Gran Canaria Airport

About Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria has endless sandy beaches, dramatic mountainous interior, desert like dunes and acres of lush green vegetation. Gran Canaria is the pretiest of the Canary Islands. Although smaller than both Tenerife and Fuerteventura it is home to half the entire population of the archipelago. Its superb climate and diversity of natural features has helped make it one of the most popular year-round holiday destinations in the world.

Gran Canaria's most popular resort is Playa del Ingles with its frantic nightlife and four miles of beach. Here you can join a camel train through the Sahara like sand dunes, go shopping in the Yumbo Centrum or drink and dance the night away in some of the very best nightclubs and discos in the Canaries.

West of Gran Canaria is Puerto Rico, a more family orientated resort. Situated within a narrow valley leading to the sea it is an attractive resort with gleaming white apartments built into the hillsides. The man made beach is popular with locals and visitors alike and offers a comprehensive range of superb water sports.

About Gran Canaria Airport

Gran Canaria Airport is located on the coast of the island from which it takes its name, it is the gateway for the millions of tourists who visit the island every year.

The airport is 25 kilometres from one of the main tourist centres of the Canary Islands - the southern area of Gran Canaria - and 18 kilometres from the island's capital and the province of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Gran Canaria has ideal weather conditions, and the Airport has excellent operating conditions and is open 24 hours a day every day of the year. This represents a guarantee for the airline companies, which can carry out their operations without the problems arising from adverse weather conditions.

During 2005 a total of 9,827,151 passengers, 110,736 flights and 40,371 tonnes of cargo were handled.

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