Fuerteventura Airport.

During 2007- 2008 Fuerteventura Airport is being expanded to cope with the predicted growth of Fuerteventura. The runway has been enlarged, a new control tower is being built and the terminal and car and coach park facilities are being enlarged. Fuerteventura is the tenth busiest airport in Spain, and these improvements will ensure the smooth flow of the increasing number of tourists and locals that pass through the airport.

Car Parking Fuerteventura Airport New Terminal Building

When you have arrived at an airport it is nice to have some idea of what to expect. This page gives a little information about the facilities at Fuerteventura airport.

Flight Arrivals

The first thing you do when you arrive at Fuerteventura Airport is to pass through immigration control. This procedure is smoothly carried out and you once you have passed through the checkpoint you will immediately enter the baggage collection area. You will get information as to which conveyor your luggage will arrive on. This area has lots of toilets, and you can also find information about such things as taxi prices from the airport to various destinations. There is help available should your luggage be lost or damaged in transit.

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Travelling onto your resort

Once you have picked up your luggage a set of automatic doors will allow you out of the controlled area. Please note that when you leave this area airport security will not allow you back in so please make sure you have collected all your luggage. If you have a tour operator then they will greet you just outside the door. The coach car park is currently about a 150m walk from the terminal, due to the work to expand the terminal building, so it’s best to make use of the trolleys. These cost €1 and take pound coins; you will get your money back when you return it to the trolley park areas.

exit doors When you exit the baggage collection area, you will see these doors. If you have flown with a holiday company, the reps will be waiting for you here. If you have hired a car, that is to be picked up from the airport, and you haven't sorted out your car while waiting for your luggage, the car hire offices are to your left. To your right are various desks used by different companies on different days.

Fuerteventura Airport Taxis

For those making their own way to their resort there is a taxi rank. Although the queues may at peak times seem quite long, there are plenty of taxis and they come along every few minutes so you will not be waiting long. Taxis are strictly controlled and have meters so you will know how much they cost. For up to date taxi prices see our Getting About page.

Fuerteventura Airport Bus

There are no trains on Fuerteventura so your other option to get to your resort is to use the local bus service which is very reliable and cheap. The bus timetables can be found from our Getting About page. The busses at the airport go to Caleta de Fuste, Puerto del Rosario and Morro Jable (via Costa Calma). You can get other connecting busses in Puerto.

Fuerteventura Airport Car Hire

The car hire firms that have offices in the airport have windows in the baggage collection area, or you can speak to them outside the baggage area. There are several car hire companies to choose from, it's probably best to book in advance at peak times as sometimes there are no cars available for hire, You can do this via the Sunnyfuerteventura Car Hire facility using the logo on the left. You can pick your car up from the car park, just outside the terminal.

Fuerteventura Airport Car Parking

There is already a car parking area in front of the airport and this is currently being made larger. Parking charges are very reasonable, the first half hour is free, then around €0.40 for the second half hour or less: €0.75 for each hour, with a maximum daily price of €7.90 (for up to 4 days). The daily maximum from the fifth day is €6.30.

The car park payment is via automatic payment machines and there are two in a covered shelter opposite arrivals and two inside the terminal. There is also a kiosk opposite arrivals if you have any problems. The payment machines accept euro bank notes and coins; the kiosk will accept credit cards. After paying you have 20 minutes to leave the car park.

Departure flights

departure board fish

When it is time to get your flight home, the first thing to do is to find your flight on the departures board. There will be a range of gates indicated for your flight. You can queue in any of these, as whichever one you choose will be the slowest, or is that just us?

When you have checked in, you will be sent off for the security check, which is behind the check in desk. And then you take the escalator to the departure lounge. If you have time before your flight there are two cafes, a bookshop and a chemist on this side of security. There will also be a doctor on duty in case of medical queries, and an in the aquarium between arrivals and departures, where you can relax and look at the fish. Most of the tour operator’s desks are located at the end of the arrivals lounge but Ryan air is near the chemist in departures.

The departure lounge has plenty of places to buy reasonably priced food, which may be eaten on the sun terrace at either end of the departure lounge. There are also the usual duty free shops.

Departure lounge

Fuerteventura Airport Shopping .

Bolsa de Transito As you get through security at the airport, which is on the ground floor. The first shop that you will see is a store selling traditional items from Fuerteventura. As you go up the escalator you will find a wide range of shops selling duty free items and clothing. There are several cafes and you can take a relaxing drink or snack on to the patio area and enjoy the last bit of Fuerteventura sunshine that you will see for a while.

It is important, for those of you that are not on a direct flight home that you get any duty free items sealed so that you will not be charged taxes at the next airport.

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