San Sebastián Airport

San Sebastián Airport
Aeropuerto de San Sebastián
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAENA
ServesSan Sebastián
LocationFuenterrabía
Elevation AMSL15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates43°21′23″N 01°47′26″W / 43.35639°N 1.79056°W / 43.35639; -1.79056
Map
EAS
Location within Spain
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 5,755 1,800 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers482,662
Passengers change 22-2325.8%
Movements6,155
Movements change 22-23 10.4%
Cargo (t)2.5
Sources: [1]

San Sebastián Airport (IATA: EAS, ICAO: LESO) is the airport serving San Sebastián in Basque Country, Spain. Despite its name, the facilities are located in the municipality of Hondarribia, with the runway stretching like a spit of land along the river Bidasoa right on the Spanish–French border.

The airport primarily serves domestic flights, especially to Madrid, and an international service to London City has commenced as of July 2022. A scheme is in the pipeline to lengthen the runway (2008) in order to meet the requirements established to provide service for larger aircraft. Preliminary plans are still coming up against strong opposition, which has added to the economic difficulties facing the carriers using the airport, making its future all the more uncertain. Other nearby airports are Bilbao Airport (117 km (73 mi) by car) and Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (32 km (20 mi)).

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Binter Canarias Gran Canaria,[2] Tenerife–North
British Airways Seasonal: Edinburgh (ends 14 July 2026),[3] Glasgow (begins 18 July 2026),[4] London–City[5]
Iberia Madrid
Volotea Seville[6]
Seasonal: Málaga,[7] Menorca,[8] Palma de Mallorca[9]
Vueling Barcelona

Statistics

PassengersYear0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic
Busiest routes from EAS (2024)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2023 / 24
1 Madrid 225,417 0.9%
2 Barcelona 136,975 1.5%
3 Seville 23,745 2.6%
4 Gran Canaria 22,444 0.4%
5 Valencia 21,148 1.8%
6 Málaga 20,643 0.7%
7 London-City 11,594 153.0%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo

Public transport

  • Ekialdebus: a bus line (E21) connects San Sebastián center (Gipuzkoa square) and Hondarribia with a stop at the airport. Buses depart every 45 minutes.[10]
  • Ekialdebus: a bus line (E30) connects San Sebastián bus station (Federico Garcia Lorca street) and the airport from the 20th of June to the 30th of September. There are 11 buses departing every day from San Sebastián.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Página principal | Aeropuerto de San Sebastián | Aena". AENA.
  2. ^ "Una nueva ruta regular conectará a partir del 1 de diciembre Hondarribia con todas las islas canarias". 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ "British Airways announces a further three new European routes for summer 2026".
  4. ^ "British Airways announces a further three new European routes for summer 2026".
  5. ^ "When will BA take London City airport more seriously?". Independent.co.uk. 20 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Hondarribia remonta el vuelo con dos nuevas rutas a Málaga y Sevilla". 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Hondarribia remonta el vuelo con dos nuevas rutas a Málaga y Sevilla". 9 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Volotea se estrena en Hondarribia con rutas a Palma y Menorca este verano". 29 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Volotea se estrena en Hondarribia con rutas a Palma y Menorca este verano". 29 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Ekialdebus E21 Linea". Moovit. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  11. ^ "El aeropuerto de Hondarribia tendrá conexión directa por autobús desde Donostia en verano". Moovit. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.