An island built for sun and wind
The current airport opened in 1969 near Puerto del Rosario, the island’s capital, as tourism began to grow. Today it handles millions of holidaymakers a year, most of them from the UK, Germany and the rest of northern Europe.
What you’ll see on the live cam
The LanzaroteWebcam stream shows holiday jets arriving from all over Europe, along with Binter’s inter-island turboprops. On some days a hazy ‘calima’ blows in from the Sahara, turning the sky yellow.
Runway
A single 3,400-metre runway, 01/19, runs north–south along the coast.
Best times to watch
- Winter weekends: the busiest holiday traffic.
- Calima days: dusty desert haze.
