La Seu d'Urgell Airport
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La Seu d'Urgell airport, officially Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel airport and also known as Pirineus-Andorra airport is an airport facility owned by the Government of Catalonia
and hosts regular commercial flights and general aviation emergency. It is located in the comarca of Alt Urgell
, south of la Seu d'Urgell
(Catalonia
) and 12 km south of Andorra
, in the mountain of Ensiula between the towns of Montferrer i Castellbò
and Ribera d'Urgellet
.
The airport opened in 1982 but was closed to commercial traffic in 1984 and was used only by private aeroplanes until 2008, when the airport was purchased by the Catalan government and closed pending its redevelopment and reopening as a commercial airport.
In 2008, the Institut Català del Sòl (a department of the Catalan government
) bought 85% of the airport's land to create the Pirineus–Andorra airport.
In 2009, a contract was awarded to Acsa Sorigué for the redevelopment work that will lead to the reopening of the airport.
The airport reopened on June 4, 2010.
Generalitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....
and hosts regular commercial flights and general aviation emergency. It is located in the comarca of Alt Urgell
Alt Urgell
Alt Urgell is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, a modern representation of part of the historic County of Urgell , seat of the Counts of Urgell and the historic region of Urgellet.- Municipalities :...
, south of la Seu d'Urgell
La Seu d'Urgell
La Seu d'Urgell is a town located in the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain. La Seu d'Urgell is also the capital of the comarca Alt Urgell, head of the judicial district of la Seu d'Urgell and the seat of Bishop of Urgell, one of the Andorra co-princes...
(Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
) and 12 km south of Andorra
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
, in the mountain of Ensiula between the towns of Montferrer i Castellbò
Montferrer i Castellbò
Montferrer i Castellbò is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Urgell, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.Montferrer i Castellbò towns:*La Seu d'Urgell Airport or Andorra-Pirineus Airport*Aravell*Bellestar*Montferrer de Segre*Sant Joan de l'Erm...
and Ribera d'Urgellet
Ribera d'Urgellet
Ribera d'Urgellet is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain....
.
The airport opened in 1982 but was closed to commercial traffic in 1984 and was used only by private aeroplanes until 2008, when the airport was purchased by the Catalan government and closed pending its redevelopment and reopening as a commercial airport.
In 2008, the Institut Català del Sòl (a department of the Catalan government
Generalitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....
) bought 85% of the airport's land to create the Pirineus–Andorra airport.
In 2009, a contract was awarded to Acsa Sorigué for the redevelopment work that will lead to the reopening of the airport.
The airport reopened on June 4, 2010.