Gran Canaria Airport
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Gran Canaria Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria, IATA code LPA Las Palmas, ICAO code GCLP ) is located on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria in the east of the island, about 18 kilometers south of the island's capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, about 25 kilometers north of Maspalomas, Playa del Inglés and San Agustín, the tourist centers of the island. The airport is located on the Bahia de Gando, it is used as Base Aérea de Gando by the Spanish Air Force.
History
In April 1930 a royal decree declared the land and maritime facilities to be built in Gando, a national airport. From the first flight from Madrid to Gran Canaria in 1933 was 1935, a line connection. Therefore you are to the airport opened with the 1935. 1934 installed you first navigation aids. A passenger terminal was added in 1944-1946, in which the airlines moved from the former air base in Lanzarote. 1946, the airport was released as a customs airport and for the national and international transport. In 1948 the works for a mere 700 -meter-long airstrip, which was expanded in June 1957 paved at 2000 meters. In 1960, she was again extended to 3100 meters. 1963 were held extensive enhancements, such as the construction of a new apron, the expansion of the passenger terminal and the technical equipment. The tower was completed in 1966 and it established a control center one year. 1970, the start and runways have been adapted for use by the new jet aircraft. Opened in 1973 is a domestic terminal. A big step in 1980 was the surrender of a second take-off and landing runway to the traffic. The volume of traffic increased during this time dramatically. The current terminal in 1991 is 100,000 square meters, has 76 check-in counters, 11 air bridges and 16 baggage conveyor systems.
Gran Canaria is located half- way between South America and Europe, so stopovers are even today, especially in delivery flight of Embraer and Airbus conducted.
Civil use
The airport belongs to the Spanish airport network of state airport operator AENA. Most flights go to Germany and the UK. The insular transport accounts for about 16 % and is substantially performed by the two airlines Islas Airways and Binter. Both carried approximately 1.5 million passengers ( 2005). The number of passengers and freight volumes are the largest of the Canary archipelago. There were in 2005 more than 40,000 tons.
The airport is on the fifth place in the Spanish airports in terms of passenger and cargo numbers; this comes not least from the fact that the volume of freight and passengers throughout the year is continuous almost the same size.
Military use
The Gran Canaria airport is also home to an air base ( military designation: Base Aérea de Gando ) of the Spanish Air Force, the borders east to the runways. In addition to several hangars opposite the passenger terminal located at the southern end of the eastern runway ten Shelter, in which account is taken of the fighter-bomber Ala 46 ( wing span, a squadron ) of type MDD F/A-18A " Hornet " ( C.15 ) in permanent alert are. Your task is the air defense of the Spanish airspace around the Canary Islands. In addition to the Air Force and the Civil Guard uses the military part of the airport, it has stationed here CASA CN- 235M ( T.19B ) patrol aircraft.
From the Air Force Base from far a Spanish satellite ( Minisat 01) was started once. To this end, lifted on 21 April 1997 an aircraft of the type L -1011 with a Pegasus XL rocket from that. At 27 ° 0 ' 0 " N, 15 ° 30 ' 0" was launched - W27 15:50 over the Atlantic
During operation of the Space Shuttle, the airport was a possible emergency landing in the event of an unscheduled landing.
Data to the airport
The optimum meteorological characteristics of the airport secure a 24-hour operation. There are two parallel tracks: the 03L/21R, the III has an instrument landing system ILS CAT, and 03R/21L without an instrument approach procedure. This is used when needed for military use and used only on busy days for civil aviation. These two 3100 meter runways allow for a maximum operation of 53 machines per hour. The airport is certified according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.