# Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN)

> Barcelona, ES · IATA: BCN · ICAO: LEBL · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BCN` |
| ICAO | `LEBL` |
| City | Barcelona |
| Country | ES |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 4 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| Cargo Rank | #2 |
| GPS | 41.29710, 2.07846 |

## Description

Squeezed between the Mediterranean and the city's edge, El Prat has little room to grow — yet it set a cargo record in 2024: around 182,000 tonnes moved through Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (IATA: BCN, ICAO: LEBL), keeping Catalonia just ahead of Zaragoza as Spain's number two freight location. Main-deck lift comes from Qatar Airways Cargo, Emirates SkyCargo and Turkish Cargo freighters; the rest travels in the bellies of long-haul jets, with Singapore Airlines, United, Level and others serving Barcelona intercontinentally. Pharma is the airport's strong suit: Catalonia's industry around Grifols, Almirall and numerous contract manufacturers exports temperature-controlled product through GDP-compliant facilities in the cargo zone south of the runways. A customs office and border inspection posts for veterinary and phytosanitary goods operate on site. With roughly 55 million passengers in 2024, El Prat ranks as Spain's second-largest airport and Vueling's most important base. It is named after Josep Tarradellas, the first president of Catalonia's restored Generalitat after the Franco era. Convenient for forwarders: the Zona Franca, Barcelona's container port and the Llobregat delta logistics area sit right next door; the Ronda Litoral and the C-31 lead straight to the cargo zone, with the city centre a good twelve kilometres away.

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