Málaga
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Malaga Airport Information
Malaga Airport is located 8 km from the
city centre with excellent communication
links to over 60 countries worldwide. Malaga
Airport is the international airport of
Andalucia accounting for 85 percent of its
international traffic and is the only one
offering a wide variety of international
destinations. The airport, connected to
the Costa Del Sol, has a daily link with
twenty cities in Spain and over one hundred
cities in Europe. Direct flights also operate
to Africa, the Middle East and North America.
In 2009 Malaga was the 33rd busiest airport
in Europe. In 2009, it handled 11,622,443
passengers, 103,536 flight operations and
3,400 tonnes of cargo.
The airport currently operates with three
terminals. They are all adjacent to each
other. There is also a General Aviation
Terminal and a Cargo Terminal. The Terminals
have 164 check-in desks altogether and have
48 boarding gates altogether of which 26
have airbridges. Although certain airlines
check-in at certain terminals, all flights
leave from Terminal 3.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 (styled as T1) used to be used
for flights to non-Schengen destinations,
along with flights to Ceuta and Mellila.
On 16 March 2010, flights to non-Schengen
destinations moved to Pier C in Terminal
3 and flights to Ceuta and Mellila moved
to Pier D, leaving Terminal 1 operating
no flights whatsoever. However you can still
access Terminal 1 from the Terminal 2 check-in
hall, but there is barely anything there,
as all the shops are closed.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 (styled as T2) was opened in
November 1991, known as the Pablo Ruiz Picasso
terminal. This building was designed by
architect Ricardo Bofill, and was built
to be operated in combination with the pre-existing
passenger terminal. It has three floors
and a basement, the second floor is for
departures and the ground floor is for arrivals.
The first floor is used for the lower level
for Pier B, and for alleyways leading to
arrivals. The basement is for the Rent-A-Car
pickup desks. To complete the terminal,
a building was built for car parking and
Rent-A-Car, which were built right next
to the entrance of the Departures and Arrivals
lounges.
Development work was completed on the Terminal
in 2008. The original structure leading
to Pier C in departures was demolished and
relocated, to allow building work for Terminal
3. However, it has now closed and Pier C
is now accessed from the new Terminal building.
When the new terminal opened, Terminal 2
completely changed. The arrivals waiting
area was closed to allow passengers to trnsfer
themselves between terminals. Most of the
alleyway was closed off (including the area
with the places on the wall) and a new part
was created instead,of which it now has
a brand new passport control and a new set
of escalators.
Terminal 3
Terminal 3 (styled as T3) is a brand new
Terminal at Malaga Airport. Plans for construction
started in 2001 and construction started
in 2004. It was expected to open in 2008
but it was delayed and was opened on 15
March 2010, and flight operations from the
terminal started the following day.
The terminal was built to increase tourism
around the Costa Del Sol, and to expand
the airport due to increasing number of
passengers. It is adjacent to Terminal 2
and it has an area of 250,000m?, which is
more than double the size of Terminal 2.
It has 86 check in counters, numbered 301
to 386, 20 new boarding gates, twelve of
which will have airbridges and 12 baggage
reclaim carousels, nine European Union,
two non-European Union and one special baggage
reclaim carousel.
It consists of three piers: Pier B (with
13 gates, 7 with airbridges), Pier C (with
10 gates, 7 with airbridges) and Pier D
(with 20 gates, 12 with airbridges). Pier
B is used for non-European traffic, Pier
C is used by non-Schengen Traffic and Pier
D is used for Schengen Traffic. Flights
to the UK and Ireland use both Pier B and
Pier C, of which these piers used to be
in Terminal 2.
General Aviation Terminal
The General Aviation Terminal at Malaga
Airport (also known as the Private Aviation
Terminal) is located next to the N-340 motorway,
and right close by to Runway 31. The Terminal
is used for private jets.
Cargo Terminal
The Cargo terminal was opened in 1996 and
has 16 docking bays for road transports
veichles. It has an area of 5,700 m2 and
contains four cold storage rooms, a vault
for valuable merchandise, and an area for
hazardous and radioactive materials.
Driving Directions
Access to the airport from Malaga is made
by the A7 road towards Algeciras. Take exit
235 towards Torremolinos to connect with
the MA-21 and access the airport.
From the towns on the Costa del Sol, you
have to go along the A7 towards Malaga and
take exit 229 towards San Julian. From this
exit you can connect with the MA-21, the
road leading to the airport.
Car Parking
Car parks are available outside both terminals;
both offer short-term parking. Both covered
and outdoor parking is available in the
car park outside Terminal 2, whilst long-term
parking (more than four days) is available
in the Terminal 1 car park.
Car
Hire
If you are using Malaga Airport either as
a holidaymaker or a business passenger,
you may use our car rental services and
pick up your car right at the airport. 3Click
Car Hire operates pick up points located
within the airport. We maintain a large
hire fleet and help you find the best quote
for your destination. Car hire customers
are guaranteed a wide range of models and
types of cars presented in excellent condition
because we only deal with leading car rental
companies in Malaga.
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