Gran Canaria Airport in the Canaries Spain
Gran Canaria Airport (IATA: LPA, ICAO: GCLP), (previously called Las Palmas
Airport, (Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria), is the fifth busiest airport in Spain.
It is an airport located on Gran Canaria Island. Last year, it handled over 10
million passengers.
The airport is to the east of Gran Canaria on the Bay of Gando (Bahía de
Gando), south of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and 25 km from the popular tourist
areas in the south. The lengthy runways make the airport an alternative landing
site for the NASA Space Shuttle.
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The airport opened on 7 April 1930 and has become the largest gateway into
the Canary Islands.
