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Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 20:00h

New Lleida-Alguaire airport



Aeroport Lleida-Alguaire

The new airport has been promoted and built by the Generalitat at a cost of over 95 million euros

From Lleida-Alguaire to Paris: a new air route that will become a reality onU 5th February this year, when Vueling planes will begin to cover the routela . For the first time, an airport promoted and built by the Catalan Government will have international connections.

The newly inaugurated Lleida-Alguaire airport, is a new infrastructure that aims to promote the area of the terres de Lleida, with the arrival of both national and international flights.

The facilities, with a surface area of 370 hectares and a runway of 2.5 kilometres, have been built at a cost of over 95 million euros.

The Lleida-Alguaire airport is a modern facility built in a strategic location in an area undergoing significant economic expansion.

The present and future road and railway network that surrounds the Leida-Alguaire airport gives access tocap Barcelona and the tourist centres of the Pyrenees, the Pre-Pyrenees and the Catalan coast.cap  The airport will also become a key point for the distribution of freight, due to the proximity of production centres and the good connections with the main transport networks.

The Airport Plan forecasts that, in the medium term, the facility will be used by 400,000 people per year and 3,500 tonnes of freight will pass through it, and connect to the main cities in Europe.

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