Menorca Airport Departures (MAH)

Flight Departures at Menorca Airport

Menorca Airport is mostly a tourist airport, with some 2.5 million passengers passing through its gates every year. Spain itself, followed by Britain and Germany are the main suppliers of home-grown and foreign tourism with Barcelona, Mallorca and Madrid being the most popular destinations from which Spanish passengers fly to Menorca.

For the last ten years passenger numbers have remained fairly static, suggesting that visitors to Menorca are faithful in their holidaying habits. The island attracts mostly families to its wonderful beaches, sedate and child friendly towns and villages.

Departures at Menorca Airport have a choice of foreign destinations by charter flight which includes Aberdeen, London and Belfast in the British Isles, Stockholm in Sweden, Frankfurt and Hamburg in Germany as well as Brussels in Belgium, Rome, Milan and Venice in Italy and Warsaw in Poland. Within Spain passengers can take a short flight across the sea from Menorca Island to the neighbouring island of Mallorca as well as choose longer domestic flights to Madrid, Barcelona or Malaga.

Several budget airlines operate out of the airport and Menorca Airport departures can choose from carriers such as Vueling, Air Berlin, Air Europa and Air Nostrum to name but a few. The sheer number of destinations offered and airports covered means that Menorca Airport departures can visit several different autonomous regions of Spain during a two week holiday in the country.

It is easy to get to the airport from the various resort towns and villages on the island. Passengers who rented a car during their stay will find the car rental counters of several car hire companies located in the terminal building, and there is a special car parking area for hire cars, where these vehicles can be dropped off at the end of the rental contract.

Menorca Airport departures can also take advantage of the half hourly bus services that connect Mahon city centre with the airport. A taxi ride will only cost around €3.20, depending on the time of day and day of the week a passenger travels. The airport is just 4.5 km distance from Mahon city center, so at any time a trip should not cost more than €10.

Menorca Island is a wonderful place for a relaxed family holiday. The huge natural harbour in Mahon offers many photographic opportunities to capture Menorca at its best. Here traditional fishing boats built to an ancient Moorish design bob up and down next to chic modern yachts. A harbour tour by boat takes roughly an hour and it the best way to see this maritime wonder. Tickets can be bought at the Xoriguer Gin Distillery, a tourist attraction in its own right!

Constructed during the 18th century, the distillery can be found in the harbour at the Moll de Ponent quayside. The huge copper stills produce one of Menorca's finest products, gin, as well as a number of other liquors. The distillery can be visited between the hours of 8 am to 7 pm during the week and on Saturdays the distillery is open to the public from 9 am to 1 pm.

Menorca Island has many fine Gothic and baroque churches and the 13th century Ciutadella Cathedral is not just a symbol of architectural triumph over the lack of technology available at that time, but also a triumphant statement made by historic Spain's Christian rulers over the Moorish occupation of Spain, since the cathedral was built on the foundations of a mosque. The cathedral's neo-Gothic awnings, its superb stone carvings of charming mythical creatures and its location in beautiful Ciutadella town make this one of the highlights on the Menorca tourist trail.

For further information about departures at Menorca Airport, please consult the official airport website at www.aena-aeropuertos.es