space with an air base of the Spanish Air and Space Force called "Base Aérea de Villanubla" (Villanubla Air Base). It is today the largest and busiest airport of Castile and León (largely surpassing León, Salamanca and Burgos).^[1]

Valladolid Airport Aeropuerto de Valladolid
IATA: VLL ICAO: LEVD
Summary
Airport type	Public and military
Owner/Operator	Aena
Serves	Valladolid and Palencia, Spain
Location	Villanubla, Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain
Elevation AMSL	2,776 ft / 846 m
Coordinates	41°42′22″N 04°51′07″W
Map
VLL Location of airport in Spain
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 9,843 3,000 Asphalt 15/33 2,976 900 Grass
Statistics (2024)
Passengers 192,038 Passengers change 23-24 9.4% Movements 6,599 Movements change 23-24 1.0% Cargo (t) 225 Cargo change 23-24 96.3%
Sources: https://www.aena.es/es/estadisticas/inicio.html

History

The airport was opened in 1938 in Villanubla, a small town 11 km from Valladolid. It has been renovated in 1952, 1972, 1982, 1990 and 2000.

In 1970, the company Aviaco began operating scheduled flights. In 1982, an ILS category I system was installed on runway 23. The runway was extended in 1990.^[2]

In the mid 1990s, Aviaco operated scheduled flights to Paris Orly using MD88 aircraft.^[3]

21st. Century

Valladolid Airport in 2006

The new passenger terminal was inaugurated in 2000, and its main features are its clean, functional design, emphasised by spaciousness and numerous aesthetically pleasing elements. During recent years, with the arrival of low-cost airline companies, passenger numbers have increased greatly, particularly in the area of tourist and holiday flights. The terminal offers all the usual amenities expected by passengers, including a duty-free shop, café and restaurant, ATM and information services.

During the 2000s, Air France operated twice daily flights to Paris CDG.^[4]

Vueling dropped its Barcelona-Valladolid route in 2024^[5]

In 2025 Ryanair cancelled all of its operations in Valladolid due to airport fees^[6]

Airlines and destinations

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

Airlines	Destinations
Binter Canarias	Gran Canaria,[7] Tenerife–North[8]
Iberia[9]	Seasonal: Gran Canaria,[citation needed] Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife–North

Statistics

The terminal building

CASA C-295M of the Spanish Air and Space Force at the point of landing at the military base

Annual passenger traffic at VLL airport. See Wikidata query.

Passenger numbers and aircraft movements since 2000:^[10]

Passenger volume Year Passengers 2000 207,000 2001 195,000 2002 205,000 2003 232,000 2004 442,000 2005 445,000 2006 458,000 2007 512,929 2008 479,716 2009 365,683 2010 392,683 2011 462,477 2012 378,419 2013 260,271 2014 223,587 2015 218,293 2016 231,868 2017 227,269 2018 253,271 2019 249,224 2020 71,685 2021 102,543 2022 172,006 2023 208,923 2024 192,038

Operations volume Year Operations 2000 8,692 2001 8,510 2002 8,169 2003 8,192 2004 11,386 2005 12,056 2006 11,582 2007 14,093 2008 13,002 2009 9,233 2010 8,969 2011 9,077 2012 6,520 2013 4,591 2014 4,388 2015 4,650 2016 4,419 2017 5,089 2018 5,032 2019 5,670 2020 2,843 2021 5,651 2022 7,278 2023 6,533

Cargo volume Year Tonnes 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 678,217 2005 303,454 2006 120,804 2007 31,012 2008 34,650 2009 75,174 2010 31,890 2011 46,200 2012 18,756 2013 28,514 2014 21,744 2015 78,704 2016 29,862 2017 25,545 2018 149,687 2019 10,849 2020 5,551 2021 1,988 2022 6,967 2023 6,120 Source: [11]Airport of Valladolid, AENA

See also

• Valladolid
• Province of Valladolid
• List of airports in Spain