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Encyclopedia > El Prat International Airport

El Prat International Airport is an airport in Barcelona, Spain located 10kms away at El Prat de Llobregat. The airport has the IATA Airport Code BCN and ICAO Airport Code LEBL. For other uses, see Barcelona (disambiguation). ... The IATA airport code is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...


It is accessible by Renfe commuter train and by Aerobus bus from the Station Aeroport in Barcelona's centre. RENFE is Spains national railway operator. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... The Bus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ...


El Prat is Spain's second largest airport, after Barajas International Airport, and is the largest on the country's Mediterranean coast, though it is only the hub from little airline: Vueling airline (only 3 or 4 planes at 2005). Its domestic flights are mostly operated by Iberia and Spanair and it has many European destinations. The airport underwent a major development in preparation for the 1992 Olympic Games with the consruction of a new terminal (designed by Rafael Moneo). Barajas International Airport, located in Madrid, is Spains most important international and domestic getaway center. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Iberia Airlines of Spain (IATA: IB, ICAO: IBE, and Callsign: Iberia), often shortened to Iberia, is the name of the national airline of Spain. ... Spanair S.A., is an airline based in Palma, Majorca, Spain. ... (Redirected from 1992 Olympic Games) There were two Olympic Games in the year 1992: 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... José Rafael Moneo (born 1937) is a Spanish architect. ...


Since then, significant increases in passenger numbers have necesitated the need for further expansion, with a new second terminal (designed by Ricardo Bofill) and control tower and an additional runway being built. A train station is also to be built nearby (connecting to the Spanish AVE network and Barcelona Metro). Once these developments are complete, the airport will be capable of handling 40 millon passengers annually. Ricardo Bofill (born 1939) is a Spanish architect. ... AVE trainset for Madrid-Sevilla AVE, short for Alta Velocidad Española (literally, Spanish High Speed but the abbreviation also means bird in Spanish) is a high speed train that can achieve speeds of up to 300 km/h on dedicated track. ... The Barcelona Metro, part of the mass transit public transport system of Barcelona, Catalonia, is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the citys suburbs. ...


Airlines serving El Prat include: An airline is an organization providing aviation services to passengers and/or cargo. ...

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Barcelona International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (346 words)
Barcelona International Airport sometimes known as El Prat is an airport in Barcelona, Spain located 10 km away at El Prat de Llobregat.
It is the largest airport on the country's Mediterranean coast, and it is a hub for Spanair as well as a low cost carrier: Vueling Airlines and it is a focus city for Air Europa, Air Madrid and Iberia Airlines.
El Prat is the main airport for the city of Barcelona.
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