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Melilla Airport
Aeropuerto de MelillaIATA: MLN – ICAO: GEML Location of airport in Spain Summary Airport type Public Operator Aena Location Melilla, Spain Elevation AMSL 48 m / 156 ft Coordinates 35°16′47″N 02°57′23″W / 35.27972°N 2.95639°W Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 1,428 4,685 Asphalt Source: Spanish AIP at EUROCONTROL[1] Melilla Airport is an airport located 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest Melilla, Spain (IATA: MLN, ICAO: GEML).[1] The airport is located near the border with Morocco. The airport was opened in 1969.
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Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Helitt Barcelona (begins 28 November), Malaga (begins 21 November) Iberia operated by Air Nostrum Almería, Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia Incidents and accidents
- On 25 September 1998, PauknAir Flight 4101, a BAe 146, crashed into a hill on approach to Melilla killing all 38 occupants.[2]
- On 17 January 2003, an Air Nostrum Fokker 50, operating for Iberia, overran the runway and broke apart. Nine people were injured but there were no fatalities.
References
External links
- Official site at Aena.es (Spanish)
- Extensive history and photographs
- Accident history for MLN at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for GEML at NOAA/NWS
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