Malaga Airport Guide
Malaga Airport is the main international airport for the Costa del Sol and the third busiest airport in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca. It offers flight connections to over 70 destinations worldwide with passenger numbers in 2011 close to 13 million with 107,397 flight operations. The majority of traffic through Malaga Costa del Sol Airport (or Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport as it is also known) comes from within the EU, although there are regular flights to such far flung locations as Moscow, Riyadh, Kuwait, New York and Montreal.
Located 8 kilometres southwest of the city centre, Malaga Airport has good transportation links to the rest of the coast. It is very close to the main N340 road and the A7, E-15 and AP-7 (Autopista del Sol) motorways which give easy access to the hotspots of Benalmadena, Fuengirola, Torremolinos, Marbella and Puerto Banus to the west and Granada, Nerja and Malaga further east.
The new Terminal 3 opened in March 2010 has a new double track underground railway which can be accessed via a transportation hub. A second runway is due to open this year. I have of course tested the VIP lounge at Malaga Airport, if you have a delayed flight or are lucky enough to free access to the lounge then it is worth a visit!
The airport has two new exclusive accesses: south access, via the A7 and north access, via the new Malaga west ring road.
You can find out the latest information on Malaga Airport Terminal 3 here.
Be sure to let us know if we have missed anything out!
Many Thanks
Gary Ingram - Malaga Airport Guide