La Palma Airport – SPC
La Palma Airport is located 8 kilometers outside of Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain. Traffic is mainly domestic and centers around the airports of Gran Canaria, Madrid-Bajas, and Tenerife Norte. SPC Airport also receives traffic from international flights but origins and destinations are mainly from Europe – Germany, the Netherlands, as well as the United Kingdom.
Best Time to Visit
The airport first opened its runway on April 15, 1970. After an increase in traffic, a new runway was made and was operational by April 1, 1980, 10 years later. Important developments have been made to La Palma Airport to help adapt to the airport’s capacity and traffic demands. In July 2011, a new terminal was opened, increasing the airport’s capacity of up to 3 million passengers in a year. The new terminal features the following additions, 25 check-in desks, 9 boarding gates, and 4 baggage carousels. As of 2018, SPC was able to cater to over 1 million passengers (1,420,277) in the 22,033 total operations it was able to handle.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Only a short drive away from La Palma Airport are several hotels that offer comfortable rooms for travelers to rest in. One option is Hotel San Telmo, which is a 12-minute drive from the airport. A more opulent choice is the H10 Taburiente Playa, which is an all-inclusive 4-star hotel that’s only a 4-minute drive away from the airport. The latter is an oceanfront resort that’s only 5 minutes’ walk to the Playa de Los Cancajos.
On this page it is easy to search for Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain airport hotels, we have listed hotels, airport motels, resorts, inns in order of proximity, closest airport lodging options are listed first. Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain (SPC) airport area map also gives you guidance on the distance of these hotels from the SPC airport. Most of these SPC hotels are designed to serve frequent travelers. If you are on business trip or family vacation or if your flight is delayed and you need an overnight stay near the airport. Some of these Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain motels have passenger pick up or free airport shuttle service which you can take advantage of.
