Federico Garcia Lorca Granada Jaen Airport (GRX)
Granada Airport Address: E-18329, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Airport Code: GRX
Airport Tel: +34 958 24 52 00
Airport Fax: +34 958 25 52 07
Airport Email: jmcueto@aena.es
Airport Website: http://www.aena.es - Official Site

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Granada Airport (GRX)
Airport Information
(Granada, Spain)



The single-terminal facility of Granada Airport (GRX) provides a popular gateway into the popular region of Andalusia. This airport serves domestic flights only, with the vast majority of flights coming in from Barcelona and Madrid.

Located next to Fuente Vaqueros and Chauchina, Granada's Airport is officially known as the Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport and lies nearby the municipalities of Almunécar, Láchar and Santa Fé. Annual passenger figures are not especially high at around one million per annum (20,000+ flight operations), and so Granada's Federico Garcia Lorca Airport is never stretched beyond capacity and therefore able to provide a speedy and efficient service. The summer season is always the busiest time, when hoards of holidaymakers arrive.




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Public buses run from Granada Airport to the city centre, while taxis and hotel shuttles provide the only other ground transfer options aside from rental cars. Hiring a car at the airport is one of the easiest ways to reach the resorts along the famed Costa del Sol, such as nearby Benalmádena, Estepona, Fuengirola, Malaga, Marbella, Rincón de la Victoria and Torremolinos.

Granada Airport (GRX) Information: History and Facilities
The history of flight in Granada dates back around 100 years, when the very first air shows began and became an integral part of local celebrations. Due to the outbreak of war, Granada constructed an aerodrome for the military and this small airport opened in 1922 and was soon to be known as the Dávila Aerodrome. In the late 1920s, civilian passenger flights to Seville commenced and further routes were planned.

However, by the 1960s, an official civilian airport was planned between Santa Fé and Chauchina, close to Granada. The region's new airport was completed in 1972 and included a number of international and domestic Spanish routes. During the early 1990s, the airport was greatly improved and modernised, partly due to the forthcoming World Ski Championships. More recently, Ryanair has started operating flights to and from Granada Airport and in 2006, the airport was renamed to become the Federico Garcia Lorca Airport (GRX), after a famous local poet.

There are three ATMs located around the terminal, as well as an information counter. Those with time on there hands at Granada Airport will be able to shop at La Tienda del Aeropuerto, where a range of traditional Spanish food and souvenirs can be found. The Cafeteria Los Abades is also available onsite and is situated on the eastern side of the airport, next to the boarding zone, and serves everything from salads and sandwiches, to Spanish-style dishes.

Worth noting, the well-equipped AC Hotel Granada is located less than a five-minute drive from the airport. Here visitors will find excellent facilities for business, conferences and more.

Granada Airport (GRX) Information: About Granada Tourism
Nestled at the foot of the scenic Sierra Nevada mountains in southern Spain, Granada is a popular visitor destination with a number of quality attractions, including beautiful parks and gardens, and fine architecture. The most famous attraction in Granada is the Alhambra Palace, a giant red fortress and citadel from Moorish times, built in the 13th century and boasting a history involving Muslims, Jews and Christians.

Other popular sights within reach of Granada Airport (GRX) include the Capilla Real, Sacromonte Abbey, Basilica San Juan de Dios and Santo Domingo Church. Around the city, visitors will find many traditional Spanish restaurants, tavernas and Tapas bars offering dishes you will not be able to resist sampling, particularly around the Plaza Nueva and the Gran Via. Many major local events regularly take place at the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones (Granada Conference Centre), including concerts and glamorous fashion shows.

 
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