# Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ)

> Santiago de Compostela, ES · IATA: SCQ · ICAO: LEST · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `SCQ` |
| ICAO | `LEST` |
| City | Santiago de Compostela |
| Country | ES |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 370 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 42.89630, -8.41514 |

## Description

DHL is the only international cargo carrier with a dedicated presence at Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ/LEST), the air freight gateway for Spain's Galicia region. The airport moved roughly 3,700 tonnes of air cargo in 2025, down from about 5,000 tonnes a year earlier, yet still around 90% of all air freight handled in Galicia. Facilities are compact — a cargo hall of about 800 m² plus roughly 1,190 m² of paved apron with a dock for twelve trucks, last expanded in 2016 — so shippers should expect belly cargo and road feeder services rather than dedicated freighter capacity. Textile and fashion flows linked to the Inditex group, together with Correos postal volumes, account for much of the tonnage; Poland ranked among the largest destination markets with roughly 4,400 tonnes in 2024. Passenger traffic rose 14.3% in 2025 to just over 3.12 million, which supports belly-hold availability on European routes. Aena has announced runway rehabilitation work for 2026 that may bring temporary restrictions, so time-critical consignments warrant early routing checks. Porto (OPO), some 230 road kilometres south, offers substantially larger freight capacity, while Madrid-Barajas (MAD) covers intercontinental connections. Customs clearance follows EU procedures under the Spanish tax agency; on-site capacity is limited, so coordinate early with the handling agent.

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