# San Javier Airport (LELC)

**San Javier Airport** (ICAO: LELC) is a medium airport in San Javier, Murcia (region), Spain. It opened in 1929. It closed on 15 Jan 2019. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,320 m (7,612 ft). In 2019 it handled 22 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lelc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LELC
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: San Javier, Murcia (region), Spain
- Opened: 1929
- Closed: 15 Jan 2019
- Elevation: 3 m / 11 ft
- Coordinates: 37.7750, -0.8124
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,320 m / 7,612 ft
- Passengers: 21,541 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Madrid
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murcia%E2%80%93San_Javier_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q428292
- Weather station: LELC · WMO 08433
- Ident: LELC

## Timeline

- 1929: San Javier Airport opens.
- 15 Jan 2019: San Javier Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05R/23L | 2,320 m / 7,612 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 046° / 226° | yes |
| 05L/23R | 1,577 m / 5,174 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 046° / 226° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | 1,879,321 | Eurostat |
| 2009 | 1,630,529 | Eurostat |
| 2010 | 1,347,612 | Eurostat |
| 2011 | 1,262,534 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 1,181,085 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 1,139,451 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 1,094,181 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,065,886 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,095,475 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,194,894 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,271,165 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 21,541 | Eurostat |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 22K (2019) | #2,408 of 3,974 | #500 in Europe | #40 in ES |
| Longest runway | 2,320 m / 7,612 ft | =3,010 of 29,858 | =587 in Europe | =38 in ES |
| Elevation | 3 m / 11 ft | =42,299 of 43,403 | =5,719 in Europe | #299 in ES |
| Age | Opened 1929 | =369 of 15,079 | =232 in Europe | #11 in ES |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =3 in ES |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | SAN JAVIER APP | 130.300 |
| GND | SAN JAVIER GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | SAN JAVIER TWR | 130.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [RMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemi.md) Region of Murcia International Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [LERI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leri.md) Alcantarilla Air Base · 42 km / 26 mi
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · 61 km / 38 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lelc/data