AirportsGran Canaria Airport is a large airport serving Gran Canaria Island, in Canary Islands, Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LPA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LPA
- ICAO code
- GCLP
- City
- Gran Canaria Island
- State or region
- Canary Islands
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 27.9319° N, 15.3866° W
- Elevation
- 24 m (78 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,171 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LPA means Gran Canaria Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GCLP. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.9319° N, 15.3866° W. It stands 24 metres (78 feet) above sea level.
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
Gran Canaria Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,100 metres (10,171 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 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03L/21R | 3,100 m 10,171 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03R/21L | 3,100 m 10,171 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportTenerife | TFN | 112 km |
| Tenerife Sur AirportTenerife | TFS | 117 km |
| Fuerteventura AirportEl Matorral | FUE | 160 km |
| La Gomera AirportAlajero, La Gomera Island | GMZ | 180 km |
| César Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSan Bartolomé | ACE | 207 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,788 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,863 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,940 km | 8 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,899 km | 4 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,445 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,392 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,785 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,491 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 18,571 km | 22 h 55 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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