Melilla Airport

Melilla Airport Aeropuerto de Melilla
IATA: MLN ICAO: GEML
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aena
Serves	Melilla
Location	Melilla, Spain
Elevation AMSL	48 m / 156 ft
Coordinates	35°16′47″N 02°57′23″W
Website	aena-aeropuertos.es
Map
MLN Location of airport in Spain
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 1,433 4,701 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers 447,450 Passengers change 21-22 34,6% Movements 9,772 Cargo (tonnes) 22
Source: Spanish AIP at EUROCONTROL and Melilla Airport Statistics, Aena

Melilla Airport (IATA: MLN, ICAO: GEML) is an airport in Melilla, an exclave of Spain in Africa. The airport is located about 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the city, near the border with Morocco. On March 24, 2014, the Spanish government announced that they will rename the airport after last Prime Minister of Spain Adolfo Suarez.

Infrastructure

Terminal

The terminal has a total of 6 check-in counters, 3 boarding gates and 2 baggage reclaim carousels. It also has a Support Office for Passengers, Users and Clients / It is in charge of processing the suggestions of the passengers on the services and facilities of the airport. It also has claim forms from Aena Aeropuertos; Security control, passport control and a Melilla Turismo Stand in the arrivals area.

Airfield

• Control tower
• Runway 15/33: 1433 m
• Platform: 6 parking spaces.
• Helicopter Platform: 1 parking space
• Fire station

Airlines and destinations

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

Airlines	Destinations
Iberia	Almería, Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Malaga, Seville Seasonal: Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca

Statistics

Passenger figures

Number of passengers, operations and cargo since the year 2000:

Year	Passenger	Diff. Last year	Operations	Diff. Last year	Cargo (t)	Diff. Last year
2000	263,751	——	8,916	——	650	——
2001	229,806	12.9%	8,707	2.3%	587	9.7%
2002	211,966	7.8 %	8,013	8.0 %	546	7.0 %
2003	223,437	5.4%	9,017	12.5%	479	12.3%
2004	245.102	9.7 %	9.098	0.9%	387	19.2%
2005	271,589	10.8%	9,296	2.2%	323	16.6%
2006	313,543	15.4%	10,696	15.1%	431	33.5%
2007	339,244	8.2%	11,146	4.2%	434	0.6%
2008	314,643	-7.3%	10,959	10.7%	386	11.0%
2009	293,695	6.7%	9,245	15.6%	350	9.2%
2010	292,608	0.4%	8,935	3.4 %	340	2.8%
2011	286,701	2.0 %	9,119	2.1%	265	22.0 %
2012	315,850	10.2%	9,922	8.8%	235	11.3%
2013	289,551	8.3%	7,893	20.4 %	164	30.2%
2014	319,603	10.4%	8,873	12.4%	136	17.0 %
2015	317,806	0.5%	8,409	5.2 %	136	0.2%
2016	330,116	3.9%	8,535	1.5%	141	3.8%
2017	324,366	1.7%	7,956	6.8 %	134	4.5%
2018	348,121	7.3%	8,085	1.6%	127	5.3%
2019	434,660	24.9%	9,768	20.8%	134	5.3%
2020	195,636	55.0%	5,158	47.2%	32	76.1%
2021	332,446	69.9%	7,828	51.8%	9	69.1%
2022	447,450	34.6%	9,772	24.8%	22	122.7%
2023	71,425	——	1,591	——	3,932	——
Source: Aena Statistics

Busiest domestic destinations

Position	Destination	Passengers	(%)
1	Málaga	218.376	14.8
2	Madrid	117.635	72.5
3	Granada	40.932	54.6
4	Almeria	39.189	50.5
5	Seville	20.191	32.4
6	Barcelona	7.176	414.0
7	Gran Canaria	2.328	30.7
8	Palma de Mallorca	1.514	13.4
Source: Melilla Airport, AENA.

Incidents and accidents

• On 25 September 1998, PauknAir Flight 4101, a BAe 146, crashed into a hill on approach to Melilla killing all 38 occupants.

• On 17 January 2003, an Air Nostrum Fokker 50, operating for Iberia, overran the runway and broke apart. Nine people were injured but there were no fatalities.

Other websites

• Official site at Aena.es
• Accident history for MLN at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for GEML at NOAA/NWS