<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Santiago&ndash;Rosal&iacute;a de Castro International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport was set up by a group of aviation enthusiasts in October 1932 and two months&rsquo; directors were chosen to select where the airport was going to be built. In 1935 construction work started at the airport where two years later on 27 September 1937 the first scheduled flight from Santiago de Compostela took place. After the Spanish Civil war, political prisoners (who were held in the concentration camp of Lavacolla) were forced to work in the construction of the airport.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1969 a new terminal was built at the airport. It later underwent several expansions, including a remodeling in 1993. Iberia launched a seasonal link to New York City, the first transatlantic route from Santiago de Compostela, in June 1980. The carrier operated the flight with Boeing 747 aircraft. Four months later, Viasa added non-stop service to Caracas using McDonnell Douglas DC-10s. In 1981, a cargo terminal was built, giving the airport capacity to handle cargo flights.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Viasa shut down in 1997, but Avensa resurrected the route to Caracas two years later. On 13 October 2011, a new passenger terminal opened at the airport.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3">Ground Transportation Santiago&ndash;Rosal&iacute;a de Castro International Airport</h2>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Road: </strong>The airport is linked with Santiago de Compostela (13 km) by the Autov&iacute;a A-54. This motorway, although some sections are yet to be built and opened, also connects the airport with Lugo (94.5 km), where it connects with the Autov&iacute;a A-6, providing toll-free motorway access to the rest of Spain; and to the French border through the Autov&iacute;a A-8 that intersects with the Autov&iacute;a A-6 near Lugo. Nearby Autopista AP-9 connects the airport directly to A Coru&ntilde;a (66 km), Ferrol (88 km), Pontevedra (75 km), Vigo (100 km) and the Portuguese border. Ourense (116 km) is reachable through the Autopista AP-53 that connects with the Autopista AP-9. There are several major car rental companies at the airport. The airport has more than 5,000 short and long-term covered parking spaces in the new terminal building. In addition, there are several low-cost, long-term private parking facilities around the airport.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus services: </strong>A city bus service connects the airport with the center of Santiago de Compostela and the bus and train terminal in the city regularly. From the station in Santiago de Compostela, private coach operators run direct services in a multiple daily basis to most cities and towns in Galicia, including A Coru&ntilde;a, Ferrol, Lugo, Ourense, Pontevedra and Vigo, as well as long-distance services to the rest of Spain, and international services. In addition, three regional services link the airport directly to A Coru&ntilde;a, to Lugo, including several stops in the French Way of the Camino de Santiago, and to the A Mari&ntilde;a coastal area (home to as Catedrais beach) in the province of Lugo.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Rail: </strong>There are no rail facilities at the airport. However, the train station in Santiago de Compostela, located 12 km. away, is connected to the airport by the city bus service every 30 minutes. There are combined available train+bus tickets to and from the airport. The train station in Santiago de Compostela has regional, medium and long-distance high-speed Alvia services to most cities in Galicia, including A Coru&ntilde;a, Ferrol, Ourense, Pontevedra, Vilagarc&iacute;a and Vigo; and further to Madrid Chamart&iacute;n and the rest of Spain.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Foot and Bike: </strong>The Camino de Santiago runs next to the runway of the airport. This is the busiest and final journey in the Camino de Santiago that goes through the famous Monte do Gozo. There are dedicated pathways for both pedestrians and bikers towards the city. The walking distance from the runway to the Cathedral is estimated at 10.90 km.</li>
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