Santiago de Compostela Airport - Lavacolla is one of the three international airport

International airport

An international airport is any airport that can accommodate flights from other countries and are typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle these flights to and from other countries...

s in Galicia, Spain

Spain

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. It is located in Lavacolla, a town in the outskirts of Galicia's capital city, Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...

. In 2010, 2,172,869 passengers passed through it.

The Christian pilgrimage route of the Way of St. James

Way of St. James

The Way of St. James or St. James' Way is the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried....

 (El Camino de Santiago) passes by the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Criticism

The CNC (Comisión Nacional de la Competencia) has questioned the subsides that public administration have granted to low cost airlines operating in this airport, in their opinion it helps to increase the deviation of the demand, harming the traditional airlines and neighboring airports.

External links

• Santiago de Compostela Official Airport website