Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona-El Prat Airport (IATA:BCN, ICAO:LEBL) is only 12 km far from Barcelona city center. It is the second largest and second busiest airport in Spain behind Madrid-Barajas Airport.
Terminal 1
It is the fifth largest in the world, and has an area of 548,000 m2, an aircraft ramp of 600,000 m2 , 13,000 new parking spaces and 45 new gates expandable to 60. This terminal is also capable of handling large aircraft like the Airbus A380-800 or Boeing 747-8I.
The terminal handles both Schengen and non-Schengen flights. It is split into 5 Modules with Module A handling flights to Madrid, Module B handling Schengen flights, Module C handling Air Nostrum flights, Module D handling non-Schengen European flights and Module E handling non-Schengen non-European flights.
Its facilities include:
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- 166 check-in desks;
- 101 gates - 50 fingers;
- 15 baggage carousels;
- 12,000 parking spaces;
- More than 20,000 square meters of shopping areas.
Terminal 1 has several VIP lounges: Pau Casals, Joan Miró, Colomer. Also a business center, a gym, a chapel / prayer area, a spa, showers and various rooms for sleeping (Air Rooms).
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 operates with some low-cost and regional airlines. Only easyJet and easyJet Switzerland operate on the T2C terminal. Terminal 2 has a VIP room: Sala Canudas.
Address: Barcelona Airport El Prat, 08820 El Prat de Llobregat. Barcelona
