AirportsGirona-Costa Brava Airport is a large airport serving Girona, in Catalonia, Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GRO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GRO
- ICAO code
- LEGE
- City
- Girona
- State or region
- Catalonia
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 41.9046° N, 2.7618° E
- Elevation
- 143 m (468 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GRO means Girona-Costa Brava Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LEGE. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.9046° N, 2.7618° E. It stands 143 metres (468 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Barcelona, about 76 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Madrid, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Girona-Costa Brava Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 44 airports of Spain on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 29.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportBarcelona | BCN | 88 km |
| Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) AirportPerpignan/Rivesaltes, France | PGF | 93 km |
| Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel AirportLa Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra | LEU | 122 km |
| Carcassonne Salvaza AirportCarcassonne, France | CCF | 151 km |
| Reus AirportReus | REU | 157 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,703 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,978 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,124 km | 6 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,091 km | 1 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,171 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,667 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,833 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,356 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,126 km | 21 h 10 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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