Jerez Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Jerez) (IATA: XRY, ICAO: LEJR), also known as La Parra Airport, is an airport located 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast of Jerez de la Frontera in Southern Spain, about 50 mi (80 km) from Sevilla and 28.1 mi (45.2 km) from Cadiz. It is a modern airport with the principal arrivals and departures areas on the ground floor.
Jerez Airport is conveniently located for access to Gibraltar, Cadiz, Tarifa, Seville or even the Costa del Sol which is a 90 minute drive away.
Most visitors at the airport arrive from Germany and the UK however around 36% of all passengers arrive at Jerez Airport are on domestic Spanish flights.
Ryanair introduced regular flights between Jerez Airport and London which helped increase passenger numbers at the airport to 1.1 million in 2004.
Read more about Jerez Airport: Airlines and Destinations, Statistics, Ground Transportation
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