International airport of the Region of Murcia
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The International airport of the Region of Murcia is an airport
under construction located in the municipality of Murcia
(Spain
), whose works began in July 2008 and which is expected to be operational in April 2012.
It will be the largest airport in the Region of Murcia
, followed by Murcia-San Javier Airport
, which itself will close to commercial flight operations on the new airports opening. Promoted by the regional government, its management is scheduled to be private. The terminal project has 20,000 original m² and a single track of 3 km in length. It is situated on the Golf in Murcia among the hamlet
s of Corvera and Valladolises within the municipal district
of Murcia
and a few hundred meters from the A-30
.
Airport
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under construction located in the municipality of Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
(Spain
Spain
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), whose works began in July 2008 and which is expected to be operational in April 2012.
It will be the largest airport in the Region of Murcia
Region of Murcia
The Region of Murcia is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeast of the country, between Andalusia and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast....
, followed by Murcia-San Javier Airport
Murcia-San Javier Airport
Murcia-San Javier Airport is a military air base and civilian passenger airport located in San Javier, south of Murcia, Spain. It is operated by Aena , the Spanish airport authority.-Operations:The airport can receive aircraft up to the size of Boeing 757 or 767...
, which itself will close to commercial flight operations on the new airports opening. Promoted by the regional government, its management is scheduled to be private. The terminal project has 20,000 original m² and a single track of 3 km in length. It is situated on the Golf in Murcia among the hamlet
Hamlet
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s of Corvera and Valladolises within the municipal district
Municipal district
A municipal district is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
of Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
and a few hundred meters from the A-30
Autovía A-30
The Autovía A-30 is a freeway in eastern Spain.It connects Albacete with Murcia where it crosses Autopista AP-7. to end in Cartagena on a junction with the CA31....
.