Lanzarote Airport celebrated this Saturday the 70th anniversary of its first commercial flight and the tenth anniversary of the Aeronautical Museum with several events, including a set design that turned the Museum, for a few hours, into the terminal building it was during the 40s.
After the welcome to the attendees of the event by the director of the Airport, Manuel Vinagre, the staging was represented, in which thirty people participated. In it, the departure of the first commercial flight was recreated, which, coming from Tenerife, made a stopover in Gran Canaria bound for Cabo Jubyi and Sidi-Ifni, in a Junker 52 of the Iberia company, piloted by Luis Guil Valverde.
All the services that were provided at the Airport at that time were also simulated, with old vehicles and expert professionals in each of the activities that are carried out in the airport facilities, thus transporting all the guests to the year 1946.
In addition, during the event a tribute was paid to all the workers of the Lanzarote Airport and its directors from 1946 to the present, with the inauguration of a new space in the Aeronautical Museum dedicated to them.
During these 70 years, from the first 533 passengers who used the facilities in 1946 to the 6,129,078 who have passed through the Airport in 2015, more than 141 million travelers have passed through its facilities, in which more than 1,300,000 operations have been carried out. In this way, the Lanzarote Airport has become the main gateway to the island, facilitating the mobility of its inhabitants and contributing to the development of tourism.
The Museum
The Aeronautical Museum has a dissemination program through guided tours with interactive proposals aimed at residents of Lanzarote, schools and educational centers on the island, specific groups and tourists in general.
Since its opening to the public in 2006, the Museum has received the visit of almost 40,000 people, either through educational centers and/or interest groups or privately, thus becoming one of the most visited facilities in Lanzarote.
The Museum, whose entrance is free, is open to the public throughout the year, from Monday to Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Guided tours can also be arranged by calling 928 846 365.