RMU · Corvera, Spain
Region of Murcia International Airport.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 37.8029° N, 1.1249° W
Región de Murcia International Airport
Commercial airport serving Murcia, Spain
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for RMU
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 308134; ident LEMI; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aena.es
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Región de Murcia International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
RMU / LEMI
OurAirports ident
LEMI
GPS / local code
LEMI
ISO region
ES-MC
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
aena.es
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q3015351
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Madrid · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
20 km
Approximate distance to central Corvera.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Madrid
Languages
Spanish, Catalan
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
505,992 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
9,842 ft / 3,000 m
Runway surface
ASPH
Opened / operator
2008 · Aena
Owner / entity
Q3015351
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Region of Murcia International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Corvera, Spain. Corvera's built-up core sits roughly 20 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Madrid (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Region of Murcia International Airport (RMU / LEMI) is at 37.8029° N, 1.1249° W, elevation 644 ft (196 m), serving Corvera, Spain.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Corvera is in Spain (capital Madrid); regulated by Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA); on Europe/Madrid (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: Spanish, Catalan, Basque; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Corvera: 20 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for RMU.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Region of Murcia International Airport (RMU / LEMI)
Región de Murcia International Airport · Commercial airport serving Murcia, Spain
Source identifiers
LEMI · LEMI · ES-MC
aena.es · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Name or history cue
It opened in January 2019 and replaced Murcia–San Javier Airport.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Torre-Pacheco
torre-pacheco · 16 km from RMU
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 35,614 · city coordinates 37.7429, -0.9540
2. Alcantarilla
alcantarilla · 20 km from RMU
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 41,084 · city coordinates 37.9694, -1.2171
3. Murcia
murcia · 20 km from RMU
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 471,982 · city coordinates 37.9870, -1.1300
4. Barrio de Peral
barrio-de-peral · 23 km from RMU
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 15,937 · city coordinates 37.6251, -0.9879
5. Los Alcázares
los-alcazares · 25 km from RMU
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 15,674 · city coordinates 37.7443, -0.8504
6. San Javier
san-javier · 25 km from RMU
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 31,432 · city coordinates 37.8063, -0.8374
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. ALC LEAL
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Alicante
73 km from RMU · Europe/Madrid · +0h · elevation 142 ft (43 m) · airport coordinates 38.2822, -0.5582
2. VLC LEVC
Valencia Airport · Valencia
196 km from RMU · Europe/Madrid · +0h · elevation 240 ft (73 m) · airport coordinates 39.4892, -0.4810
3. AGP LEMG
Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Málaga
324 km from RMU · Europe/Madrid · +0h · elevation 53 ft (16 m) · airport coordinates 36.6749, -4.4991
Route-time reference set
1. RMU-ALC
Alicante · 73 km · 56m
Europe/Madrid · +0h from RMU; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. RMU-VLC
Valencia · 196 km · 1h 5m
Europe/Madrid · +0h from RMU; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. RMU-AGP
Málaga · 324 km · 1h 15m
Europe/Madrid · +0h from RMU; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,842 ft / 3,000 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
ASPH
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for RMU.
Runway identifiers
05/23
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. ALC LEAL
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Alicante · 73 km from RMU
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 142 ft (43 m) · 38.2822, -0.5582
2. VLC LEVC
Valencia Airport · Valencia · 196 km from RMU
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 240 ft (73 m) · 39.4892, -0.4810
3. AGP LEMG
Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Málaga · 324 km from RMU
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 53 ft (16 m) · 36.6749, -4.4991
4. MAD LEMD
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid · 366 km from RMU
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 1,998 ft (609 m) · 40.4934, -3.5722
5. PMI LEPA
Palma de Mallorca Airport · Palma de Mallorca · 388 km from RMU
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 27 ft (8 m) · 39.5517, 2.7388
6. REU LERS
Reus Airport · Reus · 421 km from RMU
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 233 ft (71 m) · 41.1475, 1.1684
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It opened in January 2019 and replaced Murcia–San Javier Airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for RMU.
Country and authority
RMU sits in Spain (Kingdom of Spain), whose capital is Madrid. Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Southern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician. Currency context: EUR (€). RMU is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Commercial airport serving Murcia, Spain. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Name or history cue: It opened in January 2019 and replaced Murcia–San Javier Airport.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q3015351 · Región de Murcia International Airport. Administrative area: Corvera. Named after: Region of Murcia · Juan de la Cierva. Entity official-site cross-check: aena.es
Field and clock profile
Region of Murcia International Airport is a low-elevation field at 644 ft (196 m), positioned at 37.8029° N, 1.1249° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,842 ft / 3,000 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Madrid (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Torre-Pacheco is the closest retained city-time anchor at 16 km. ALC Alicante is the closest retained airport alternative at 73 km.
Country airport peers
RMU is compared with ALC Alicante at 73 km, VLC Valencia at 196 km, AGP Málaga at 324 km, MAD Madrid at 366 km, PMI Palma de Mallorca at 388 km inside the retained Spain airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
RMU-ALC Alicante: 73 km, about 56m, +0h. RMU-VLC Valencia: 196 km, about 1h 5m, +0h. RMU-AGP Málaga: 324 km, about 1h 15m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LEMI backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aena.es is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 9,842 ft / 3,000 m
Runway identifiers
05/23
OurAirports classifies RMU as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Corvera.
RMU (LEMI) is a low-elevation field at 644 ft (196 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
RMU sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
RMU's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,842 ft / 3,000 m and source surfaces recorded as ASPH.
Aena is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for RMU.
- It opened in January 2019 and replaced Murcia–San Javier Airport.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aena.es, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for RMU
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
RMU uses Europe/Madrid (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Region of Murcia International Airport is about 20 km from central Corvera; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
ALC Alicante is the closest retained alternate at 73 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aena.es is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place RMU inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
RMU ranks #9 in the curated Spain airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 12 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
RMU shares Europe/Madrid with AGP Málaga ES · ALC Alicante ES · BCN Barcelona ES · GRO Girona ES · MAD Madrid ES · PMI Palma de Mallorca ES. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
RMU is 644 ft (196 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DTW 645 ft (197 m) (1 ft delta) · KMJ 642 ft (196 m) (2 ft delta) · VNO 648 ft (198 m) (4 ft delta) · BHM 650 ft (198 m) (6 ft delta) · CMN 656 ft (200 m) (12 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
RMU's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are ALC 73 km +0h · VLC 196 km +0h · AGP 324 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicante | ALC | 73 km | 56m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Valencia | VLC | 196 km | 1h 5m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Málaga | AGP | 324 km | 1h 15m | +0h | --:--:-- |
RMU to ALC
Alicante
Distance 73 km; estimated travel window 56m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +0h from RMU. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
RMU to VLC
Valencia
Distance 196 km; estimated travel window 1h 5m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +0h from RMU. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
RMU to AGP
Málaga
Distance 324 km; estimated travel window 1h 15m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +0h from RMU. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Murcia is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Region of Murcia International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from RMU, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Torre-Pacheco
torre-pacheco · 16 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Alcantarilla
alcantarilla · 20 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Murcia
murcia · 20 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Barrio de Peral
barrio-de-peral · 23 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Los Alcázares
los-alcazares · 25 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Javier
san-javier · 25 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cartagena
cartagena · 26 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Alhama de Murcia
alhama-de-murcia · 27 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Las Torres de Cotillas
las-torres-de-cotillas · 27 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mazarrón
mazarron · 28 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Molina de Segura
molina-de-segura · 29 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santomera
santomera · 30 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Region of Murcia International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Alicante (ALC), Valencia (VLC), Málaga (AGP). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 9,842 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers 05/23.
- Runway surfaces: ASPH; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Aena.
- Opened / inaugurated: 2008.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from RMU. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportALC
Alicante · large airport
- Distance
- 73 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 142 ft (43 m)
Compare against ALC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Valencia AirportVLC
Valencia · large airport
- Distance
- 196 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 240 ft (73 m)
Compare against VLC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Málaga-Costa del Sol AirportAGP
Málaga · large airport
- Distance
- 324 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 53 ft (16 m)
Compare against AGP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Region of Murcia International Airport (RMU) in?▾
Region of Murcia International Airport is in the Europe/Madrid timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Region of Murcia International Airport?▾
Region of Murcia International Airport uses IATA code RMU and ICAO code LEMI.
Where is Region of Murcia International Airport located?▾
Region of Murcia International Airport is located in Corvera, Spain at coordinates 37.8029° N, 1.1249° W, with an elevation of 644 ft (196 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Region of Murcia International Airport from central Corvera?▾
Region of Murcia International Airport sits roughly 20 km from the nearest mapped city center for Corvera.
Which route reference is most useful from RMU?▾
Alicante (ALC) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 56m, destination timezone Europe/Madrid, and a +0h difference from RMU.
Which authority regulates RMU?▾
Region of Murcia International Airport sits inside Spain, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA).
What other airports in Spain are close peers to RMU?▾
RMU's curated peers in Spain on this site include ALC Alicante, VLC Valencia, AGP Málaga, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Region of Murcia International Airport have?▾
Region of Murcia International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,842 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers include 05/23.