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| Gran Canaria Airport | ||
| height | 24 m | |
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| IATA code | LPA | |
| ICAO code | GCLP | |
| Terminals | 1 | |
| Number of passengers | 13.573.242 (2018) | |
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The international Gran Canaria Airport is located in the southwest of the island between the sea coast and the highway GC-1.
background
Gran Canaria Airport is located on the east coast of the island by the bay Bahia de Gando between cities Telde and Ingenio. It is conveniently located on the GC 1 motorway, exit 16, about halfway between the island's capital Las Palmas (approx. 25 km) and the tourist center Maspalomas (approx. 28 km). With a volume of around 10 million passengers and 20,000 tons of freight per year, it is one of the largest airports in Spain. An expansion currently in progress (2010) should enable the handling of larger aircraft, thereby increasing the capacity to 15 million passengers per year.
getting there
Dynamic cardsIncoming passengers go to the ground floor of the airport, where the baggage claim belts are located. This is followed by the entry control, which is usually quite problem-free for citizens of the EU.
By bus
- Line 60 leaves every hour during the day Las Palmas to the airport, € 2.20 - € 2.85 per person
- Line 66 runs from Maspalomas to the airport, € 3.85 per person
Most buses, however, belong to the large travel companies that use them to pick up and drop off their guests. Package tourists usually receive information about their shuttle bus 1 to 2 days before their return trip.
With the taxi
Immediately in front of the terminal is a parking lot for taxis, from which barrier-free access to the terminal is guaranteed
By car
The airport is only a few 100 meters south of the motorway 
, he is through the well-signposted exit 
16 easy to reach.
Airlines and Destinations
The airport is mainly served by charter companies from almost all European countries. The air traffic between the Canary Islands is largely from Binter canarias carried out, which also visit the African mainland 1-2 times a week, e.g. in Mauritania in 2018 Nouakchott and Nouadhibou as Ad-Dakhla administered in the Moroccan Western Sahara.
Terminals
There are three different zones within the airport:
- A.: Passengers from the European Union area, it occupies the largest area.
- B.: International area
- C.: Flights to and from the neighboring islands
Arrival and departure
Check in
At the moment (2010) there are 96 Check-in counter. Usually, a plane can only be checked in about 2 hours before departure. Directly at check-in is the passage to the gates, A7 - A33 are for flights to the EU area. The gate number is often only announced an hour before departure.
Parking / mobility
There are parking spaces in the lower area for people collecting the vehicle as well as in the area of the departure hall. The first half an hour is free. Parking tickets are available from the usual machines. Pay attention to tariffs, price boards e.g. at the entrances to the departure hall.
Car rental companies
Car rental companies are on the ground floor next to the exit.
Planespotting
If you are interested in brightly painted planes, you can often see imaginatively designed holiday planes at this airport.
security
shop
As in most airports, there are also duty-free shops here. However, the Canary Islands have a special position within the EU. Therefore, some goods are duty-free in all shops on the islands, so that buying cigarettes, perfumes, etc. is only worthwhile for special offers.
Practical advice
Smoking is prohibited in the airport. However, there is a terrace on the upper floor for smokers.
Web links
- http://www.aena.es/es/aeropuerto-gran-canaria/index.html (it) - Gran Canaria Airport Official Website
- Global Public bus transport in Gran Canaria, some of the pages are also in German
