San Sebastián Airport

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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.

San Sebastián Airport Donostiako aireportua
IATA: EAS ICAO: LESO
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Aena
Serves	San Sebastián
Location	Hondarribia
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	43°21′23″N 01°47′26″W
Map
EAS Location of airport in Basque Country
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 5,755 1,800 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 482,662 Passengers change 22-23 25.8% Movements 6,155 Movements change 22-23 10.4% Cargo (t) 2.5
Sources: AENA

Overview

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 by car) and Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (32 km).

Airlines and destinations

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

Airlines	Destinations
Binter Canarias	Gran Canaria,[1] Tenerife–North[2]
British Airways	Seasonal: London–City, Edinburgh[3]
Iberia	Madrid[4]
Volotea	Seville,[5] Valencia[6] Seasonal: Málaga,[7] Menorca,[8] Palma de Mallorca[9]
Vueling	Barcelona[10]

Statistics

Busiest routes from EAS (2023)

Rank	Destination	Passengers	Change 2022 / 23
1	Madrid	227,579	16%
2	Barcelona	139,049	38%
3	Seville	24,378	11%
4	Gran Canaria	22,538	18%
5	Málaga	20,794	7%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[citation needed]

Public transport

• Ekialdebus: a bus line (E21) connects San Sebastian center (Gipuzkoa square) and Hondarribia with a stop at the airport. Buses depart every 45 minutes.^[11]
• Ekialdebus: a bus line (E30) connects San Sebastian 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 Sebastian.^[12]