--- iata: ACE name: César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport city: Arrecife country: Spain lastUpdated: '2026-09-02' officialWebsite: 'https://www.aena.es/en/cesar-manrique-lanzarote.html' sources: - 'https://www.aena.es/en/cesar-manrique-lanzarote.html' - 'https://www.aena.es/en/cesar-manrique-lanzarote/know-us/presentation.html' - 'https://www.aena.es/en/cesar-manrique-lanzarote/getting-there/bus.html' - 'https://www.aena.es/en/cesar-manrique-lanzarote/getting-there/taxi.html' - >- https://www.aena.es/en/cesar-manrique-lanzarote/vip-services/vip-lounges/guacimeta-vip-lounge.html - 'https://www.aena.es/en/cesar-manrique-lanzarote/vip-services/fast-lane.html' - 'https://serviciosvip.aena.es/vip/en/aeropuertos/lanzarote' - >- https://www.aena.es/en/cesar-manrique-lanzarote/airport-services/categories/other-services.html - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/lounges/spain/lanzarote/guacimeta-vip-lounge' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanzarote_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Aena leisure gateway for Lanzarote (IATA ACE / ICAO GCRR), ~5 km from Arrecife in San Bartolomé - >- Aena-reported 8,920,901 passengers, 72,949 operations and 469.5 t cargo in 2025 - >- Two passenger terminals — T1 (main international) and T2 (inter-island / older Guacimeta pier) - >- Only passenger VIP lounge: Guacimeta (Priority Pass / Aena day entry; terrace; no showers listed) - >- No rail — Arrecife Bus / Intercity lines 22, 23, 61, 161, 162 or metered taxi from the signed ranks - >- Canary Islands: Schengen entry rules, but outside the EU customs/VAT territory bentoTips: - label: Timing title: UK/German leisure banks beat midday inter-island hops detail: >- UK and German traffic dominate international flows (Aena: >60% of international), with Ryanair, Jet2, easyJet, TUI and other holiday carriers stacking early and late banks—especially winter-sun Saturdays. Build about 2.5 hours for peak non-Schengen departures; quiet midweek Schengen and inter-island troughs are gentler. summary: >- Winter-sun UK/DE changeover mornings are when ACE feels smaller than its passenger count—arrive earlier than the resort transfer suggests. category: timing - label: Layout title: T1 vs T2 — check the board before you celebrate the café detail: >- Most European leisure flights use Terminal 1; Terminal 2 still handles inter-island / Guacimeta-side traffic. After T1 security you reach the boarding zone, Guacimeta lounge, and shops—non-Schengen add passport/EES time before the gate. Follow T1/T2 and Schengen vs non-Schengen signs before settling in. summary: >- Compact dual-terminal campus: the failure mode is lingering in the wrong building or pre-border when your flight needs passport control. category: terminal - label: Food title: Lounge reset or landside meal — airside is holiday-chain territory detail: >- Expect Spanish airport chains, coffee counters and grab-and-go after screening in T1. Guacimeta is the calm food-and-drink reset if you have Priority Pass or buy Aena day entry; otherwise eat a real meal before security when FIDS is solid UK/DE metal. summary: >- Functional leisure-airport F&B—not a food destination. Plan calories before security or inside Guacimeta. category: food - label: Live checks title: Calima and single-runway banks beat fog drama here detail: >- One commercial runway and usually mild Atlantic weather keep ops steadier than fog-prone island peers, but calima dust, strong wind and stacked leisure departures still bite. Check Aena FIDS and your airline app before leaving the hotel—and confirm ACE, not a Tenerife or Fuerteventura code. summary: >- Delays are usually people-processing and weather-on-the-runway edge cases—pad the landside clock and verify you are booked into ACE. category: status lounges: - name: Guacimeta VIP Lounge zone: >- Terminal 1 airside boarding zone after security (Schengen & non-Schengen departures) hours: >- 06:00–22:00 or until the last scheduled flight (Aena); Priority Pass often lists 06:00–22:15 — trust the door board access: - >- Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass (subject to programme rules; PP max stay typically 3 hours) - Airline business-class / contracted carriers (airline-dependent) - >- Aena VIP day entry (adult €45.95 / child €21.25 on serviciosvip.aena.es; purchase valid 3 months) - Boarding pass required; Aena scheduled max stay 3 hours before departure bestFor: - Priority Pass holders escaping leisure-bank chaos - Travellers who want a terrace seat away from the gate scrum - Families needing a quieter wait when T1 retail is roaring summary: >- ACE’s only passenger VIP lounge: Terminal 1 airside in the boarding zone after security, beside the shops and catering. Aena lists catering, Wi-Fi, digital press, terrace, PRM access and pets allowed—no showers on the published amenity list. Aena walk-up (€45.95 adult) is steep versus Priority Pass; still the clearest quiet seat when UK/German banks fill T1. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Catering / snacks and drinks (programme-dependent) - 'Soft drinks, coffee, and alcoholic drinks (programme-dependent)' - 'Wi-Fi, flight information, digital press' - Terrace - PRM accessible; pets allowed per Aena waterOptions: - kind: refill name: Aena drinking fountains in the passenger terminals zone: airside summary: >- Aena’s other-services page states César Manrique-Lanzarote has drinking water fountains distributed throughout different parts of the airport—bring an empty bottle through security and refill instead of defaulting to airside retail. location: Signed fountain points on Aena terminal maps (landside and airside) terminal: Terminal 1 / Terminal 2 isBestValue: true - kind: refill name: Fountain near toilet blocks on the T1 departures / boarding level zone: airside summary: >- As at other Aena leisure airports, fountain hardware is commonly paired with WC blocks off the post-security boarding corridors—scan for the drinking-water pictogram before you buy a bottle. location: Toilet recesses along the T1 airside departures / gate corridors terminal: Terminal 1 - kind: purchase name: Airside shop / vending water zone: airside price: ~€2–€3 for 500ml summary: >- Duty-free and vending bottles remain the expensive backup when fountains are crowded or fiddly—refill first whenever the map shows a fountain. location: >- T1 airside retail and vending after security toward the commercial / boarding zone terminal: Terminal 1 airportistScore: 7.3 slug: ace region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/ace](/airports/ace). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/ace) - [Lounge directory](/airports/ace/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (ACE) Arrecife, Spain · Europe ACE is Lanzarote’s compact Aena leisure gateway: a clear T1/T2 campus, Guacimeta VIP for Priority Pass holders, and solid Arrecife Bus links to Arrecife and the southern resorts — undone mainly by winter UK/German security and passport banks plus chain-heavy airside food. ## Airportist Score **7.3 / 10** - Comfort: 6.9 - Navigation: 7.6 - Food: 6.3 - Transport: 7.2 - Disruption resilience: 7.5 ## At a glance - Passengers: 8.9M - Terminals: 2 terminals (T1 main + T2 inter-island) - Typical security: 14 min - On-time: 78% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Winter-sun and summer holiday arrivals within a short bus or taxi of Puerto del Carmen / Playa Blanca - Priority Pass holders who can use Guacimeta after T1 security - Inter-island hops that still use the older T2 Guacimeta pier - Travellers who want a smaller Canary alternative to LPA/TFS chaos ## Watch out for - Winter Saturday UK/German banks that inflate security and non-Schengen passport/EES queues - Mixing ACE with TFS/TFN/FUE when booking taxis or reading generic “Canary Airport” pages - Aena lounge day-pass pricing (€45.95 adult) when you lack Priority Pass / LoungeKey - Sparse late-evening bus runs to Playa Blanca — check the last 61/161/162 before you wait ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/ace/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/ace/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/ace/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/ace/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/ace/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/ace/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/ace/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/ace/reviews.md)