Fuerteventura Airport

The only Airport of Fuerteventura (Fuerteventura Airport) is located in the eastern part of the island between the resort town of Caleta de Fuste (7 km) and the capital city of Puerto del Rosario (5 km).

Fuerteventura Airport is an international airport. Most international flights from the airport are to countries of the European Union. Domestic flights are predominantly to Madrid and the neighboring islands of Gran Canaria and Tenerife.

Currently, Aeropuerto de Fuerteventura has one modern, comfortable terminal. Unassuming on the outside, it impresses with its internal dimensions. The building itself has 2 floors (ground and first) with a total area of 93,000 sq. m. The modern building has 65 check-in counters and 24 boarding gates. In addition, Fuerteventura Airport offers an extensive range of services: shops and restaurants, car rental and a medical center, banks and currency exchange offices, luggage storage and convenient parking, a tourist office and a children’s play area.

How to get to Fuerteventura?

From Russia, you usually fly first to Tenerife, and then from the northern Tenerife Airport you fly to Fuerteventura. Airlines like Binter Canarias and Canary Fly fly between the islands.

Interesting airlines that fly here include Air Berlin, Air Europa, Austrian Airlines, Easy Jet, Finnair, Germania, Germanwings, Iberia, Lufthansa, Norwegian, Ryanair, and Vueling.

It’s advantageous to fly to Fuerteventura from Madrid, Barcelona, Basel, Zurich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf Weeze, Frankfurt Hahn, Bremen, Cologne, Munich, Brussels, Milan, and Pisa.

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The Airport’s Long Wanderings

In the early 20th century, Fuerteventura needed its own runway for the Spanish Postal Airlines (Líneas Aéreas Postales Españolas). For this, a plot of land was chosen between the road to the village of Tetir and the seashore.

In 1940, a military airfield was built near the town of Tefía. After the war, it was used for commercial transport. Due to its inconvenient geographical location (distance from the main city of Puerto del Rosario) and the constantly increasing volume of cargo and population growth, the question arose of building a new airport with greater capacity and a more advantageous location. So the airport was moved to the village of Los Estancos, just 5 km from the island’s capital.

But the air gateway did not remain here for long either. Due to the climatic features of this place (strong winds) and the rapid growth of air passengers, the airport was relocated again. This time it was located closer to the coast, near the village of El Matorral.

The official opening of the new airport took place on September 14, 1969. Since 1973, planes have been flying from Fuerteventura Airport not only to the islands of the Canary Archipelago and mainland Spain, but also to other European countries.

After the latest renovations carried out in 1992-1994, Fuerteventura Airport acquired its present appearance: a large modern terminal (capable of accommodating about 5 million passengers per year) with a spacious car park and a new access road.

How to get to Fuerteventura Airport?

The bus is the most economical way to get to the airport.

Route #3
Airport → Puerto del Rosario-Caleta de Fuste-Las Salinas

Connects the airport, the island’s capital (Puerto del Rosario), and the resorts of Caleta de Fuste and Las Salinas. Price: €1.40.

Route #10
Airport → Puerto del Rosario-Morro Jable

Connects the airport, the island’s capital, and the resort of Morro Jable. Price: €9.50.

Route #16
Airport → Puerto del Rosario-Gran Tarajal

Connects the airport, the capital of Puerto del Rosario, and the Gran Tarajal resort. Price: €5.80.

Taxi.

Since buses run on a schedule (with some routes having only one service per day), you may need to take a taxi. Payment is made by the meter, taking into account different rates: 1 — weekdays from 6:00 to 22:00; 2 — weekdays from 22:00 to 6:00, Saturdays, and holidays.