Valencia International Airport, also known as Valencia-Manises Airport, is a Spanish Aena airport. It is located 8 km west of the city of Valencia, Spain, between the municipalities of Manises and Cuart de Poblet. Its location has contributed to the creation of an important business and tourism centre, facilitating the economic development of the surrounding areas. The airport receives a large number of private jet movements each year. The port is also of great importance for agricultural aerial work.
Valencia Airport is home to the regional airline Air Nostrum, Vueling and Ryanair are also based at the airport
Spain private jet charter prices
Although Valencia-Manises Airport air charter fees depend on variables such as the number of passengers, departure airport, flight time, aircraft position, flight date, the prices for private jet charter from Istanbul → Valencia are as follows.
| Light Jet | 19.200 EUR |
| Midsize Jet | 22.900 EUR |
| Heavy Jet | 33.450 EUR |
These prices are average amounts and you can contact us on our flight reservation screen or by phone for the most accurate price information.
Detailed history of Valencia Airport
The first aviation experiment in Valencia began on 12 March 1784 with the launch of a 28-inch diameter gas-filled balloon in the Duclós garden near Valencia. 125 years later, the first flight of a Spanish-registered aeroplane took place in Paterna. Following the creation of the first postal airlines in Spain, the Unión Aérea Española, BAE, carried out some test flights on the Madrid-Valencia route in May 1926.
The establishment phase of the airport began in 1927 with the formalisation of the airport law. The Airline Plan of January 1928 declared the regular Madrid-Valencia and Barcelona-Valencia-Alicante-Alicante-Málaga-Seville routes to be of general interest and public benefit, and the opening of Valencia airport for commercial air navigation was approved in April 1930.
This interest of the aviation authorities in Valencia airport encouraged the local authorities to set up the Valencia Airport Board in 1929, under the chairmanship of the city’s Mayor Sotelo Marquis. Initially, it was considered that the airport should be located on the piece of land separating La Albufera from the sea, so that facilities could be used for both land aircraft and seaplanes. However, the presence of different obstacles made it necessary to consider another option and it was finally decided to build the airport in the town of Manises.
The airport was officially inaugurated on 19 March 1933 and was declared a customs airport on 8 September 1934. The first scheduled flight took place on 1 September 1934. With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, services at the port were suspended until 27 July 1939. Construction of the first consolidated runway began in the summer of 1946, using metal mesh covered with a layer of limestone soil on a compacted stone base. Between 1948 and 1949, work began on the construction and consolidation of runways 12/30 and 04/22 and the construction of a small parking apron. In 1953, a road connecting runway 30 to the aircraft parking area was built, and the following year a taxiway parallel to runway 12/30 was built for military aviation service. A few years later, in September 1955, the 1st Fighter Wing, the first Spanish unit with F-86 Sabre jet aircraft, was established in Manises. The airport was classified as a third administrative category airport. In February 1958, the extension of runway 12/30 and the taxiway at the north-west end, with corresponding staging areas and the installation of an approach lighting system were approved.
The airport became a first category airport in January 1962 and three years later the official name was changed to “Valencia Airport”. In 1983, the new passenger terminal was inaugurated, replacing the terminal built in the mid-1960s. The major innovation of the new building was the utilisation of solar energy through solar panels. On 31 July 1999, the Manises military base was closed. On this date, the Ministry of Defence transferred the land of this military base to AENA.
On the occasion of the America’s Cup in March 2007, major infrastructure works were carried out both in the terminal area and at the airport. In 2007, a new terminal building for regional aviation was inaugurated, with a total surface area of about 12,000 m², connected to the main terminal on the east side, allowing passenger transit between the two terminals and direct access from outside. In the same year, a taxiway parallel to the right of runway 30/12 was opened for taxiing to runway 12 and the ILS on runway 12 was inaugurated. As part of the expansion works, runway 04/22 was closed in 2008 and facilities for helicopter services were relocated.
On 31 July 2012, the New Terminal (T2) opened with twenty check-in desks and a new baggage claim hall.
Places to visit in Valencia
Valencia, located in the Catalan Region of Spain and the third largest city in the country, has the largest port in the region. The city, which attracts attention with its festivals, natural beauties, summer tourism and historical texture, is one of the cities that make the biggest contribution to Spanish tourism.
Among the important points to visit in the city; Plaça De L’Ajuntament, where fireworks are held every day in the summer months, Valencia Cathedral, which was built as a mosque in the 13th century and later converted into a church, La Lonja, which attracts attention with its gothic style, Palacio de la Generalitat, where the government building is located, Torres de Serranos, which was established to protect the city during its period, and Plaça D’America, which is considered the most peaceful point of the city.
Valencia airport transport details
There are 4 different ways to reach the city centre from the airport: taxi, car rental, bus and metro. It is possible to reach the city centre in about 20 minutes by taxi, which is located in front of the port and operates 24/7.
By using the metro line, which is one of the public transport methods, it is also possible to reach different regions outside the centre. Line 3 passes through the university and the north of the city, while line 5 goes directly to the city centre and Valencia Cruise Port. It takes about 25 minutes to reach the centre by metro. The other public transport alternative, buses, depart from the port to the city centre every 30 minutes and the journey takes approximately 25 minutes.
There are also offices of different car rental companies in the port.
