Federico García Lorca Airport

Granada Airport Aeropuerto Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén
IATA: GRX – ICAO: LEGR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aena
Serves	Granada
Location	Granada
Elevation AMSL	1,860 ft / 567 m
Coordinates	37°11′19″N 03°46′38″W / 37.18861°N 3.77722°WCoordinates: 37°11′19″N 03°46′38″W / 37.18861°N 3.77722°W
Website	aena.es
Map
GRX Location within Spain
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 Airport, is the airport serving the province and city of Granada, in 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.

On June 13, 2006 it was officially named after the poet Federico García Lorca, born near Granada.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Europa	Palma de Mallorca
British Airways operated by BA Cityflyer	London-City
Iberia operated by Air Nostrum	Madrid, Melilla
Vueling	Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca

Statistics

Passenger numbers and operations since 2000:^[1]

Year	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Passengers	509,442	514,966	486,756	525,869	590,931	875,827	1,086,236	1,467,625	1,422,013	1,187,813	978,254	872,752	728,428	638,288	650,544
Operations	9,906	10,444	11,188	12,804	13,584	15,746	17,583	21,822	19,279	16,300	13,843	13,142	11,375	10,563	10,348

References

1. Aena Airport Statistics for 2000-2014

External links

• Official website (English) (Spanish)
• Airport information for LEGR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.