Federico García Lorca Granada Airport Explained

Nativename:Aeropuerto Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén
Location:Granada
Elevation-M:567
Pushpin Label:GRX
R1-Length-F:9,514
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Granada International Airport
Image2-Width:250
Iata:GRX
Icao:LEGR
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Aena
City-Served:Granada
Elevation-F:1860
Coordinates:37.1886°N -3.7772°W
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Spain
Website:aena.es
R1-Number:09/27
R1-Length-M:2,900
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:1,126,417
Stat2-Header:Passengers change 17-18
Stat2-Data:24.9%
Stat3-Header:Movements
Stat3-Data:13,714
Stat4-Header:Movements change 17-18
Stat4-Data: 9.4%
Stat5-Header:Cargo (t)
Stat5-Data:0.3
Footnotes:Sources: Aena http://www.aena.es/en/federico-garcia-lorca-granada-jaen-airport/introduction.htmlhttp://www.aena.es/csee/ccurl/712/797/FGL%20Granada-Jaen%20Airport%202015.pdf

Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, 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:

Statistics

Passenger numbers and operations since 2000:[2]

YearPassengers!Operations!Difference
2000509.442 9.906
2001514.966 10.444 +1,08 %
2002486.756 11.188 -5,48 %
2003525.869 12.804 +8,04 %
2004590.931 13.584 +12,37 %
2005875.827 15.746 +48,21 %
20061.086.236 17.583 +24,02 %
20071.467.625 21.822 +35,11 %
20081.422.013 19.279 -3.11%
20091.187.813 16.300 -16,47 %
2010978.107 13.843 -17.65%
2011872.752 13.142 -10.77%
2012728.428 11.376 -16.54%
2013638.289 10.563 -12.37%
2014650.544 10.348 +1.92%
2015707.268 11.088 +8.72%
2016753.142 11.331 +6.49%
2017901.961 12.539 +20.01%
20181.126.41713.714 +24.9%
20191.252.01914.529 +11.2%
2020390.2187.832 -68.8%
2021502.59010.063 +28.8%
2022908.71314.040 +80.8%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.doopedia.co.kr/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view&MAS_IDX=150618001498980. ko:그라나다-하엔 페데리코 가르시아 로르카 공항. www.doopedia.co.kr. ko. 2018-04-29.
  2. Web site: Aena.es . www.aena.es.