Federico García Lorca Airport

Granada Airport
Granada Airport; Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport GRX
IATA: GRX – ICAO: LEGR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aena
Location	Granada
Elevation AMSL	1860 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
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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 Spain. The airport does not serve the province or city of Jaén although it has Jaén in its name. The airport is located near to Chauchina and Santa Fe, about 9.4 miles (15km) west of Granada and 62.5 miles (100km) south of Jaén. On June 13, 2006 it was officially named for the poet Federico García Lorca from Granada. Most traffic is domestic Spanish flights, although there are international routes to Liverpool, London, and Milan. Also routes to Bologna with Ryanair are expected.

[edit] Statistics

Passenger numbers and operations since 2000^[1]:

Year	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Passengers	509,442	514,966	486,756	525,869	590,931	875,827	1,086,236	1,467,625	1,422,013
Operations	9,906	10,444	11,188	12,804	13,584	15,746	17,583	21,822	19,279

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Air Europa (Palma de Mallorca)
Iberia (Madrid)
- Iberia operated by Air Nostrum (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria [begins 24 July], Mellila)
Ryanair (Bologna, East Midlands, Girona, Liverpool, London-Stansted, Madrid [begins 15 July], Milan-Orio al Serio)
Spanair (Barcelona)
Vueling Airlines (Barcelona)