Asturias Airport

A great little regional airport located right on the edge of the coast whose baggage reclaim passport control and lounge are all currently being refurbished and expanded. The airport is clean and tidy and has a delightful cafe/restaurant downstairs before security as well as a great little shop selling local artisan products. Check- in can be slow as there are no self-service check-in facilities. Note that once you go past security facilities are currently fairly scant (small bar area and no shops).

Went to OVD on a day trip from BCN in mid June 2010 to visit family in nearby Castrillon. I seen the airport evolve for the last thirty years into a very nice compact and efficient operation. Everything is laid out in a logical sequence. You arrive into a small check-in area as there are still less than a half dozen or so carriers that use it go through a quick and orderly screening area and up to the gates. There are various shops to include a regional Asturias gift shop stores transportation outlets and the such. Public areas are clean and not crowded by any means. There is the typical cafe with lots of room and reasonable pricing. We found taxis right outside the terminal along with two bays for ALSA busses running to both Oviedo and Gijon. Be advised that the trip to the provincial cities of Oviedo Gijon and Aviles all take about a half hour or so to get to. All in all a very nice user-friendly airport.

Nice clean provincial airport handy for Asturias Cantabria and Galicia. The check-in hall is spacious and on the occasions I've used it it has always been hassle-free. The cafe is large and reasonably priced and the toilets clean. There are a half dozen care hire booths in the airport. I always use the bus to get into and out of Oviedo. It is cheap (@5 euros single) and runs regularly from the stop outside the arrivals hall. Regular buses also run to Gijon and Aviles. There are plentiful taxis if you want a more expensive drive in. The only mild criticism I have of the airport is the time it takes to get through customs on arrival. Other than that a pleasant airport which nearly makes flying pleasurable.