ACE

César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport

San Bartolomé, Spain

Operated by AENA

ICAOGCRRElev46 ft

The Verdict

67/100Surprisingly not awful

At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #2 of 42 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026

Operational25%

78Actually decent

Sentiment25%

55Passable

Infrastructure15%

42Painful

Sent. Velocity15%

100Suspiciously good

Connectivity10%

57Passable

Operator10%

64Passable

Carbon Accreditation

Level 2/7Reduction

2024

Set emission reduction targets

What People Think

ACE has fewer reviews than a ghost town has residents. Verdict pending.

4.2Avg Rating / 10

3,051

ReviewsGoogle 2991Skytrax 60

18%Positive

★ 3.9on Google Maps (2,991 reviews)

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Mar 2026

Water fountains are all a trickle. Happens to put a drink vending machine next to it...

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Mar 2026

Völlig überfüllt, veralteter Flughafen, ¾ der Flüge verspätet, Fahrzeug zum Abholen des Flugzeugs defekt - nochmal eine Stunde warten also ingesamt 2...

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Mar 2026

Que d’attente pour l’enregistrement!!!… sans aucune explication

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Mar 2026

Los precios de este aeropuerto una tremenda estafa. Ya sea para comer, para cogerte un agua o cualquier cosa del duty free. Las cosas abren tremendame...

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Mar 2026

Passport queue took over an hour for a family with a small child.

Sentiment Trajectory (2024–2026)-0.54 over 9 years

Then: 4.4/5 (335 reviews)Now: 3.9/5 (307 reviews)

Positive18%

Neutral34%

Negative48%

Queuing

2.7

Cleanliness

3.2

Staff

2.4

Food & Bev

2.5

Wifi

3.4

Wayfinding

3.2

Transport

3.5

Shopping

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The Numbers

4.1MPassengers (2000)

-14.6%YoY Growth

4.1M passengers in 2000 — still 43% below the 2019 peak, though up 65% from the 2020 COVID crater.

3.5MInternational (84%)

650KDomestic (16%)

Passenger History

Lounges

1 available

Sala Guacimeta

Terminal 1

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2014/12–2014/01 · 0 flights

—Flights Delayed

—Avg Delay

Where You Can Escape To

115 routes · 3 regions · Top: Gran Canaria Airport (63/mo)

Europe10

Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)63

Dublin Airport47

London Gatwick Airport (LGW)38

Tenerife Norte Airport (TFN)19

Manchester Airport18

Bristol International Airport14

Birmingham International Airport13

Newcastle Airport10

Fuerteventura Airport (FUE)10

Edinburgh Airport9

Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

The Runway Report

1 Runway

03/217,874ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

HistoryThe growing use of the airport called for the need of improved facilities. DME, ILS and VOR facilities were installed for Runway 03/21 along with additional holding points. New runway lighting and a fire station were also commissioned. In 1999, a new...

ACI Service Quality Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.