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381:Air Nostrum
182: /
157:Coordinates
115:SNC-Lavalin
1635:Categories
1566:Statistics
1492:Valladolid
1084:Aeroroutes
1024:Aeroroutes
855:2015-03-11
712:2013-08-01
685:2012-03-14
568:References
439:aircraft.
437:Boeing 737
422:Boeing 747
167:40°12′35″N
1487:Salamanca
1457:La Gomera
1452:El Hierro
1427:Algeciras
1367:Santander
1342:Lanzarote
1302:Castellón
1251:Barcelona
1104:28 August
1038:"Ryanair"
979:10 August
957:10 August
935:10 August
913:10 August
883:cite news
557:Seasonal:
534:Seasonal:
511:Seasonal:
499:Charleroi
310:Valencian
258:Direction
170:0°04′11″E
1549:Sabadell
1509:Albacete
1482:Pamplona
1420:Domestic
1407:Zaragoza
1392:Valencia
1337:La Palma
1292:Asturias
1282:A Coruña
1246:Alicante
1221:Airports
1184:Aviation
825:4 August
799:4 August
615:24 April
548:Wizz Air
537:Asturias
468:Airlines
444:Wizz Air
287:Asphalt
265:Surface
139:Benlloch
131:Location
1477:Melilla
1472:Logroño
1447:Córdoba
1437:Badajoz
1377:Seville
1347:Menorca
1317:Granada
1287:Almería
1158:Portals
875:El País
755:El País
679:El País
529:Volotea
514:Bergamo
494:Ryanair
448:Ryanair
408:Ryanair
400:Bristol
360:History
348:in the
346:Cabanes
342:Benlloc
302:Spanish
262:Length
246:Runways
195:Website
106:Private
98:Summary
1554:Teruel
1524:Huesca
1514:Burgos
1467:Lleida
1352:Murcia
1312:Girona
1297:Bilbao
1261:Málaga
541:Bilbao
518:Berlin
482:Madrid
477:Iberia
284:8,858
281:2,700
278:06/24
121:Serves
1442:Ceuta
1332:Jerez
1327:Ibiza
1275:Minor
1239:Major
1225:Spain
1172:Spain
522:Porto
507:Weeze
354:Spain
1592:stub
1462:León
1397:Vigo
1357:Reus
1106:2024
981:2022
959:2022
937:2022
915:2022
889:link
827:2022
801:2022
617:2014
590:2015
402:and
344:and
330:LECH
326:ICAO
318:IATA
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