César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport Aeropuerto de César Manrique-Lanzarote
IATA: ACE ICAO: GCRR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Aena
Serves	Lanzarote
Location	San Bartolomé, Las Palmas
Elevation AMSL	14 m / 47 ft
Coordinates	28°56′44″N 13°36′19″W / 28.94556°N 13.60528°W / 28.94556; -13.60528
Website	aena.es
Map
ACE Location in the Canary Islands Show map of Canary Islands ACE ACE (Lanzarote) Show map of Lanzarote ACE ACE (Spain, Canary Islands) Show map of Spain, Canary Islands
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers 7,350,451 Passenger change 21-22 113.7% Aircraft movements 63,764 Movements change 21-22 64.9% Cargo (t) 589 Cargo change 21-22 18.2%
Sources: Spanish AIP;[1] AENA Passenger Traffic[2]

César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport^[3] (IATA: ACE, ICAO: GCRR) (Spanish: Aeropuerto de César Manrique-Lanzarote), commonly known as Lanzarote Airport and also known as Arrecife Airport, is the airport serving the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The airport is located in San Bartolomé, Las Palmas, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the island's capital, Arrecife.^[1] It handles flights to many European airports, with hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, as well as domestic flights to other Spanish airports. It handled 7,350,451 passengers in 2022.

In the 1930s, a need for an aerodrome on the island became evident when connections were required with the other islands and the mainland, as well as a refuelling point for aircraft. Subsequently, an airfield was built at Llanos de Guacimeta. The first aircraft to land at the airport was a Junkers Ju 52 EC-DAM on 24 July 1941. The Spanish Air Force then saw a need for a permanent aerodrome for defence purposes, and this was constructed in Arrecife. In 1946, the airport provisionally accepted civil traffic. Improvements were carried out to the existing facilities, with a runway extension and additional ramp space provided.^[4]

A new passenger terminal was constructed along with a control centre, and on 3 March 1970 international and domestic flights began using the airport. A centrepiece of the Guacimeta terminal was the mural created by César Manrique entitled Lanzarote.^[4]

The growing use of the airport called for the need of improved facilities. DME, ILS and VOR facilities were installed for Runway 03/21 along with additional holding points. New runway lighting and a fire station were also commissioned. In 1999, a new passenger terminal opened (Terminal 1), with a capacity of 6 million passengers per annum. Since then, the original passenger terminal has been revamped and is now used for inter-island flights (Terminal 2).^[4]

In 2002, in response to interest from both tourists and local people about the island's aviation heritage, Aena decided to use the Guacimeta passenger terminal as an aviation museum. The museum provides a comprehensive and detailed insight into the history of aviation on the island. There are a number of audio-visual presentations.^[4]

As a tribute to the legacy left behind by local artist César Manrique, the airport's official name was changed in 2019, coinciding with the centenary of the artist's birth.^[5]

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

There are four bus lines connecting Lanzarote Airport with the rest of the island. The airport is connected via bus lines 22 and 23 to the city of Arrecife, and via lines 161 and 261 to Playa Blanca and Puerto del Carmen.^[49]

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Annual passenger traffic at ACE airport. See Wikidata query.

Busiest international routes from ACE (2023)

Rank	Destination	Passengers	Change 2021 / 22
1	Manchester	539,878	17%
2	Dublin	471,037	18%
3	London-Gatwick	456,670	29%
4	London-Stansted	274,965	4%
5	Birmingham	247,796	8%
6	Bristol	246,227	34%
7	East Midlands	227,659	29%
8	Edinburgh	181,460	20%
9	Newcastle	168,813	19%
10	Leeds/Bradford	166,110	10%
11	Glasgow	127,031	12%
12	Cork	121,275	15%
13	Amsterdam	116,328	16%
14	London-Luton	113,481	18%
15	Düsseldorf	101,342	6%
16	Frankfurt	90,194	1%
17	Belfast-International	89,138	12%
18	Paris-Orly	85,114	30%
19	Cologne/Bonn	74,094	59%
20	Brussels	70,400	11%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[64]

Busiest domestic routes from ACE (2023)

Rank	Destination	Passengers	Change 2021 / 22
1	Gran Canaria	807,811	9%
2	Madrid	635,946	10%
3	Tenerife-North	406,022	4%
4	Barcelona	270,619	19%
5	Santiago de Compostela	134,381	17%
6	Bilbao	133,690	1%
7	Seville	106,457	40%
8	Málaga	67,160	4%
9	Tenerife-South	65,049	76%
10	Valencia	52,847	1%
11	Asturias	41,624	11%
12	Alicante	33,355	24%
13	La Palma	17,028	31%
14	Zaragoza	9,145	5%
15	Vigo	2,118	117%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[64]

• List of airports in Spain

Media related to Lanzarote Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in English and Spanish)