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Jerez Airport

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Jerez Airport

Aeropuerto de Jerez
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAena
ServesCádiz and Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
LocationJerez de la Frontera (Cádiz), Andalusia, Spain
Elevation AMSL28 m / 93 ft
Coordinates36°44′41″N 006°03′36″W / 36.74472°N 6.06000°W / 36.74472; -6.06000
Map
XRY is located in Andalusia
XRY
XRY
Location of airport in Andalusia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,300 7,546 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers1.046.251
Passenger change 16–17Increase14,1%
Movements48.628
Source: AENA [2], Spanish AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]

Jerez Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Jerez) (IATA: XRY, ICAO: LEJR), is an airport located 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast[1] of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain, about 28.1 mi (45.2 km) from Cádiz.

Overview

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Jerez Airport is a modern airport with the principal arrivals and departures areas on the ground floor. Ryanair introduced regular flights between Jerez Airport and London which helped to increase passenger numbers at the airport to 1.1 million in 2004. Most visitors at the airport arrive from Germany (39%) and the UK (7%), however around 48% of all arriving passengers at Jerez Airport come from domestic flights. One of the leading flight schools is located at the airport, FTE Jerez, based at the airport's old military barracks.[2]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Jerez de la Frontera Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Binter Canarias Tenerife–North
Seasonal: Gran Canaria[3]
Condor Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg (resumes 2 May 2025),[4] Leipzig/Halle,[5] Munich[6]
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt,[7] Munich
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich
Eurowings Düsseldorf
Seasonal: Hamburg
Helvetic Airways Seasonal: Bern[8]
Iberia Madrid[9]
Seasonal: Santander
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham (begins 2 May 2025),[10] Leeds/Bradford (begins 6 May 2025),[11] London–Stansted (begins 1 May 2026),[12] Manchester (begins 3 May 2025)[13]
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg
Ryanair[14] Barcelona
Seasonal: London–Stansted, Palma de Mallorca[15]
TUI Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick
TUI fly Belgium Brussels
TUI fly Deutschland Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart
Vueling Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca
Seasonal: Bilbao[16]

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at XRY airport. See Wikidata query.
Year[17] 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Passengers (thousands) 692 802 771 846 1,117 1,297 1,382 1,607 1,303 1,079 1,043 1,029 913 811 758 823 916 1046.6
Operations 24,800 26,988 32,687 24,946 26,599 38,235 46,535 50,374 50,511 45,451 50,941 41,713 38,701 42,257 38,358 43,563 49,266 48.628

Ground transportation

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Rail

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Jerez-Aeropuerto railway station serves the airport. Local Cercanías trains on line C1 as well as medium-distance trains to Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Córdoba and Seville stop at the station.[18]

Bus

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There are infrequent buses to and from the airport to Jerez, El Puerto de Santa Maria and Cádiz.[19]

Controversy

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Taxis and car rental companies have lobbied to ensure they are the primary transport options. Jerez Airport train station is situated to the west of the airport, this is the other side of the car parking, at a 1-minute walk. Even though local trains (Cercanías) and medium distance (Media Distancia) both pass the airport station all day long. Local taxi groups have lobbied to ensure that 90% of services do not stop at Jerez Airport. This makes the timetable quite infrequent and discourages the use of public transport. The rail company Renfe has a seating policy which ensures that arriving passengers will often not even be able to buy train tickets on Media Distancia services as the seats will be full in advance.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b EAD Basic [1]
  2. ^ "FTE Jerez". Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  3. ^ "Noticias".
  4. ^ "Condor NS25 Europe Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ^ "CONDOR NS24 EUROPE NETWORK ADDITIONS – 06AUG23".
  6. ^ "Sommer 2023: Condor plant einige neue Ferienstrecken ab Deutschland". 27 May 2022.
  7. ^ Umstellung des touristischen Kurz- und Mittelstreckenangebots auf Eurowings Discover
  8. ^ "Summer 2023 schedule - Bern Airport". Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  9. ^ "IBERIA NW24 Madrid – Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24". Aeroroutes.
  10. ^ "La aerolínea Jet2, muy cerca de aterrizar en el Aeropuerto de Jerez". 25 June 2024.
  11. ^ "La aerolínea Jet2, muy cerca de aterrizar en el Aeropuerto de Jerez". 25 June 2024.
  12. ^ https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-and-jet2holidays-tease-further-growth-as-expanded-summer-2026-programme-released
  13. ^ "La aerolínea Jet2, muy cerca de aterrizar en el Aeropuerto de Jerez". 25 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Ryanair NS23 A320 Network Additions – 05FEB23". Aeroroutes.
  15. ^ "RYANAIR REFORZARÁ LA CONECTIVIDAD REGIONAL EN ESPAÑA CON 4 NUEVAS RUTAS DOMÉSTICAS | Ryanair's Corporate Website". 20 October 2020.
  16. ^ "El Aeropuerto de Jerez volverá a tener vuelos con Bilbao a partir del próximo 26 de marzo". 19 January 2023.
  17. ^ "AENA Airport Statistics".
  18. ^ "Jerez Airport Transport Guide". Jerez Airport. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  19. ^ "Jerez Airport Transport Guide". Jerez Airport. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
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