IATA MLN
ICAO
GEML
GE = Spain (Ceuta/Melilla)

Melilla Airport

Melilla, Melilla (city), Spain

Regional Airport ✓ Scheduled Service
Timezone Africa/Ceuta
Local Time
Elevation 156 ft (48 m)
Coordinates 35.2798°N, 2.9563°W
Runways 2
Airlines 2

MLN is the IATA airport code for Melilla Airport, located in Melilla, Spain. Its ICAO code is GEML. The airport is classified as a Regional Airport with scheduled commercial passenger service. It operates in the Africa/Ceuta timezone at an elevation of 156 ft (48 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways.

About Melilla Airport

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Melilla Airport is an airport located in Melilla, an exclave of Spain in Africa. The only airport in Spanish territory on the African coast, it serves the Spanish autonomous city of Melilla, in North Africa. The airport is located about 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the city, near the border with Morocco. It currently ranks twenty-ninth at national level in terms of passenger numbers. It has the capacity to move up to 500,000 passengers and the annual average of passengers is around 490,000. In 2024 it reached 507,957 passengers. Currently, only one airline, Iberia Regional/Air Nostrum, operates commercial passenger flights from the airport to eleven Spanish cities: Almería, Asturias, Barcelona, Granada, Gran Canaria, Madrid, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Santiago de Compostela, Seville and Tenerife North. Between 1931 and 1967 Melilla was served by the Tauima Aerodrome, even when Morocco had gained its independence in 1956. This Spanish controlled airport did not open until 1969.

Runways (2)

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Designation Length Width Surface Lighted Status
15/33 4,701 ft (1,433 m) 148 ft (45 m) Asphalt Yes Open
15/33 4,701 ft (1,433 m) 148 ft (45 m) Asphalt Yes Open

Airlines (2)

Route data via OpenFlights

Airport Details

IATA Code
MLN
ICAO Code
GEML
Type
Regional Airport
City
Melilla
Country
Spain
Timezone
Africa/Ceuta
Local Time
Elevation
156 ft (48 m)
Coordinates
35.2798°N, 2.9563°W

Airport Stats

Annual Passengers
507,957
Opened
1969
Operator
Aena