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Jerez Airport (ICAO: LEJR, IATA: XRY) lies in Andalusia, close to Jerez de la Frontera in Cádiz province, and is operated by AENA. It offers a single long, ILS-equipped runway and combines scheduled and charter airline traffic with flight training, making it a useful and instructive destination for a simulator pilot exploring southern Spain.
Jerez Airport, identified by the ICAO code LEJR and IATA code XRY, serves Jerez de la Frontera and the wider Cádiz area of Andalusia, Spain. It is operated by AENA, Spain's national airport operator, and combines commercial airline services with flight training, since one of Europe's well-known flying schools, FTE Jerez, is based at the airport's former military barracks. For a simulator pilot, the field offers a single generously long runway with an instrument landing system, making it a straightforward but interesting VFR or IFR destination in southern Spain.
The airport sits in Andalusia, Spain, close to the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Cádiz province, roughly 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of the city and about 45 km (28 mi) from Cádiz itself, with Seville lying roughly 80 km to the north.
Jerez Airport has one physical runway, 02/20, measuring 7,546 ft and surfaced in asphalt. Both directions are lit, and runway 20 is equipped with an ILS for instrument approaches. Field elevation is 79 ft, at coordinates 36.7447, -6.06.
Pilots can expect to work Approach on 128.5 MHz, Ground on 121.6 MHz and Tower on 118.55 MHz. An ILS is available for runway 20, supporting instrument approaches to that end of the runway.
Jerez Airport's facilities include former military barracks, which today house FTE Jerez, one of Europe's leading flight training organisations, reflecting the airfield's earlier military role before its buildings were repurposed for civilian flight training. Commercial growth followed the introduction of regular Ryanair flights between Jerez and London, which helped lift passenger numbers to around 1.1 million by 2004.
Today Jerez Airport handles scheduled and charter airline services operated by carriers including Iberia, Vueling, Eurowings, Jet2.com, Condor, TUI fly and others, linking it to numerous destinations in Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe. Alongside this commercial activity, the airport is a base for FTE Jerez flight training, occupying the airport's former military barracks.