Where is SDR airport?

SDR is a medium-sized airport in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, at 43.4271, -3.8200, 5 m above sea level.

What time zone is SDR in?

SDR is in the Europe/Madrid time zone, UTC+1 / UTC+2 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use SDR?

1,067,870 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Mar 2026: 193,588 passengers, −2.9% on the same months of 2025.

Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport opened in 1953.

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Medium-sized airport in Santander, Spain.

IATA code: SDR
ICAO code: LEXJ
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,067,870; 2025 · −2.2% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 23; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2; Europe/Madrid
Elevation: 5 m; 16 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,320 m

Jan–Mar 2026: 193,588 passengers, −2.9% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About SDR

Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Santander, Spain. It opened in 1953 and is run by ENAIRE. 1,067,870 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 23 nonstop routes from SDR.

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Busiest nonstop routes from SDR

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SDR → MAD	Madrid, Spain	326 km	184,110
SDR → BCN	Barcelona, Spain	540 km	129,255
SDR → STN	London, United Kingdom	988 km	76,399
SDR → CRL	Charleroi, Belgium	1,003 km	66,933
SDR → FCO	Rome, Italy	1,329 km	58,528
SDR → AGP	Málaga, Spain	752 km	49,334
SDR → DUB	Dublin, Ireland	1,127 km	46,791
SDR → SVQ	Seville, Spain	690 km	45,431
SDR → EDI	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	1,393 km	41,269
SDR → VLC	Valencia, Spain	519 km	35,476
SDR → RAK	Marrakech, Morocco	1,364 km	35,193
SDR → BGY	Milan, Italy	1,102 km	33,668
SDR → VIE	Vienna, Austria	1,663 km	31,524
SDR → BVA	Paris, France	810 km	29,706
SDR → BHX	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1,015 km	27,516
SDR → MAN	Manchester, United Kingdom	1,109 km	26,746
SDR → PMI	Palma, Spain	696 km	26,525
SDR → TSF	Treviso, Italy	1,294 km	25,740
SDR → VCE	Venice, Italy	1,305 km	25,703
SDR → BLQ	Bologna, Italy	1,217 km	25,630
SDR → OTP	Bucharest, Romania	2,390 km	23,738
SDR → LPA	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain	2,008 km	22,912
SDR → TFN	Tenerife, Spain	2,001 km	20,363

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
BIO	Bilbao Airport	Bilbao, Spain	75 km
VIT	Vitoria Airport	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain	108 km
RJL	Logroño-Agoncillo Airport	Logroño, Spain	162 km
EAS	San Sebastián Airport	San Sebastián, Spain	164 km
LEN	León Airport	León, Spain	176 km

Distance from SDR to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SDR → LHR	London, United Kingdom	929 km	—
SDR → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	5,677 km	—
SDR → CDG	Paris, France	791 km	—
SDR → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	1,195 km	—
SDR → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	2,676 km	—
SDR → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1,176 km	—
SDR → JFK	New York, United States	5,626 km	—
SDR → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,837 km	—
SDR → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,178 km	—
SDR → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	11,336 km	—
SDR → HND	Tokyo, Japan	10,516 km	—
SDR → DOH	Doha, Qatar	5,371 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
11/29	2,320 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Santander, Cantabria, Spain · 43.4271, -3.8200

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Questions

Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport has the IATA code SDR and the ICAO code LEXJ. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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