AirportsLa Gomera Airport is a small airport serving Alajero, La Gomera Island, in Canary Islands, Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GMZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GMZ
- ICAO code
- GCGM
- City
- Alajero, La Gomera Island
- State or region
- Canary Islands
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 28.0296° N, 17.2146° W
- Elevation
- 218 m (716 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GMZ means La Gomera Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GCGM. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.0296° N, 17.2146° W. It stands 218 metres (716 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is La Laguna, about 101 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Canary, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
La Gomera Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 44 airports of Spain on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 40.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,500 m 4,921 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tenerife Sur AirportTenerife | TFS | 63 km |
| El Hierro AirportEl Hierro Island | VDE | 70 km |
| La Palma AirportSta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island | SPC | 85 km |
| Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportTenerife | TFN | 99 km |
| Gran Canaria AirportGran Canaria Island | LPA | 180 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,943 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,032 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,109 km | 9 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,958 km | 4 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,286 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,240 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,954 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,545 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 18,729 km | 23 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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