Flightline Girona
Girona-Costa Brava airport occupies an important position both in the tourist sector and from a commercial or industrial perspective, as it is located close to the Costa Brava, the Pyrenees and the cities of Girona and Barcelona, which are 10 and 85 kilometres away respectively.
Due the low-cost airline operations, Girona-Costa Brava airport has enjoyed spectacular growth in recent years, with passenger levels exceeding in 2009 the five million mark. In 2010, it dealt with 4,863,954 passengers, 43,291 flight operations and 63 tonnes of cargo.
In order to cater for this volume of traffic with the greatest possible levels of quality and safety, since 2008 Aena Aeropuertos has carried out a series of extensions and improvements in the terminal. These works include the enlargement of the check-in hall, the new public access to the boarding area, the relocation and widening of the passenger security filters, the start-up of the new boarding gates or the new equipment in the arrivals area.
The intense aeronautic activity in Barcelona at the beginning of the century resulted in many flights throughout Catalonia. The first flight in Gerona took place on the 3rd November 1913 and there were others in 1920, 1923, 1928 and 1930.
In 1931, the Empordanés Flying Club was formed which, with the help of the town council, opened an aerodrome in Figueras. In 1932, the Cerdanya Flying Club was established, using an aerodrome in Puigcerdá for its activities.
The Catalan Aeronautical Services encourage the establishment of tourist air routes through the Pyrenees and along the Costa Brava. As the most important area in the Pyrenees, the Cerdanya aerodrome was opened in 1934 in Puigcerdá. The abolition of the Catalan government in 1939 paralysed all development of aerodromes in Gerona. There were seven aerodromes in the area during the Civil War which were closed at its end, except for the aerodrome located at Banyoles.
New airport
In 1957, the provincial council started procedures to establish an airport in the province. It chose land in the city limits of Aiguaviva and Vilobí d'Onyar, ten kilometres south of Gerona. In 1965, the new airport had a runway measuring 2,200 by 45 metres and parking facilities for nine medium-sized aircraft. The airport was named Gerona Costa Brava Airport. Later, a power plant, control tower and transmitter facility were installed and a single-storey passenger terminal was constructed, measuring 2,600 square metres. Furthermore, it is completed with a taxiway, parallel to the runway, and rapid exit taxiways.
In February 1966, the airport easements were published and construction works to extend the runway by 200 metres and other complementary works were approved. On the 3rd March 1967, Gerona - Costa Brava Airport was opened to domestic and international civilian passenger and cargo air traffic. The airport was classified as first administrative category.
In 1969, the aircraft parking facilities were enlarged and the taxiway was extended to the departure points of the runway. That same year, due to the increase in traffic volume, the building works for a new terminal were initiated, the parking apron was enlarged and a new rapid exit taxiway constructed. These works were completed in 1972. In 1975, the airport was closed to traffic to extend and adapt the runway to the necessities of large jet aircraft. The aircraft parking facilities were also increased and a fire and rescue building was constructed.
In the 1970s, the airport experienced a surge in passenger traffic, due particularly to summer charter flights. From 1978, scheduled flights were redirected to Barcelona and tourist flights to other Mediterranean destinations. This led to a decrease in traffic figures, especially after 1983, when passenger figures reached 830,000. Since 2003, due to the arrival of low-cost airlines, Gerona Airport has been enjoying spectacular growth, culminating in over 3.5 million passengers in 2006.
For further information, you can purchase the work of Javier Ortega and Luis Utrilla, Historia del Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava.
Getting there:
Girona Airport is located at approximately twelve kilometres from the capital of the province in a tectonic depression called La Selva. It is situated within the city limits of Vilobi D’Onyar and Aiguaviva.
Road
The airport access is from the roads N-II, AP-7 (exit 8) and C-25. These roads have exits which join the 1,700 metre-long road which leads to the airport.
Bus
Airport - Andorra Line
Airport - Barcelona Line
Ryanair Buses that link Girona-Costa Brava Airport with Barcelona (Estación del Norte, next to the Arco de Triunfo).- Journey duration:
- 1 hour and 10 minutes.
- Timetable:
- According to flight schedule.
- You can consult the departure and arrival times, as well as fares, on the Barcelona Bus web site.
- Information telephone:
- 902 361 550
Airport - Costa Brava Norte route
Bus route that links the airport with the towns of Figueres, Empuriabrava and Roses.- You can consult the departure and arrival times to/from the different towns on the Sarfa and Barcelona Bus web sites.
- Information telephone:
- 902 130 014
- 902 302 025
Airport - Costa Brava South
Bus route that goes from the Airport to the coastal towns of Lloret de Mar, Blanes, Malgrat de Mar, Santa Susanna, Pineda de Mar, Maresme, Calella de la Costa, san Pol, Canet, Arenys de Mar, St. Andreu de Llavaneres, Mataró and Tossa de Mar.- You can consult the departure and arrival times to/from the different towns on the Sarfa and Barcelona Bus web sites.
- Information telephone:
- 902 130 014
- 902 302 025
Airport - Fornells de la Selva - Girona
Bus route that links Gerona bus station with the airport and which has stops in Fornells de la Selva, Riudellots and Vilobí.- You can check departure and arrival times for the different locations on the websites of Barcelona Bus.
- Information telephone:
- 902 130 014
- 902 361 550
Airport - Girona Line
Ryanair buses between the airport and Girona bus station.- Journey duration:
- 25 minutes.
- Timetable:
- from Girona, every hour from 4:00am to 0:00am; from the airport, every hour from 4:30am to 12:30am.
- You can consult the departure and arrival times, as well as fares, on the Barcelona Bus web site.
- Information telephone:
- 902 361 550
Airport - Le Boulou - Perpignan Line
Bus route that links the airport with the french cities of Le Boulou and Perpignan.Airport - Lleida
Bus route that links the airport with the towns of Vic, Manresa, Cervera, Tàrrega and Lleida.- Stops:
- This stop has moved to the airport-bus parking area.
- You can consult the departure and arrival times to/from the different towns on the Teisa website.
- Information telephone:
- 972 204 868
Blanes - Girona
Bus route that links the town of Blanes with Gerona bus station and which has stops in Pala Folls, Blanes, Tordera, Cal Coix, Maçanet de la Selva, Sils-Cruïlla, the airport and Fornells.- You can check departure and arrival times for the different locations on the websites of Barcelona Bus.
- Information telephone:
- 902 130 014
- 902 361 550
Taxi
If there is no taxi available at the airport's taxi stand you can call Taxi Girona by phone.
All taxis must offer their customers a complaints book in which to record any discrepancies in prices, refusal to provide service or incorrect treatment, etc.
If you wish to make a complaint, send your copy of the form with your complaint, indicating the registration number of the vehicle to:
- Servei Territorial de Ports i Transports de Girona.
- Plaça de Pompeu Fabra, 1. 17002 Girona.
- Telephone: 872 975 000
- Price:
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OFFICIAL FARES FOR 2011 Item Monday to Friday, except holidays, from 8:00 to 20:00 pm. Saturdays, holidays and weekdays from 8:00 to 20:00 Price per kilometre or fraction 0.61 Euros 0.73 Euros Price per hour waiting: 16.68 Euros 20.00 Euros Price for each fifteen minute fraction 4.17 Euros 5.00 Euros Minimum charge 5.40 Euros 6.50 Euros Supplement for excess luggage: 1.00 Euros 1.00 Euros Supplement for entering or leaving the airport 3.10 Euros 3.10 Euros Taxis located at the official airport taxi stand have a taximeter for journeys to the various towns in the province and to Barcelona. The price of the service will be shown on the taximeter, not including any supplements which may apply. The price of the service does not vary according to the number of persons travelling in the vehicle.
APPROXIMATE FARES FROM GIRONA-COSTA BRAVA AIRPORT Destination KM Daytime Nights / weekends ANDORRA 285 333 Euros 353 Euros BARCELONA 99 125 Euros 135 Euros BARCELONA AIRPORT 110 139 Euros 149 Euros BEGUR 63 82 Euros 87 Euros BLANES 38 51 Euros 56 Euros CADAQUÉS 91 116 Euros 121 Euros CALELLA BARCELONA 46 61 Euros 66 Euros CALELLA PALAFRUGELL 58 76 Euros 81 Euros CANET PLAGE 126 159 Euros 169 Euros EMPURIABRAVA 72 93 Euros 98 Euros GIRONA 21 25 Euros 28 Euros L'ESCALA 61 79 Euros 84 Euros L'ESTARTIT 58 76 Euros 81 Euros LLORET DE MAR 43 49 Euros 54 Euros MATARÓ 72 93 Euros 98 Euros OLOT 69 87 Euros 97 Euros PALAMÓS 45 60 Euros 65 Euros PERPINYA 115 146 Euros 156 Euros PINEDA 44 59 Euros 64 Euros PLATJA D'ARO 36 49 Euros 54 Euros ROSES 75 97 Euros 102 Euros S'AGARÓ 36 49 Euros 54 Euros SALOU 200 249 Euros 259 Euros SITGES 136 171 Euros 181 Euros ST. FELIU DE GUIXOLS 35 48 Euros 53 Euros STA. SUSANA 39 53 Euros 58 Euros TAMARIU 58 76 Euros 81 Euros TOSSA DE MAR 43 62 Euros 67 Euros - Telephone:
- 972 203 377
- 972 222 323
- 24-hour telephone service:
- 676 669 814
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