Federico García Lorca Granada Airport
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Not to be confused with Jaén Airport.
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (IATA: GRX, ICAO: LEGR), also known as Granada International 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.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Aena | ||||||||||
Serves | Granada | ||||||||||
Location | Granada | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,860 ft / 567 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°11′19″N 03°46′38″W | ||||||||||
Website | aena.es | ||||||||||
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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.[1]