Talks officially began in 1999, but this year the Spanish Ministry of Development has sanctioned private company, Agricola el Pintado SL, to build a 350 hectare facility valued at 150 million euros.

Huelva province takes in the western Costa de la Luz, Spain's sunniest coastline bordering the Portuguese Algarve, a region that is seeing phenomenal growth in both in its tourism and property markets. The area was previously only accessible by air via Faro in Portugal or Seville, an hour away from key resorts such as El Rompido and Nuevo Portil, but the new airport will reduce driving time to as little as 15 minutes and could be fully operational by as early as 2012.

"Huelva is the fastest growing destination for golf tourism in Spain and mega golf resorts such as Costa Esuri, fringed with residential property, are driving thousands more visitors to our striking coastline with its pine-backed sandy beaches and stringent environmental standards," says Andrew Benitz, director of local real estate agents Titan Properties. "An additional International Airport is both logical and intrinsic to the coast's future growth and the news that Huelva has the official 'nod' is most welcome," he adds.

The viability study currently underway states that Huelva has the lowest percentage of foreign visitors compared to the rest of the coastal provinces of Andalusia.  It states that "the lack of air access for these types of tourists limits the tourism growth of the province".  However, this is likely to change when the existing 700 metre runway is replaced by a 2,400 metre runway for intercontinental flights which will see an estimated 1.5 million passengers pass through within the first decade of operation and increase investment potential for those looking to buy Huelva property. 

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Article first published 4 February 2008