Santiago de Compostela Airport

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General information

Santiago de Compostela Airport is the largest airport in northwestern Spain, two other airports in the autonomous region of Galicia are A Coruña Airport and Vigo Airport. The airport is named after Rosalía de Castro (1837 – 1885), a writer and poet from Galicia. Many flights to and from Santiago are operated by Vueling and Ryanair, the airport has one terminal and one runway. Santiago de Compostela is known as a place of pilgrimage and the end of the Way of Saint James, many pilgrims walk to the city and fly back. It used to be possible to travel to and from the airport by Empresa Freire (Santiago de Compostela, Lugo) and Travidi (A Coruña), these bus operators are no longer active at the airport.

Where is Santiago de Compostela Airport situated?

The airport is located to the east of the city and is easily accessible via the Autovía A-54 (Autovía del Aeropuerto) and Autopista AP-9 (Autoestrada do Atlántico).

How many terminals does Santiago de Compostela Airport have?

The airport has one modern and well-arranged terminal. This terminal replaced the old terminal of Santiago de Compostela Airport in 2011.

Source of image: Aena Aeropuertos S.A.

A good alternative for flying to or from Santiago de Compostela Airport are the following airports, sorted by distance from the airport. You can also take a look at the complete list of airports in Spain.

Airport
Distance
Porto Airport (Portugal) 185km

Which airlines fly from and to Santiago de Compostela Airport?

The main airlines at the airport are:
  • Vueling brand logo
    Vueling
  • Ryanair brand logo
    Ryanair
  • Air Europa brand logo
    Air Europa
  • easyJet brand logo
    easyJet
  • Iberia brand logo
    Iberia
Here you can find the complete list of airlines at Santiago de Compostela Airport.

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