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Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Terminals
- 2
- Elevation
- 12 ft
- Hub airlines
- 1
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN/LEBL) is spain's second-largest airport and Vueling's base, a major Mediterranean leisure and business gateway. It has 2 terminals and sits 12 ft above sea level in Barcelona, Spain.
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About Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport — IATA BCN, ICAO LEBL — is the principal airport serving Barcelona, in Spain, and is one of the Europe hubs profiled across this guide. The airfield lies at 41.3° latitude and 2.08° longitude, 12 feet above mean sea level, and observes Europe/Madrid local time. Arriving and departing passengers are handled across 2 passenger terminals.
Day-to-day operations at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport are anchored by Vueling, which operates a hub or focus city here. That carrier bases aircraft and crews at Barcelona, scheduling banks of connecting flights that join short-haul feeder services to the longer trunk routes which make BCN a recognisable waypoint on the Europe network.
Principal nonstop destinations from Barcelona include Paris (CDG), Amsterdam (AMS), London (LHR), Madrid (MAD), Rome (FCO), Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC), Lisbon (LIS), Palma (PMI) and Athens (ATH). Each of those airports carries its own profile in this guide, so you can compare terminals, field elevation, based carriers and the busiest routes on the same terms before you book. Those links form part of the guide's internal route graph, connecting BCN to its principal Europe and intercontinental markets.
Airport facts
| IATA / ICAO | BCN / LEBL |
|---|---|
| City | Barcelona, Spain |
| Coordinates | 41.3°, 2.08° |
| Elevation | 12 ft |
| Terminals | 2 |
| Timezone | Europe/Madrid |
| Hub airlines | Vueling |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the airport code for Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport?
- Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain, uses IATA code BCN and ICAO code LEBL.
- Which airlines are based at Barcelona (BCN)?
- Vueling (VY) operates a hub or focus city at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport.
- Where is Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport located?
- Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport sits at 41.3°, 2.08° and 12 feet above sea level, in the Europe/Madrid timezone.
- How many terminals does Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport have?
- Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport has 2 passenger terminals.
- What city and country does BCN serve?
- BCN (Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport) serves Barcelona, in Spain.
- Is Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport a hub airport?
- Yes. Vueling operates a hub or focus city at BCN, giving Barcelona a dense schedule of connecting flights across its 2 terminals.
- Which destinations can you fly to nonstop from Barcelona?
- Major nonstop markets from Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport include Paris (CDG), Amsterdam (AMS), London (LHR), Madrid (MAD), Rome (FCO), Frankfurt (FRA), each with its own airport profile in this guide.
Data sources
- Airport identity and geography courtesy of OurAirports (ourairports.com) and Wikidata.