Ceuta Heliport Helipuerto de Ceuta | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | AENA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ceuta | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2 m / 6.6 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°53′33″N005°18′21″W / 35.89250°N 5.30583°W /35.89250; -5.30583 | ||||||||||
| Website | aena.es | ||||||||||
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  JCU Location of airport in Spain | |||||||||||
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| Source:AENA[1] | |||||||||||
Ceuta Heliport (Spanish:Helipuerto de Ceuta) (IATA:JCU,ICAO:GECE) is theheliport, and only air transport facility, serving theSpanishautonomous city ofCeuta, inNorth Africa.
Since 9 January 2004, it has been possible to fly betweenCeuta andMálaga byhelicopter. This heliport is the first inSpain to be constructed and managed byAENA in order to secure accessibility to the autonomous city by air. A rapid connection with the mainland is considered vital for the development of the Ceutan economy.
The heliport is situated in the port of Ceuta, between the cargo dock and the fishing port, on land reclaimed from the sea in the north of the city. The heliport consists of three helipads, a short runway, a two-storey terminal building, a power station and a fire station.
This infrastructure is key to Ceuta because it allowed passengers to access toMálaga airport (mainland Spain'sfourth airport by number of passengers), giving Ceuta access to all cities served from Málaga.
The former ICAO code of Ceuta was GECT. It was changed in mid-2009.[2]
The route was covered byHelicópteros del Sureste, a transport company based inMutxamel,Alicante. The regular service operated since 1996, linking the city of Ceuta withMálaga Airport in thirty minutes. This route serves more than 20,000 annually, in approximately 2,600 flights. The helicopters used were the most recent versions of theAW139 which have a capacity of up to 15 passengers. It is due to become the main destination for helicopters leavingAlgeciras Heliport.
As of 2025, The heliport was served by only one helicopter airline,Hélity to two routes, including Algeciras and Málaga[3]
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| Hélity[4] | Algeciras,Málaga |
In its second year of operation, the heliport served 20,233 passengers, and handled 2,656 operations and 4.6 tonnes of cargo.
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