BCN - Barcelona El Prat 🇪🇸

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:round_pushpin: Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Barcelona-El Prat Airport (ICAO: LEBL / IATA: BCN)

:globe_showing_europe_africa: Location (City, Country)
Barcelona, Spain

:chart_increasing: Airport Type & Size
Major international hub with 3 runways , supports A380 , ~50M passengers/year

:vertical_traffic_light: Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?

  • Key Mediterranean hub with mix of European short-haul, intercontinental flights, and Vueling’s largest base.
  • High traffic diversity (full-service, LCCs, cargo).
  • Realistic challenges: Parallel runway ops, coastal weather, and heavy seasonal demand.
  • diagonal runway that crosses the others

:airplane_departure: Major Airlines & Routes

  • Vueling (domestic/EU), Iberia, Ryanair, Air Europa.
  • Long-haul: Emirates (DXB), Delta (JFK), LATAM (GRU/EZE), Qatar (DOH).
  • Cargo: DHL, FedEx.

:world_map: Unique Features or Challenges

  • Close parallel runways requiring precise ATC coordination.
  • Terminal split (T1 for long-haul, T2 for regional/LCCs).
  • Coastal winds & summer congestion.
  • **diagonal runway that crosses the others **
    Comercial or general planes

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