Federico García Lorca Granada Airport

Not to be confused with Jaén Airport.
Granada International Airport

Aeropuerto Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAena
ServesGranada
LocationGranada
Elevation AMSL1,860 ft / 567 m
Coordinates37°11′19″N 03°46′38″W / 37.18861°N 3.77722°W / 37.18861; -3.77722
Websiteaena.es
Map
GRX is located in Spain
GRX
GRX
Location within Spain
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 9,514 2,900 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers1,126,417
Passengers change 17-18Increase24.9%
Movements13,714
Movements change 17-18Increase 9.4%
Cargo (t)0.3
Sources: Aena [1][2]

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 Andalusia, Spain, although it has Jaén in its name. The airport is located near to Chauchina and Santa Fe, about 9.4 miles (15 km) west of Granada and 62.5 miles (100 km) south of Jaén.

Construction of the airport began in 1970 and it opened as Aeropuerto de Granada in 1972. On June 13, 2006, it was officially named after the poet Federico García Lorca, born near Granada.[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Granada Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Air EuropaPalma de Mallorca
Binter Canarias Gran Canaria
IberiaMadrid,[2] Melilla
Seasonal: Santander
Transavia Amsterdam[3]
Volotea Asturias[4]
VuelingBarcelona, Bilbao, Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Paris–Orly, Tenerife–North
Seasonal: London–Gatwick[5]

Statistics

Passenger numbers and operations since 2000:[6]

Year Passengers Operations Difference
2000 509.442 9.906 Steady
2001 514.966 10.444 Increase +1,08 %
2002 486.756 11.188 Decrease -5,48 %
2003 525.869 12.804 Increase +8,04 %
2004 590.931 13.584 Increase +12,37 %
2005 875.827 15.746 Increase +48,21 %
2006 1.086.236 17.583 Increase +24,02 %
2007 1.467.625 21.822 Increase +35,11 %
2008 1.422.013 19.279 Decrease -3.11%
2009 1.187.813 16.300 Decrease -16,47 %
2010 978.107 13.843 Decrease -17.65%
2011 872.752 13.142 Decrease -10.77%
2012 728.428 11.376 Decrease -16.54%
2013 638.289 10.563 Decrease -12.37%
2014 650.544 10.348 Increase +1.92%
2015 707.268 11.088 Increase +8.72%
2016 753.142 11.331 Increase +6.49%
2017 901.961 12.539 Increase +20.01%
2018 1.126.417 13.714 Increase +24.9%
2019 1.252.019 14.529 Increase +11.2%
2020 390.218 7.832 Decrease -68.8%
2021 502.590 10.063 Increase +28.8%
2022 908.713 14.040 Increase +80.8%

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes from GRX (2023)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022 / 23
1 Barcelona 448,281 Increase 14%
2 Palma de Mallorca 174,709 Increase 3%
3 Madrid 157,203 Increase 23%
4 Gran Canaria 53,894 Increase 58%
5 Melilla 49,228 Increase 19%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[7]

References

  1. ^ 그라나다-하엔 페데리코 가르시아 로르카 공항. www.doopedia.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. ^ "JAL Expands Iberia European Codeshare From Nov 2023". Aeroroutes.
  3. ^ "Transavia voegt Granada toe als nieuwe bestemming vanaf Schiphol". 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Barbón: "Estamos ante la Asturias mejor conectada de la historia"". 28 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Granada recupera la conexión aérea con Londres". 18 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Aena.es". www.aena.es.
  7. ^ "Inicio". aena.es. Retrieved 2023-03-01.

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