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.
Granada International Airport Aeropuerto Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/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°W | ||||||||||
| Website | aena.es | ||||||||||
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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
editThe following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Granada Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Europa | Palma de Mallorca |
| Binter Canarias | Gran Canaria |
| Iberia | Madrid,[2] Melilla Seasonal: Santander |
| Transavia | Amsterdam[3] |
| Volotea | Asturias[4] |
| Vueling | Barcelona, Bilbao, Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Paris–Orly, Tenerife–North Seasonal: London–Gatwick[5] |
Statistics
editPassenger numbers and operations since 2000:[6]
| Year | Passengers | Operations | Difference |
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| 2000 | 509.442 | 9.906 | 
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| 2001 | 514.966 | 10.444 |  +1,08 %
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| 2002 | 486.756 | 11.188 |  -5,48 %
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| 2003 | 525.869 | 12.804 | +8,04 %
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| 2004 | 590.931 | 13.584 | +12,37 %
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| 2005 | 875.827 | 15.746 | +48,21 %
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| 2006 | 1.086.236 | 17.583 | +24,02 %
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| 2007 | 1.467.625 | 21.822 | +35,11 %
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| 2008 | 1.422.013 | 19.279 | -3.11%
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| 2009 | 1.187.813 | 16.300 | -16,47 %
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| 2010 | 978.107 | 13.843 | -17.65%
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| 2011 | 872.752 | 13.142 | -10.77%
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| 2012 | 728.428 | 11.376 | -16.54%
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| 2013 | 638.289 | 10.563 | -12.37%
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| 2014 | 650.544 | 10.348 | +1.92%
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| 2015 | 707.268 | 11.088 | +8.72%
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| 2016 | 753.142 | 11.331 | +6.49%
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| 2017 | 901.961 | 12.539 | +20.01%
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| 2018 | 1.126.417 | 13.714 | +24.9%
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| 2019 | 1.252.019 | 14.529 | +11.2%
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| 2020 | 390.218 | 7.832 | -68.8%
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| 2021 | 502.590 | 10.063 | +28.8%
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| 2022 | 908.713 | 14.040 | +80.8%
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Busiest routes
edit| Rank | Destination | Passengers | Change 2022 / 23 |
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| 1 |  Barcelona
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448,281 | 14%
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| 2 |  Palma de Mallorca
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174,709 | 3%
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| 3 |  Madrid
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157,203 | 23%
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| 4 |  Gran Canaria
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53,894 | 58%
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| 5 |  Melilla
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49,228 | 19%
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| Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo[7] | |||
References
edit- ^ 그라나다-하엔 페데리코 가르시아 로르카 공항. www.doopedia.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "JAL Expands Iberia European Codeshare From Nov 2023". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Transavia voegt Granada toe als nieuwe bestemming vanaf Schiphol". 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Barbón: "Estamos ante la Asturias mejor conectada de la historia"". 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Granada recupera la conexión aérea con Londres". 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Aena.es". www.aena.es.
- ^ "Inicio". aena.es. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
External links
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Media related to Federico García Lorca Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English and Spanish)
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