Murcia–San Javier Airport
The San Javier-Murcia Airport (IATA Airport Code MJV) is a military air base and passenger facility located in San Javier, 17 miles south of Murcia, Spain. It is operated by the AENA (Aeropuertos Espanoles y Navegacion Aerea, or, Spanish Airports and Aereal Navigation) association.
The Murcia airport can receive airplanes up to the size of Boeing 757 or 767. It has been declared fire category 5 by the IATA, and it has one ambulance available. Because Murcia is a popular destination for charter groups, the airport is flown by a number of charter airlines.
Over the last few years Murcia Airport has got busier thanks to the arrival of several low cost airlines. According to the Spanish Airport Authority ( Aena ) the passenger numbers have jumped from just 88,608 in 1995 to a staggering 848,037 in 2004.
If you are flying to Murcia Airport from somewhere like the UK then you have six airlines offering regular, scheduled flights from 11 different UK Airports. In addition to some of the airlines mentioned below you can also fly to Murcia with Flybe; Easyjet, My Travel Lite, jet2.com and Ryanair.
Although Murcia Airport is on the Costa Calida it lends itself well to people travelling to the southern tip of the Costa Blanca, particulary resort towns such as Torrevieja.
please note that the public transport services from the airport are not that great at the moment.
Resorts that the airport serves
- San Pedro del Pinatar
- El Pinar de Campoverde.
- Pilar de la Horadada.
- Torrevieja (inc.La Mata, Los Altos & Cabo Roig)
- La Marina.
- Guardamar de la Segura.
- La Manga
Airlines
- Aerolloyd
- Air Nostrum LAMSA
- BMIbaby
- Caledonian Airlines
- First Choice Airways
- GB Airways
- Iberia Airlines
- Jet2.com
- Maersk Air (UK)