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Ceuta Heliport (IATA: JCU) (Spanish: Helipuerto de Ceuta) is the heliport, and only air transport facility, serving the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, in North Africa.

Since 9 January 2004, it has been possible to fly to Ceuta from Málaga by helicopter. This heliport is the first in Spain to be constructed and managed by AENA in order to secure accessibility to the autonomous city by air. A rapid connection with the mainland is considered vital for the development of the Ceutan economy.

The heliport is situated in the port of Ceuta, between the cargo dock and the fishing port, on land reclaimed from the sea in the north of the city. The heliport consists of a helipad, a two-storey terminal building, a power station and a fire station.

This infrastructure is key to Ceuta because it allows passengers to connect in minutes through Malaga (peninsular Spain's third airport), giving Ceuta access to almost all cities served from Andalucia. Destinations include more than one hundred cities in Europe (mainly in the United Kingdom, Central Europe and the Nordic countries) but also the main cities of Eastern Europe: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Budapest, Sofia, Warsaw, Riga and Bucharest), North Africa, the Middle East (Riyadh, Jeddah and Kuwait) and North America (New York, Toronto and Montreal).

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In its second year of operation, the heliport served 20,233 passengers, handled 2,656 operations and 4.6 tonnes of cargo.

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The route is covered by Helicópteros del Sureste, a transport company based in Mutxamel, Alicante. The regular service operates since 1996, linking the city of Ceuta with Malaga Airport in thirty minutes. This route serves more than 20,000 annually, in approximately 2,600 flights. The helicopters used are the most recent versions of the AW139 which have a capacity of up to 15 passengers.

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Helicópteros del Sureste Málaga, Algeciras (Coming soon)

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Ceuta Heliport (official site) (English)

Coordinates: 35°53′31″N 5°18′22″W / 35.8920°N 5.3062°W / 35.8920; -5.3062

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[edit] Statisics

[edit] Routes and services

[edit] Destinations

[edit] External links