Federico García Lorca Airport
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| Granada Airport Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport GRX | |||
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| IATA: GRX - ICAO: LEGR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Aena | ||
| Serves | Granada | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1860 ft (567 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 09/27 | 9,514 | 2,900 | Asphalt |
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (IATA: GRX, ICAO: LEGR), also known as Granada International Airport, is the airport serving the provinces of Granada and Jaén in Spain. The airport is located near to Chauchina and Santa Fe, about 9.4 miles (15km) west of Granada and 62.5 miles (100km) south of Jaén. On June 13, 2006 it was officially named for the poet Federico García Lorca from Granada. Most traffic is domestic Spanish aircraft, although there are international routes to Liverpool, London, Paris, Nottingham, and Frankfurt. Also routes to Lisbon, Amsterdam or Rome are expected.
[edit] Statistics
Passenger numbers (in thousands) and operations since 2000:
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Passengers (thousands) | 509 | 515 | 487 | 526 | 591 | 876 | 1,086 |
| Operations | 9,908 | 10,444 | 11,188 | 12,804 | 13,584 | 15,746 | 17,583 |
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Europa (Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca)
- Clickair (Barcelona)
- Iberia (Madrid)
- Iberia operated by Air Nostrum (Gran Canaria, Melilla, Palma de Mallorca)
- Monarch Airlines (London Gatwick)
- Ryanair (Gerona, Frankfurt-Hahn, Liverpool, London Stansted, Milan/Orio al Serio, Nottingham/East Midlands)
- Spanair (Barcelona, Lanzarote, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife South)
- Transavia.com (Paris-Orly)
- Vueling Airlines (Barcelona)
[edit] External links
- Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (official site) (English)
- Information about Granada Airport
- Airport information for LEGR at World Aero Data
- Map from MultiMap
- Satellite image from TerraServer
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