Barcelona Airport and its catchment area

Plan's scope

Great international hub

Barcelona Airport is carrying out one of the most ambitious airport expansion plans in Europe, the Barcelona Plan (el Pla Barcelona) whose main aim is to turn Barcelona Airport into a great international hub.

Within the Plan's scope, the following measures stand out:

• Third runway in operation.
• New terminal from 2009 onwards, which will virtually double the airport's capacity.
• New satellite terminal (a €500 million investment) to yet again increase the airport's capacity up to 70 million passengers.

New South Terminal

Capacity:

• Passengers per annum: 55 Mpax
• Aircraft: 90 mov/hr

Extension:

• Public, passengers: 157.300 m²
• Commercial: 36.000 m²
• Aena: 14.600 m²
• Handling Operators: 29.500 m²
• Technical areas: 212.900 m²
• Rental Office space: 2.800 m²
• Others : 15.500 m²
• Parking, buildings and service areas: 34.500 m²
• Reserves: 22.400 m²
• TOTAL: 525.500 m²

Other interesting data:

• Air bridges: 50
• Check-in counters: 200
• Luggage carousels: 15
• Commercial: 20.000 m²
• Parking spaces: 12.000