Federico García Lorca Airport
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| Granada Airport Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport |
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| IATA: GRX - ICAO: LEGR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Aena | ||
| Serves | Granada | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1860 ft (567 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 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. It is named for the poet Federico García Lorca from Granada. Most traffic is domestic Spanish aircraft, although there are international routes to Liverpool, London, Nottingham, Frankfurt and Milan. Also routes to Lisbon, Amsterdam, Rome or Paris are expected.
[edit] Statistics
Passenger numbers (in thousands) and operations since 2000:
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| Passengers (thousands) | 509 | 515 | 487 | 526 | 591 | 876 |
| Operations | 9,908 | 10,444 | 11,188 | 12,804 | 13,584 | 15,746 |
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Europa (Palma de Mallorca)
- Iberia (Barcelona, Madrid)
- Iberia operated by Air Nostrum (Las Palmas, Melilla, Tenerife-Norte, Bilbao)
- Monarch Airlines (London Gatwick)
- Ryanair (Frankfurt-Hahn, Liverpool, London-Stansted, Milan-Bergamo, Nottingham/East Midlands)
- Spanair (Barcelona, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca)
- Vueling Airlines (Barcelona, Madrid)
[edit] External links
- Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (official site) (English)
- World Aero Data airport information for LEGR
- Map from MultiMap
- Satellite image from TerraServer
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