Airports / Spain / SCQ
Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport
LEST / SCQSantiago de Compostela, SpainELEV 1,213 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
24 nm
To the nearest alternate
A Coruña Airport (LCG) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (LEST / SCQ) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 1,213 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list SCQ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are A Coruña Airport (LCG, 24 nm), Vigo Airport (VGO, 41 nm), and Braga Municipal Aerodrome (LPBR, 79 nm).
Trip costs from SCQ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from SCQ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
LEST
IATA
SCQ
FAA / Local
LEST
Elevation
1,213 ft
Coordinates
42.8963° N · 8.4151° 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 1,213 ft, SCQ sits higher than 65% 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.
- 24nmLCGA Coruña AirportCulleredo
- 41nmVGOVigo AirportVigo
- 79nmLPBRBraga Municipal AerodromeBraga
- 97nmLPVLVilar de Luz AirfieldMaia
- 98nmBGCBragança AirportBragança
- 100nmOPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPorto
Location
Open the full mapLEST · Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport · Santiago de Compostela, Spain