Flights to Murcia

The beautiful city of Murcia is located in the South East region of Spain. Although small, it’s the most popular city and the capital of the Murcia region. The city was founded in 825 AD and previously named as Madinat Mursiya. As the region’s capital, the city has its own airport named “Murcia-San Javier” because Murcia shares the airport with the town San Javier.

History of Murcia-Javier Airport

Plans to establish an airport in the region was conceived as early as 1930s but the airport was only opened for commercial use in 1968. The airport saw slow changes on their facilities and it was only during the 90s that significant changes were made such as terminal structures for passengers. Its latest improvement was the extension of departure area which was completed in 2006.

Airlines operating at Murcia-San Javier Airport

For the past decade, the Murcia-Javier airport experienced drastic increase of tourist arrivals. This was due to the increase of tourists' interest in the region. In 1995 less than 90,000 passengers went through the airport. After 14 years, more than 1.6 million passengers use the airport. The airport also saw an increased number of airlines operating here and most of them are low cost companies. The following airlines operate at Murcia-San Javier Airport: EasyJet, Air Nostrum, RyanAir, Jet2.com, Jetairfly, Bmibaby. Although the airport is relatively far from Murcia (17 miles) it’s still a preferred destination because of its proximity to various cities in the region.