Gran Canaria International Airport (IATA: LPA, ICAO: GCLP), (in Spanish, Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria) is an airport located on Gran Canaria Island, Spain, in the Canary Islands off the west coast of Africa. It is the largest airport in the Canary Islands and the only airport in the islands with two runways, allowing it to have up to 53 landings and take-offs per hour. The Airport is located to the east of Gran Canaria on the Bay of Gando (Bahía de Gando), about 18 km (11 mi) from the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and 25 km (15 mi) from the popular tourist areas in the south. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Aena is the name of the Spanish state owned company that owns and manage all Spanish airports. ... Gran Canaria, rarely Grand Canary (archaic), is the third largest island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from the northwest coast of Africa and belonging to Spain. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Gran Canaria, rarely Grand Canary (archaic), is the third largest island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from the northwest coast of Africa and belonging to Spain. ... The Canaries is the nickname of Norwich City FC. The Canaries is also the nickname of Hitchin Town F.C.. Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... For other uses, see Africa (disambiguation). ... Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a Spanish city, the capital city of Gran Canaria which is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, 210 kilometers located off the northwestern coast of Africa. ...

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History

The airport opened on April 7, 1930 after King Alfonso XIII signed a royal order announcing that the military air force installations on the Bay of Gando would become a civilian airfield. In its 76 years of existence, the airport has become the largest gateway into the Canary Islands, as well as the largest in terms of passenger and cargo operations. It is the fifth largest airport in Spain. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Alfonso XIII of Spain (May 17, 1886 – February 28, 1941), King of Spain, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth. ... The Canaries is the nickname of Norwich City FC. The Canaries is also the nickname of Hitchin Town F.C.. Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ...

Gran Canaria international airport

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Air disasters involving Gran Canaria Airport

On March 27, 1977, Pan Am Flight 1736, and KLM Flight 4805, the aircraft involved in the 1977 Tenerife disaster were bound for Gran Canaria International Airport. The airport had been closed after a terrorist bomb had struck the island. Both aircraft, which were both Boeing 747s, were asked to divert to Tenerife's Los Rodeos Airport instead where they refueled and waited for the airport on Gran Canaria to re-open. March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Tenerife disaster took place on March 27, 1977, at 17:06:56 local time (also GMT), when two Boeing 747 airliners collided at Los Rodeos Airport on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, killing 583 people. ... The Boeing 747, commonly called a Jumbo Jet, is among the most recognizable jet airliners, and is among the largest passenger airliners. ...

Upon re-opening of the Gran Canaria Airport, the two aircraft headed for the runway to continue their journeys. Due to heavy fog, and several misunderstood ATC communications, the KLM Aircraft started down the runway while the Pan Am jet was still taxiing on it. The aircraft collided resulting in the deaths of 583 people, the deadliest air disaster in aviation history. All occupants of the KLM aircraft were killed, yet remarkably, 54 passengers and 7 crew members on the Pan Am flight survived, including its captain.

Airlines and destinations

The airport has two terminals, one for European Union and Mainland Domestic flights (Terminal A), and the other for non-EU and interisland flights (Terminal B-C).

Terminal A

• Aer Lingus (Dublin)
• Air Berlin (Berlin-Tegel, Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Münster, Munich, Nuremberg, Paderborn, Zurich)
• Air Europa (Barcelona, Bilbao, Lanzarote, Madrid, Santiago de Compostela, Sevilla, Tenerife-South)
• Air Mauritanie (Nouakchott)
• ArkeFly (Amsterdam)
• Astraeus (Leeds/Bradford, London-Gatwick)
• Binter Canarias (Milan-Orio al Serio, Nouakchott)
• British Airways
  • British Airways operated by GB Airways (London-Gatwick)
• Condor Airlines (Berlin-Tegel, Bremen, Cologne/Bonn, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Leipzig, Munich, Paderborn, Stuttgart, Tenerife-South)
• EuroAtlantic Airways (Lisbon)
• Excel Airways (London-Gatwick, Manchester)
• Finnair (Helsinki)
• First Choice Airways (London-Gatwick) - Seasonal Service
• Hola Airlines - Spanish Charter Airline
• Hamburg International (Hamburg)
• Iberia Airlines (Barcelona, Bilbao, Dakar, Madrid, Malaga)
• Iberworld (Barcelona, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca)
• Islas Airways (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife-North)
• LTU International (Berlin-Schoenenfeld, Cologne/Bonn, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich)
• Martinair (Amsterdam)
• Monarch (London-Luton)
• MyTravel Airways - British Charter Airline
• Neos (Milan-Malpensa)
• Niki (Salzburg, Vienna)
• Regional Air Lines (Agadir, Casablanca, Laayoune)
• SAS Braathens (Oslo, Stockholm)
• Spanair (Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Malaga, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Valencia, Vigo)

Gran Canaria Airport, Terminal C

• Sterling (Oslo)
• TACV Cabo Verde Airlines (Praia)
• Thomsonfly (Belfast, Doncaster/Sheffield)
• Transavia.com (Amsterdam)
• TUIfly (Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin-Tegel, Bremen, Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Erfurt, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Leipzig, Münster, Munich, Nuremberg, Paderborn, Rostock, Stuttgart)

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Terminal B/C

• Belair (Zurich)
• Binter Canarias (El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Funchal (Madeira), La Gomera, Lanzarote, La Palma, Layounne, Marrakesh, Tenerife North, Tenerife South)
• Cabo Verde Airlines (Santa Maria)
  • Cabo Verde Airlines operated by Cabo Verde Express (Praia, Santa Maria)
• Edelweiss (Tenerife South, Zurich) - Seasonal Service

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Ground transportation

The Airport is accessible by several island roadways leading from all points in the island, as well as special bus service available from most towns within Gran Canaria. Taxi service is considered the most efficient way since the island has its own taxi services, and low fares.

Military Use

There is an airbase of the Spanish Air Force to the east of the runways. Beyond several hangars opposite to the passenger terminal, the airbase contains ten shelters situated on the southern end of the eastern runway. They harbor F/A-18 Hornets of the Ala 46 fighter squadron, which defends the Spanish airspace around the Canary Islands. SAF Roundel The Spanish Air Force (Spanish: Ejército del Aire; literally, Army of the Air) is the air force of the Spain. ... The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18 Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable strike fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. ...

External links

• Spain's Civil Aviation webpage about the airport - (Spanish)
• Official Gran Canaria Tourism Website