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Ibiza Airport
Situated only 7.5 km from the capital and within easy reach of all the major tourist resorts, Ibiza Airport is not only the island's main communication link with the Spanish mainland, Europe and the world, but also a key resource in the economic development of the region. The airport facilities service both Ibiza and Formentera, and are used by 95 per cent of the people leaving or entering these islands.
The airport is one of the island's largest employers: 2,200 people actually work at the airport, whilst thousands more (taxi drivers, bus drivers, guides, etc) are indirectly employed. Currently, between 8 and 10 per cent of Ibiza's population make a living directly or indirectly from the activities undertaken in the airport grounds.
Ibiza Airport is characterized by seasonal demand and its eminently tourist character. During the six months of the peak season (May-October), the airport handles 85.6 per cent of the total volume of passengers (the number of passengers in August is eleven times higher than the figure for December). With regard to international and European Union flights, charter traffic accounts for seventy per cent of the total.
The airport is also characterized by a large volume of scheduled traffic between the islands and the mainland, with travel concentrated in management or business centres such as Madrid, Palma and Barcelona. This remains constant throughout the year.
In 2003 the airport handled 4,156,525 passengers. More than 65 per cent of these passengers (2,712,950) came from European Union countries. The United Kingdom provides the largest proportion of passengers, followed by Spain and Germany.
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