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Location Information

Location Name

Málaga Airport

Airport codes (IATA: AGP, ICAO: LEMG)

Location Address

Avenida García Morato, s/n 29004 Málaga, Spain

Access

From the airport, the N-340 leads to Fuengirola (south-west of the airport) and Málaga (north-east of the airport). Once in Málaga, the N-331 leads north to Córdoba. The airport is also accessible from the E-15 motorway, which leads to the towns of the Costa del Sol.

Airport Overview

Malaga Airport is located 8 km from the city centre with excellent communication links to the whole of the Costa del Sol.

Málaga Airport (IATA: AGP, ICAO: LEMG), also known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport, is the fourth busiest airport in Spain and the main international airport for the Costa Del Sol. It is 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Málaga and 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Torremolinos. The airport has flight connections to over 60 countries worldwide, and 11,622,443 passengers passed through it in 2009. The airport currently operates with two terminals. A third terminal adjacent to the previous two is currently under construction and is to open on 15 March 2010. A second runway is expected to open at the end of 2010.

Málaga Airport is the international airport of Andalucia accounting for 85 percent of its international traffic and is the only one offering a wide variety of international destinations. The airport, connected to the Costa Del Sol, has a daily link with twenty cities in Spain and over one hundred cities in Europe. Direct flights also operate to Africa, the Middle East and North America. In 2009 Málaga was the 33rd busiest airport in Europe

Time Zone

GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October)

Contacts

Telephone + 34 9024 04704

Web www.aena.es

Airport Information

Airlines

* Aer Lingus (Belfast, Cork, Dublin)
* Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
* Aigle Azur (France)
* Air Berlin (Berlin-Tegel, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Münster/Osnabrück, Paderborn/Lippstadt, Palma de Mallorca)
* Air Europa (Bilbao, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
* Air Finland (Helsinki)
* Air France (France)
* Air Mediterranee (France)
* Air Nostrum (Asturias, Bilbao, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Melilla, Palma de Mallorca, San Sebastian, Santander, Tenerife-North, Valencia)
* Air Transat (Montréal)
* Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
* Astraeus (London-Gatwick, Manchester)
* Austrian Airlines (Austria)
* Blue Air (Bucharest-Baneasa)
* bmibaby (Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands, Manchester)
* British Airways
* British Midland / bmi (United Kingdom)
* Brussels Airlines (Brussels)
* Bulgaria Air (Bulgary)
* Centralwings (Krakow, Warsaw)
* Clickair (Barcelona, Bilbao)
* Condor Airlines (Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart)
* Delta Air Lines (Worldwide)
* easyJet (Basel/Mulhouse, Belfast-International, Berlin-Schönefeld, Bristol, Dortmund, Geneva, Glasgow-International, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Milan-Malpensa, Newcastle, Nottingham)
* Europe Airpost (France)
* Finnair (Helsinki)
* First Choice (London-Gatwick)
* Flightline (Gatwick, Luton, Manchester, Belfast)
* Fly Niki (Berlin, Viena, Faro, Paris)
* Flybe (Exeter, Norwich, Southampton)
* Flyglobespan (Durham Tees Valley, Edinburgh, Glasgow-International)
* FlyLAL (Lithuania)
* Futura (USA, Brazil, Indonesia, Gambia)
* GB Airways (London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Manchester)
* Germanwings (Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Dresden)
* Globespan Airways Ltd. (redirects to flyglobespan)
* Helicopteros del Sureste (Spain, Italy, Portugal, Chile)
* Iberia (Madrid)
* Iberworld (Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Caribbean)
* Jet2.com (Belfast-International, Blackpool, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle)
* Jetairfly (Brussels)
* Kuwait Airways (Kuwait) [Seasonal]
* LagunAir (León, Salamanca)
* Lauda Air (León, Salamanca)
* LTU International (Düsseldorf, Munich)
* Lufthansa (Dusseldorf)
* Luxair (Luxembourg)
* Malev (Budapest) [Seasonal]
* Martinair (Amsterdam)
* Monarch Airlines (Aberdeen, Birmingham, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester)
* My Travel Airways (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland)
* Neos SPA (Italy)
* Norwegian Air Shuttle (Bergen, Oslo, Oslo/Moss, Stavanger, Trondheim, Warsaw)
* Regional Airlines (Casablanca, Marrakesh)
* Rossiya (St. Petersburg, Moscow)
* Ryanair (Bremen, Brussels-Charleroi, Dublin, Düsseldorf-Weeze, Frankfurt-Hahn, Shannon)
* Saudi Arabian Airlines (Riyadh, Jeddah) [Seasonal]
* Scandinavian Airlines System (Gothenburg-Landvetter, Stockholm-Arlanda, Oslo)
* Spanair (Barcelona, Bilbao, Copenhagen, Dublin, Gran Canaria, Madrid, Stockholm-Arlanda, Tenerife-South)
* Sterling Airlines (Aalborg, Billund, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm-Arlanda)
* Swiftair (Europe, Asia, North Africa)
* Swiss International Air Lines (Geneva, Zürich)
* TAP Portugal (Lisbon, Oporto, Faro)
* Thomas Cook Airlines (London, Brussels, Amsterdam)
* Thomsonfly (Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Doncaster-Sheffield, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester, Newcastle)
* Transavia (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven)
* Travel Service (Prague)
* TUIfly (Stuttgart)
* Vueling Airlines (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bilbao, Brussels, Madrid, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome-Fiumicino, Santiago de Compostela)

Terminals

There are currently 2 terminals, but Terminal 3 will open in 2010

Information and Help Desks

Airport information points (tel: 902 404 704) can be found in Arrivals at both terminals and in Departures in Terminal 2. The multilingual staff wear mint green jackets for easy identification. Airlines also have information desks in both Arrivals and Departures.

Departures

You should check-in at the desks as you enter the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Departures Hall in Terminal 2, and all check-ins can be processed here. There are also some check-in desks in Terminal 1.

There are the usual amenities available once inside the departure lounges; duty free shopping, restaurants and snack bars, gift shops, a chemists and a post office, internet access points, as well as two VIP lounges in Terminal 2.

Once your flight has been allocated a departure gate, passengers will be asked to make their way to a pre-departure 'pier' or 'bay' – where the gates are situated. Access to both bays is from the lounge, with Bay B on the left and Bay C on the right. Usually flights to the UK will start from Bay / Pier C, but this is not always the case so check the information screens in the departure lounge.

For passengers with special needs the Airport provides 'Green Jackets' – customer service agents who will assist up to check-in time, when the airline will take over. Wheelchairs will be requested at check-in.

Airport Facilities
Money and communications: There is a bank in Arrivals in Terminal 2, as well as several ATMs and a post office in Terminal 1. Bureaux de change are available at the bank, in the baggage reclaim halls in both terminals, and in the Terminal 2 Departures lounge. Internet access is available in the terminals.

Eating and Drinking

There are bars, restaurants and fast-food outlets, which can be found in the Centro Plaza in Terminal 1. Bars and cafes are also available in the Centro Comercial in Departures on the second floor of Terminal 2.

Shopping

A variety of shops, including a pharmacy, can be found in the Central Plaza in Terminal 1. Many more shops, including duty-free, are available in the Centro Comercial in Departures on the second floor of Terminal 2.

Luggage

There is no left-luggage facility at the airport. There are lost property offices (tel: 952 048 837 or 851) in both terminals, and a baggage wrapping service in Terminal 2.
Other facilities: There is a medical service, pharmacy, oratory and exhibition area, as well as travel agencies and an aviation museum.

Conference and Business Facilities
The Costa del Sol VIP Lounge is situated in Terminal 2 (tel: 952 048 823) and can be hired for meetings and conferences. The Europa VIP Lounge (tel: 952 048 854) is situated in Terminal 2 and is equipped with telephone and fax facilities, as well as TV, newspapers and complimentary drinks and snacks.

Facilities for Disabled Travellers
The airport is well-equipped for disabled travellers. There are lifts and ramps, adapted toilets, reserved seats in waiting areas, and reserved parking spaces for disabled badge holders in the car parks. The Green Jackets provide assistance and wheelchair facilities in both terminals. For further assistance, passengers should contact their airline direct prior to travel.

Country Information - Spain

Bail Bond: a guarantee to be lodged with the police in the event of an accident or major traffic violation - no longer a legal requirement for Spain and most insurance companies have stopped issuing them.

Children in cars: Children under 12 cannot travel in the front unless using a suitably adapted restraint system. In the rear, passengers under 135cm tall must use specially adapted safety devices and restraints.

Documentation: always carry your driving licence, vehicle registration document (V5), and certificate of motor insurance. If your licence does not incorporate a photograph ensure you carry your passport to validate the licence. If the vehicle is not registered in your name, carry a letter from the registered owner giving you permission to drive.

Drinking and driving: Don't do it. Over 0.05 per cent and you could face anything from a severe fine, withdrawal of your licence, up to imprisonment.

Fines: On the spot fines are issued. Ensure an official receipt is issued by the officer collecting the fine.

First-aid kit is advised, but not compulsory.

Fuel: All grades of unleaded petrol (benzin), diesel (gasoleo 'A') and LPG are available as well as lead substitute additive. Leaded no longer exists. It is allowed to carry petrol in a can. Credit and debit cards are widely accepted, although they probably won't work at automatic pumps, which are often the only pumps open out-of-hours and at lunch-time (from noon to 3pm) away from the Autoroutes. It's a good idea to let your card issuer know you will be travelling abroad. This ensures they don't suspend your card if they spot it being used in unfamiliar places, which they sometimes do as an anti-fraud measure.

Speed Limits

Motorway
120 km/h
Open Road
90-100 km/h
Town
50 km/h

Side of the road Right

Alcohol mg/ml
0.5

General Information

Málaga Airport (IATA: AGP, ICAO: LEMG), also known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport, is the main airport for the Costa del Sol of Spain. It is 8 km southwest of Málaga and 5km north of Torremolinos. The airport has flight connections to over 60 countries worldwide, and 12,813,764 passengers passed through it in 2008. The airport currently operates with two terminals. A third terminal adjacent to the previous two is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in 2009. A second runway is expected to open by 2010.

The first scheduled air service from Malaga began in 1919, when Didier Daurat began regular flights between Toulouse, Barcelona, Alicante, Málaga Tangiers and Casablanca.

In 1937, training academies for the Air Force were set up in Malaga airport, and in 1946 the airport was opened to international civil passenger flights, and was classified as a customs post.

The one runway was extended in the 1960s, and a new terminal was erected in the centre of the site. During this period of development new navigational equipment was installed, including radar system at the end of the decade, in 1970.

Having been known by various names throughout its history, Malaga Airport was officially given its current title in 1965. Three years later, in 1968, the new passenger terminal was opened. In 1972 a second passenger terminal was opened to cater specifically for non-scheduled traffic. An increase in companies offering package holidays (around 30 by 1965) meant that this type of traffic was providing an increasing portion of the airport's business.

In 1991, the brand new Pablo Ruiz Picasso terminal was opened. This building was designed by architect Ricardo Bofill, and was built to be operated in combination with the pre-existing passenger terminal. The new terminal, known also as Terminal 2, hosts a large check-in/entrance hall with a Burger King on the southern side and a long row of check-in desks running left to right across the concourse. Once passengers check in they go beyond the check-in desks themselves to access the security areas instead of having to "back-track" on themselves, meaning that the check-in concourse is less crowded, particularly important if people have luggage trolleys. Once beyond the security check-point passengers can use the airport's facilities. These include:

* Duty-free/Tax-free shopping which is located on a mezzanine floor and accessed by a series of escalators.
* Restaurant/Buffet style diner also located on the upper level.

Once each flight has been allocated a departure gate, passengers are told to proceed to a pier, either B to the left or C to the right. As a general rule domestic departures, in particular Iberia, Spanair flights depart from pier B along with mainland European flights. Pier C hosts flights departing to the UK and Ireland although some UK carriers such as EasyJet flights to Liverpool occasionally depart from pier B.

Further development was done on the airport in the mid-90s, with the old passenger building being converted into a general aviation terminal, and a new hangar for large aircraft maintenance being built to the north of the airport site. Also constructed in this period was a terminal specifically catering to cargo traffic.