Airports / Spain / SDR
Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport
LEXJ / SDRSantander, SpainELEV 16 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bilbao Airport (BIO).
Overview
Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport, listed as LEXJ / SDR, is a mid-sized airport in Santander, Spain. The airport sits 16 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 SDR for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Bilbao Airport (BIO, 40 nm), Vitoria Airport (VIT, 58 nm), and Burgos Airport (RGS, 65 nm).
Charter pricing from SDR depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Santander.
Field capability
ICAO
LEXJ
IATA
SDR
FAA / Local
LEXJ
Elevation
16 ft
Coordinates
43.4271° N · 3.8200° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Spain fields
state range 11–3,380 ft
At 16 ft, SDR sits lower than 93% 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.
- 40nmBIOBilbao AirportBilbao
- 58nmVITVitoria AirportAlava
- 65nmRGSBurgos AirportBurgos
- 88nmRJLLogroño-Agoncillo AirportLogroño
- 89nmEASSan Sebastián AirportHondarribia
- 95nmLENLeón AirportLa Virgen del Camino
Location
Open the full mapLEXJ · Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport · Santander, Spain