Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport , also known as Granada Airport, is the airport serving the province and city of Granada, in Andalusia, Spain, although it has Jaén in its name. The airport is located near to Chauchina and Santa Fe, about 9.4 miles (15 km) west of Granada and 62.5 miles (100 km) south of Jaén.
Construction of the airport began in 1970 and it opened as Aeropuerto de Granada in 1972. On June 13, 2006, it was officially named after the poet Federico García Lorca, born near Granada.
Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Granada Airport:
Statistics Passenger numbers and operations since 2000: YearPassengersOperationsDifference 2000 509.442 9.906 2001 514.966 10.444 +1,08 % 2002 486.756 11.188 -5,48 % 2003 525.869 12.804 +8,04 % 2004 590.931 13.584 +12,37 % 2005 875.827 15.746 +48,21 % 2006 1.086.236 17.583 +24,02 % 2007 1.467.625 21.822 +35,11 % 2008 1.422.013 19.279 -3.11% 2009 1.187.813 16.300 -16,47 % 2010 978.107 13.843 -17.65% 2011 872.752 13.142 -10.77% 2012 728.428 11.376 -16.54% 2013 638.289 10.563 -12.37% 2014 650.544 10.348 +1.92% 2015 707.268 11.088 +8.72% 2016 753.142 11.331 +6.49% 2017 901.961 12.539 +20.01% 20181.126.417 13.714 +24.9% 20191.252.019 14.529 +11.2% 2020390.218 7.832 -68.8% 2021502.590 10.063 +28.8% 2022908.713 14.040 +80.8%
Busiest routes + Busiest domestic routes from GRX (2023) Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022/23 1 Barcelona 448,281 14% 2 Palma de Mallorca 174,709 3% 3 Madrid 157,203 23% 4 Gran Canaria 53,894 58% 5 Melilla 49,228 19% Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo
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