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Air charter & Spanish airports

You will find below a list of airports in Spain with details of opening hours for their freight operations. This should help you prepare emergency shipments to/from Spain anywhere in Europe. For emergency, time-constrained shipments within Europe, Air Time Critical® recommends air charter, which consists in chartering a plane for fast, direct shipping to a specific location. This dedicated transport solution offers many advantages:

• 24/7 operation
• On-demand flights
• Door-to-door delivery throughout Europe
• Best transit times (average of 4-8 hours in Europe)
• Flexible loading capacity

Below is a handy list of all regional airports sorted from northern to southern Spain.

Barcelona Airport (BCN)

Region: Catalonia, Northeast

Air charter operations: 24/7 + 24/7 customs

Backup airport (daytime): Girona Airport (GRO)

Girona Airport (GRO)

Region: Catalonia, Northeast

Air charter operations: 24/7

Backup airport (daytime): Barcelona Airport (BCN)

Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ)

Region: Northeast

Air charter operations: 24/7

Backup airport (daytime): Pamplona Airport (PNA)

Pamplona Airport (PNA)

Region: Northeast

Air charter operations: 05:30 to 22:00. Airport located in the mountains; good weather conditions needed.

Backup airports (daytime): Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) and Bilbao Airport (BIO)

Bilbao Airport (BIO)

Region: Basque Country, North

Air charter operations: 06:00 to 23:00, cargo handling between 08:00 and 19:00 only

Backup airports (daytime): Pamplona Airport (PNA) and Vitoria Airport (VIT)

Vitoria Airport (VIT)

Region: Basque Country, North

Air charter operations: 24/7

Backup airport (daytime): Bilbao Airport (BIO)

Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ)

Region: Northwest

Air charter operations: 24/7 for passenger flights, no cargo handling available

Backup airports (daytime): Vigo Airport (VGO) and A Coruña Airport (LCG)

Vigo Airport (VGO)

Region: Northwest

Air charter operations: 06:00 to 00:30 + extended opening hours until 03:00 for parcels only

Backup airport (daytime): Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ)

A Coruña Airport (LCG)

Region: Northwest

Air charter operations: 06:00 to 22:00, handling capacity to be confirmed before booking

Backup airport (daytime): Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ)

Porto Airport – Portugal (OPO)

Country: Portugal

Air charter operations: 24/7

Backup airports (daytime): Vigo Airport (VGO) and Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ)

Valladolid Airport (VLL)

Region: Northwest

Air charter operations: from 08:30 to 21:15

Backup airport (daytime): Madrid Airport (MAD)

Madrid Airport (MAD)

Region: Madrid

Air charter operations: 24/7 + 24/7 customs

Backup airport (daytime): Valladolid Airport (VLL)

Valencia Airport (VLC)

Region: East

Air charter operations: 24/7

Malaga Airport (AGP)

Region: Andalusia, South

Air charter operations: 24/7 but prior approval required for freight handling between 22:00 and 06:00

Backup airport (daytime): Sevilla Airport (SVQ)

Sevilla Airport (SVQ)

Region: Andalusia, Southeast

Air charter operations: 24/7 but prior approval required for freight handling between 22:00 and 06:00

Backup airport (daytime): Malaga Airport (AGP)

Emergency – Air charter:

Do you need to organise an air charter between Spain and Europe? Get in touch now or fill out our online quotation form for real-time information on aircraft and airport availability and for customs clearance assistance.

Note: Transportation rules to/from the UK have changed since Brexit. This means that only Barcelona and Madrid Airports can handle shipments to/from the UK given they are the only Spanish airports with customs capacity.

See also our blog on British airports for urgent delivery: Air charter – Which airports in England for urgent delivery?