Lanzarote Airport Webcam – ACE Runway and Apron Views

The Lanzarote Airport Webcam looks over Cesar Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (ACE) from a building in Playa Honda, about 25 meters (82 feet) above sea level. Most of the time it holds a wide shot across a car park and car-hire depots to the apron, where Ryanair, Jet2 and Aer Lingus jets wait between flights in front of rows of white low-rise buildings and palms. Beyond them the Atlantic fills the middle of the frame, with a line of distant hills along the horizon on clear days. This is a pan, tilt and zoom camera. When an aircraft lands or takes off, it swings to the runway and follows the jet in close-up, then settles back on the wide view once the runway is quiet. The operator streams it around the clock.

About Lanzarote Airport

The airport lies in the municipality of San Bartolome, about 5 km (3.1 miles) southwest of Arrecife, the island’s capital, at an elevation of just 14 meters (46 feet). Everything moves on one asphalt runway, 03/21, which is 2,400 meters (7,874 feet) long. Terminal 1 handles international and Spanish mainland flights, and Terminal 2 serves the short inter-island hops to the rest of the Canaries.

Civil flights began here in 1946, and international and domestic services started on 3 March 1970. In 2019 the airport took the name of Cesar Manrique, the Lanzarote artist, to mark the centenary of his birth. Traffic has grown quickly since the pandemic: 3.4 million passengers in 2021, 7.35 million in 2022, and a record 8.92 million in 2025.

Britain and Ireland lead the route table. In 2023 the five busiest routes were Manchester (539,878 passengers), Dublin (471,037), London Gatwick (456,670), London Stansted (274,965) and Birmingham (247,796). The camera belongs to LanzaroteWebcam, a local operator that also streams the cruise ship dock in Arrecife, the beach at Puerto del Carmen, and the airports on Fuerteventura and Tenerife.

Weather and Climate at Lanzarote Airport

Lanzarote has a subtropical hot desert climate, and its long-term averages come from the weather station at this airport. For 1991 to 2020, January highs average 20.9°C (70°F), with nights near 14.2°C (58°F). Spring warms slowly, and April runs about 23.8°C (75°F) by day and 16.1°C (61°F) at night. July averages 28.5°C (83°F) and 20.7°C (69°F), and autumn holds on to the heat, with October still at 27.0°C (81°F) by day and 19.6°C (67°F) after dark.

Rain is scarce. The station records about 101 mm (4 inches) a year, December is the wettest month at 21.4 mm (0.8 inches), and summer months often see less than 0.5 mm (0.02 inches). Sunshine adds up to around 3,013 hours a year. The weather that does show on camera comes in two kinds: cloud carried in on the trade winds, and occasional Saharan dust events, which leave a haze that can hide the hills on the horizon and soften the colors of the jets on the apron.

Things to Do Near Lanzarote Airport

Arrecife, home to 70,811 people at the start of 2025, is about 5 km (3.1 miles) up the coast. The Charco de San Gines is a man-made lagoon still used by the town’s fishermen. Castillo de San Jose, an 18th-century fortress on the waterfront, now houses a collection of modern art, and the Iglesia de San Gines is the town’s mother church.

Further afield, Timanfaya National Park in the centre-west of the island protects the volcanic ground left by the eruptions of 1730 to 1736, when 32 new volcanoes opened along a line about 18 km (11 miles) long. The island’s highest point, Penas del Chache, rises to 671 meters (2,201 feet). All of Lanzarote, 845.94 square kilometers (326.62 square miles) in area, has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1993.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How busy is Lanzarote airport right now?

Count the jets on stand and watch what the camera does. When it swings away and zooms in, it has picked up a take-off or a landing. A long spell on the wide shot of the car park and apron means a gap between movements. The clock in the top-left corner shows island time, one hour behind mainland Spain.

What does the Lanzarote webcam show?

Lanzarote Airport seen from a building in Playa Honda. The resting view crosses a car park and car-hire depots to the apron and taxiway, with white low-rise buildings, palms, the sea and distant hills behind. When a flight moves, the camera turns to the runway and follows the aircraft, zoomed in close enough to read the livery.

Can you watch arrivals and departures on the Lanzarote Airport Webcam?

Yes. The operator’s camera detects aircraft landing on or taking off from runway 03/21, turns toward them and zooms in to follow each one. Between movements it pans across the apron, the terminals and the control tower, so jets taxiing to and from their stands also pass through the frame.

What time is Lanzarote Airport busiest?

Summer is the peak: July 2025 brought about 800,000 passengers and August 2025 about 826,000, a monthly record at the time. Winter is not far behind, with more than 700,000 in January 2025. Through the day, the busiest spells follow the airline timetables, which the airport’s arrivals and departures boards list flight by flight.

Does the Lanzarote Airport Webcam show inside Terminal 1?

No. It is an outdoor camera on a building in Playa Honda, so it never shows the check-in halls, gates or security queues inside Terminal 1 or Terminal 2. Its wide sweeps take in the terminal buildings, the control tower and the car parks from outside, which is as close as it gets.

What is the weather like at Lanzarote Airport?

Warm and dry for most of the year. The airport’s own station averages highs of 20.9°C (70°F) in January and 28.5°C (83°F) in July, and October still reaches 27.0°C (81°F). Rain totals about 101 mm (4 inches) a year. For the weather right now, the frame shows the cloud, haze and sea state at a glance.

What is Lanzarote Airport called officially?

Its official name is Cesar Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, adopted in 2019 for the centenary of the Lanzarote artist. The IATA code is ACE and the ICAO code is GCRR. It lies in the municipality of San Bartolome, about 5 km (3.1 miles) southwest of Arrecife, the island’s capital.

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