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Airport
Ceuta Heliport
Helipuerto de Ceuta
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAena
ServesCeuta
Elevation AMSL2 m / 6.6 ft
Coordinates35°53′33″N 005°18′21″W / 35.89250°N 5.30583°W / 35.89250; -5.30583
Websiteaena.es
Map
JCU is located in SpainJCUJCULocation of airport in Spain
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
H07/H25 253x42 830x138 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers71,654
Passenger change 18-19Increase37.3%
Aircraft Movements6,846
Movements change 18-19Increase31.3%
Source: AENA

Ceuta Heliport (Spanish: Helipuerto de Ceuta) (IATA: JCU, ICAO: GECE) is the heliport, and only air transport facility, serving the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, in North Africa.

Overview

Since 9 January 2004, it has been possible to fly between Ceuta and Málaga by helicopter. This heliport is the first in Spain to be constructed and managed by AENA in order to secure accessibility to the autonomous city by air. A rapid connection with the mainland is considered vital for the development of the Ceutan economy.

The heliport is situated in the port of Ceuta, between the cargo dock and the fishing port, on land reclaimed from the sea in the north of the city. The heliport consists of three helipads, a short runway, a two-storey terminal building, a power station and a fire station.

This infrastructure is key to Ceuta because it allowed passengers to access to Málaga airport (mainland Spain's fourth airport by number of passengers), giving Ceuta access to all cities served from Málaga.

The former ICAO code of Ceuta was GECT. It was changed in mid-2009.

Routes and services

The route was covered by Helicópteros del Sureste, a transport company based in Mutxamel, Alicante. The regular service operated since 1996, linking the city of Ceuta with Málaga Airport in thirty minutes. This route serves more than 20,000 annually, in approximately 2,600 flights. The helicopters used were the most recent versions of the AW139 which have a capacity of up to 15 passengers. It is due to become the main destination for helicopters leaving Algeciras Heliport.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Hélity Algeciras, Málaga

Statistics

In its second year of operation, the heliport served 20,233 passengers, handled 2,656 operations and 4.6 tonnes of cargo.

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Annual passenger traffic at JCU airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

References

  1. "Ceuta Heliport". AENA. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  2. "GECE Changes". OurAirports. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  3. "Horarios Hélity" [Hélity timings]. Hélity (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-05-23.

External links

Media related to Ceuta Heliport at Wikimedia Commons

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