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Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport

Aeropuerto Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat
Aeroport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat
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BCN AIRPORT FROM FLIGHT BCN-ORY A320 EC-MLE (43952944862).jpg
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner ENAIRE
Operator Aena
Serves Barcelona, Spain
Location El Prat de Llobregat
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 41°17′49″N 002°04′42″E / 41.29694°N 2.07833°E / 41.29694; 2.07833
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BCN is located in Spain
BCN
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Location in Spain
Runway
Runway Length Surface
m ft
07L/25R 3,743 12,281 Asphalt concrete
07R/25L 2,660 8,727 Asphalt concrete
02/20 2,528 8,293 Asphalt concrete
07C/25C (planned in 21 October 2018) 2,530 8,295 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 50,172,457
Passenger change 17–18 Increase 6.1%
Aircraft movements 335,651
Movements change 17–18 Increase 3.7%
Cargo (t) 172,939.9
Cargo change 17–18 Increase 10.8%
Sources: Passenger Traffic, AENA
Spanish AIP, AENA,

Barcelona–El Prat Airport is a very important airport in Spain. It is often just called Barcelona Airport. This airport is located about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) southwest of the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia. It serves the areas of El Prat de Llobregat, Viladecans, and Sant Boi.

What is Barcelona Airport?

Barcelona Airport is one of the busiest airports in Spain. It helps millions of people travel every year. It connects Barcelona with many cities around the world.

A Hub for Travelers

Many airlines use Barcelona Airport as a main base or a focus city. This means lots of flights start or end here. It's a busy place with planes taking off and landing all day long!

How Busy is the Airport?

In 2018, over 50 million passengers used Barcelona Airport. That's a huge number of people! The airport also handled more than 335,000 aircraft movements (take-offs and landings). It also moved over 172,000 tons of cargo. This shows how important it is for both people and goods.

Getting Around the Airport

Barcelona Airport has several runways where planes land and take off. The longest runway is over 3,700 meters (12,000 feet) long! This allows even very large airplanes to use the airport safely.

Terminals

The airport has different buildings called terminals. These are where passengers check in, go through security, and board their flights. There are also shops and restaurants inside the terminals.

Images for kids

  • 17-12-04-Aeropuerto de Barcelona-El Prat-RalfR-DSCF0722

    The new control tower is a hyperboloid structure.

  • T1 Prat Aitor Agirregabiria

    Terminal 1

  • 14-08-04-barcelona-RalfR-03

    Terminal 2

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