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Fuerteventura Airport
GCFV / FUEEl Matorral, SpainELEV 85 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
33 nm
To the nearest alternate
César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (ACE).
Overview
Fuerteventura Airport (GCFV / FUE) is a large commercial airport serving El Matorral, Spain. The airport sits 85 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into FUE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (ACE, 33 nm), Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN, 86 nm), and Gran Canaria Airport (LPA, 86 nm).
Charter pricing from FUE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from El Matorral.
Field capability
ICAO
GCFV
IATA
FUE
FAA / Local
GCFV
Elevation
85 ft
Coordinates
28.4527° N · 13.8638° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Spain fields
state range 11–3,380 ft
At 85 ft, FUE sits lower than 80% of the 55 Spain fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 33nmACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSan Bartolomé
- 86nmEUNLaayoune Hassan I International AirportEl Aaiún
- 86nmLPAGran Canaria AirportGran Canaria Island
- 131nmTFNTenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportTenerife
- 143nmTTATan Tan AirportTan Tan
- 145nmTFSTenerife Sur AirportTenerife
Location
Open the full mapGCFV · Fuerteventura Airport · El Matorral, Spain