# Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR / LEXJ)

**Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport** (IATA: SDR, ICAO: LEXJ) is a medium airport in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. It opened on 25 Sep 1953. It has one runway, 2,320 m (7,612 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by ENAIRE. In 2025 it handled 1.1 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SDR / LEXJ
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: ENAIRE
- Serves: Santander, Cantabria, Spain
- Opened: 25 Sep 1953
- Elevation: 5 m / 16 ft
- Coordinates: 43.4271, -3.8200
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,320 m / 7,612 ft
- Passengers: 1,067,870 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Madrid
- Website: https://www.aena.es/en/seve-ballesteros-santander.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santander_Airport (28 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432772
- Weather station: LEXJ · WMO 08021
- Ident: LEXJ

## Timeline

- 25 Sep 1953: Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,320 m / 7,612 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 110° / 290° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 815,057 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 873,688 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 777,203 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 935,326 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,099,642 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,171,436 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 334,659 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 501,792 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 1,101,283 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 1,240,159 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 1,091,427 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 1,067,870 | Eurostat |

## Routes

27 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (14)

- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 327 km / 203 mi · Iberia, Volotea
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 519 km / 322 mi · Volotea, Wizz Air
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 539 km / 335 mi · Vueling
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 691 km / 429 mi · Volotea
- [GRX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/legr.md) F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport · Spain · 694 km / 431 mi · Volotea
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 753 km / 468 mi · Volotea
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 758 km / 471 mi · Vueling
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 988 km / 614 mi · Ryanair
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 1,002 km / 623 mi · Ryanair
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 1,023 km / 636 mi · Wizz Air
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 1,126 km / 700 mi · Ryanair
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 1,366 km / 849 mi · Ryanair
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 1,393 km / 866 mi · Ryanair
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 2,383 km / 1,481 mi · Wizz Air

### Seasonal (13)

- [VGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levx.md) Vigo Airport · Spain · 414 km / 257 mi · Iberia
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 634 km / 394 mi · Vueling
- [IBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leib.md) Ibiza Airport · Spain · 667 km / 414 mi · Vueling
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 695 km / 432 mi · Vueling
- [LEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leam.md) Almería Airport · Spain · 742 km / 461 mi · Iberia
- [XRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lejr.md) Jerez Airport · Spain · 767 km / 477 mi · Iberia
- [MAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemh.md) Menorca Airport · Spain · 776 km / 482 mi · Volotea
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 1,015 km / 631 mi · Ryanair
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 1,109 km / 689 mi · Ryanair
- [BLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipe.md) Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Italy · 1,213 km / 754 mi · Ryanair
- [TSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liph.md) Treviso Airport · Italy · 1,291 km / 802 mi · Ryanair
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 1,939 km / 1,205 mi · Wizz Air
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · Bulgaria · 2,204 km / 1,370 mi · Wizz Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 9
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 6
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 5
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 5
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 4

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.1M (2025) | #794 of 3,974 | #196 in Europe | #24 in ES |
| Longest runway | 2,320 m / 7,612 ft | =3,010 of 29,858 | =587 in Europe | =38 in ES |
| Elevation | 5 m / 16 ft | =41,727 of 43,403 | =5,628 in Europe | =295 in ES |
| Age | Opened 1953 | =3,935 of 15,079 | =792 in Europe | =29 in ES |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =25 in ES |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.375 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [BIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebb.md) Bilbao Airport · 75 km / 47 mi
- [VIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levt.md) Vitoria Airport · 108 km / 67 mi
- [RGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebg.md) Burgos Airport · 120 km / 75 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: “Santander Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santander_Airport&oldid=1369655945), revision of 16 Aug 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/lexj/data