Barcelona–El Prat Airport and also known as El Prat Airport, is an international airport located 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of the centre of Barcelona, Spain.

Barcelona–El Prat Airport has 3 runways, two parallel, nominated 06L/24R and 06R/24L (the later opened in 2004), and a cross runway 02/20. There are two terminals: T2, which is the sum of the previous Terminals A, B and C, located on the north side of the airport and T1, on the west side, which opened on 16 June 2009. As of 2014 the two terminals had a combined total of 268 check-in counters and 64 boarding gates.

It is the second largest and second busiest airport in Spain, and the sixth busiest in Europe. In 2019, Barcelona Airport handled a record 52,686,314 million passengers, up 5.0% from 2018. Most of the traffic at Barcelona Airport is domestic and European, in which Vueling has an operational base.

It is a hub for Vueling, and a focus city for Air Europa, Iberia, EasyJet and Ryanair.

Photos Rob Vogelaar