Federico García Lorca Airport

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Granada Airport Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport GRX
IATA: GRX - ICAO: LEGR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Aena
Serves		Granada
Elevation AMSL		1860 ft (567 m)
Coordinates		37°11′19″N, 03°46′38″W
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 province and city of Granada, in Spain. The airport does not serve de province or city of Jaén up to it has Jaén in its name. 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, Rome, Nottingham, and Frankfurt. Also routes to Lisbon or Amsterdam are expected.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• AeBal (Barcelona)
• Air Europa Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca)
• Clickair (Barcelona)
• Iberia (Madrid
  • Iberia operated by Air Nostrum (Gran Canaria, Mellila, Palma de Mallorca)
• Ryanair (East Midlands, Girona, Liverpool, London Stansted, Milan/Orio al Serio)
• Spanair (Barcelona, Madrid)
• Transavia.com (Paris-Orly)
• Vueling Airlines (Barcelona, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome-Fiucimino)

[edit] Statistics

Passenger numbers (in thousands) and operations since 2000:

Year	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Passengers (thousands)	509	515	487	526	591	876	1,086	1,608
Operations	9,908	10,444	11,188	12,804	13,584	15,746	17,583	21,820

[edit] External links

• Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (official site) (English)
• Information about Granada Airport
• Getting to Granada
• Airport information for LEGR at World Aero Data

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