Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria - Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, España
N 27° 56.231 W 015° 23.398
28R E 461634 N 3090304
Airport on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria
Waymark Code: WM104QN
Location: Islas Canarias, Spain
Date Posted: 02/25/2019
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Gran Canaria Airport (IATA: LPA, ICAO: GCLP), sometimes also known as Gando Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria), is a passenger and freight airport on the island of Gran Canaria. It is an important airport within the Spanish air-transport network (owned and managed by a public enterprise, AENA), as it holds the sixth position in terms of passengers, and fifth in terms of operations and cargo transported. It is also ranks first of the Canary Islands in all three categories, although the island of Tenerife has higher passenger numbers overall between the two airports located on the island.
The airport is located in the eastern part of Gran Canaria on the Bay of Gando.
The airport was opened in 1939 and over the years has been extended in several stages and adapted to the current conditions.
Both before and after check-in there is a sufficient number of seats available at this airport. A variety of offers - food, drinks, souvenirs, free wifi, cash dispensers - offer variety in waiting.
In the security area there is also the possibility to visit a viewing terrace, where you can have a look at the tarmac, visit a café and smoke.
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