# Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ / LEST)

**Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport** (IATA: SCQ, ICAO: LEST) is a large airport in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. It opened in 1937. It has one runway, 3,200 m (10,499 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by ENAIRE. In 2025 it handled 3.1 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SCQ / LEST
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: ENAIRE
- Serves: Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 370 m / 1,213 ft
- Coordinates: 42.8963, -8.4151
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,499 ft
- Passengers: 3,107,973 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Madrid
- Website: http://www.aena.es/es/santiago-rosalia-de-castro.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago%E2%80%93Rosal%C3%ADa_de_Castro_Airport (28 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432777
- Weather station: LEST · WMO 08042
- Ident: LEST

## Timeline

- 1937: Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 166° / 346° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 2,073,089 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 2,278,962 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 2,497,867 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 2,630,497 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 2,709,450 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 2,886,200 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 929,963 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 1,644,321 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 3,228,954 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 3,529,316 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 3,628,032 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 3,107,973 | Eurostat |

## Routes

38 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (29)

- [BIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebb.md) Bilbao Airport · Spain · 449 km / 279 mi · Iberia, Wizz Air
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 483 km / 300 mi · Iberia, Wizz Air
- [ZAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezg.md) Zaragoza Airport · Spain · 622 km / 386 mi · :es:Fly2Galicia, Wizz Air
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 646 km / 401 mi · Vueling
- [GRX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/legr.md) F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport · Spain · 747 km / 464 mi · :es:Fly2Galicia
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 764 km / 475 mi · Wizz Air, Vueling
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 768 km / 477 mi · Wizz Air, Vueling
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 838 km / 521 mi · :es:Fly2Galicia
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 883 km / 549 mi · Vueling
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,003 km / 623 mi · Vueling
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,056 km / 656 mi · Vueling
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,108 km / 688 mi · Vueling
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 1,126 km / 700 mi · Vueling
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,191 km / 740 mi · Ryanair
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 1,207 km / 750 mi · easyJet
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 1,321 km / 821 mi · :es:Fly2Galicia
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 1,350 km / 839 mi · easyJet
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 1,396 km / 867 mi · :es:Fly2Galicia
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 1,419 km / 882 mi · Vueling
- [ACE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcrr.md) César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · Spain · 1,619 km / 1,006 mi · Ryanair, Vueling
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 1,676 km / 1,041 mi · :es:Fly2Galicia
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 1,678 km / 1,043 mi · :es:Fly2Galicia
- [FUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcfv.md) Fuerteventura Airport · Spain · 1,679 km / 1,043 mi · Wizz Air, Vueling
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,698 km / 1,055 mi · Wizz Air
- [TFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcxo.md) Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport · Spain · 1,753 km / 1,089 mi · Wizz Air, Vueling
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 1,778 km / 1,105 mi · Wizz Air, Vueling
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 1,807 km / 1,123 mi · Ryanair
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,902 km / 1,182 mi · :es:Fly2Galicia
- [WMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epmo.md) Warsaw Modlin Airport · Poland · 2,400 km / 1,491 mi · Wizz Air

### Seasonal (13)

- [BIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebb.md) Bilbao Airport · Spain · 449 km / 279 mi · Vueling
- [XRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lejr.md) Jerez Airport · Spain · 713 km / 443 mi · Vueling
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 838 km / 521 mi · Ryanair
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 883 km / 549 mi · Ryanair
- [IBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leib.md) Ibiza Airport · Spain · 936 km / 582 mi · Ryanair, Vueling
- [MLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/geml.md) Melilla Airport · Spain · 969 km / 602 mi · Iberia
- [ORK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eick.md) Cork International Airport · Ireland · 995 km / 618 mi · Aer Lingus
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,108 km / 688 mi · TUI Airways
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 1,182 km / 734 mi · Ryanair, Aer Lingus
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 1,256 km / 780 mi · Vueling
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 1,290 km / 802 mi · Ryanair
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 1,435 km / 892 mi · KLM, Vueling
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,518 km / 943 mi · Lufthansa

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SCQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (10)

- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 18
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 10
- :es:Fly2Galicia · 8
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 8
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 3
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 2 · seasonal
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 2
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1 · seasonal
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1 · seasonal
- BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.1M (2025) | #452 of 3,974 | #127 in Europe | #16 in ES |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | =818 of 29,858 | =111 in Europe | =13 in ES |
| Elevation | 370 m / 1,213 ft | =14,849 of 43,403 | #1,179 in Europe | #178 in ES |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =19 in ES |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =25 in ES |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [LCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leco.md) A Coruña Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [VGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levx.md) Vigo Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [LPBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpbr.md) Braga Municipal Aerodrome · 146 km / 90 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santiago–Rosalía_de_Castro_Airport&oldid=1376359351), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/lest/data