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'''Valencia Airport''' in [[Manises]] {{Airport codes|VLC|LEVC}} is the main airport for business travellers to [[Valencia (city in Spain)|Valencia]] and summer travellers to the [[Costa del Azahar]]. It is situated 9km west of Valencia. The airport has flight connections to about 15 European countries and 6 million passengers passed through the airport in 2007. The airport has one [[Airport terminal|terminal]] and two [[runway|runways]], although the shorter runway 04/22 is not in use and has no [[Instrument Landing System|ILS]] but has a [[helipad]] at the southwestern end. | |||
Valencia airport is situated on the [[Autovía A-3|A3]] highway which connects [[Valencia (city in Spain)|Valencia]] with [[Madrid]], as well as being close to the [[A7 (Spain)|A7]], to Barcelona and into France. It is also well served by public transport. It is connected to Valencia by a regular bus line (MetroBus) which takes 45 minutes, while the shuttle service (Aerobus) to city centre takes only 20 minutes. The [[Valencia Metro (Spain)|metro network]] (lines 3 and 5) also connect the airport to the city center (15 minutes), the Railway Station and the Port (fare: € 1,70, summer 2007). | |||
A new regional terminal, expanded car parking facilities and apron area have been recently constructed in time for the 2007 America's Cup. The runway has been also lengthened by 700m. | |||
It is the main base of [[Iberia Airlines|Iberia]]’s regional carrier, [[Air Nostrum]] and a focus city for [[Ryanair]]. | |||
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