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| | '''Gran Canaria Airport''' |
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| | name = Gran Canaria Airport
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| | nativename = {{lang|es|Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria}}
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| | image = Gran_Canaria_International_Airport_R01.jpg
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| | IATA = LPA
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| | ICAO = GCLP
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| | type = Public
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| | owner = [[Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea]]
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| | operator = [[Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea]]<sup>1</sup>
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| | city-served = [[Gran Canaria]]
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| | location = [[Telde]] and [[Ingenio, Las Palmas|Ingenio]], [[Spain]]
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| | hub =
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| *[[Binter Canarias]]
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| *[[Navegacion y Servicios Aéreos Canarios (NAYSA)|Naysa]]
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| *[[Vueling Airlines|Vueling]]
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| *[[Ryanair]]
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| *[[Norwegian Air International|Norwegian]]
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| | metric-elev = Y
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| | elevation-f = 78
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| | elevation-m = 24
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| | coordinates = {{coord|27|55|55|N|015|23|12|W|region:ES|display=inline,title}}
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| | website =
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| | pushpin_map = Spain Canary Islands
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| | pushpin_label = LPA
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| | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the Canary Islands
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| | metric-rwy = Y
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| | r1-number = 03L/21R
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| | r1-length-f = 10,171
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| | r1-length-m = 3,100
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| | r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete]]
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| | r2-number = 03R/21L
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| | r2-length-m = 3,100
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| | r2-length-f = 10,171
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| | r2-surface = Asphalt concrete
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| | stat-year = 2015
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| | stat1-header = Passengers
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| | stat1-data = 10,627,182
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| | stat2-header = Passenger change 14-15
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| | stat2-data = {{increase}}3,0%
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| | stat3-header = Aircraft Movements
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| | stat3-data = 100.417
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| | stat4-header = Movements change 14-15
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| | stat4-data = {{decrease}}-1,8%
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| | footnotes = Sources: Passenger Traffic, AENA<ref name="aenapax">[http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Estadisticas/Home AENA passenger statistics and aircraft movements] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510025549/http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Estadisticas/Home |date=May 10, 2016 }}. Aena.es. Retrieved on 2011-08-02.</ref><br>Spanish [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]], AENA<ref>[http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?Language=EN_GB&Section=7&SiteName=NavegacionAerea&c=Page&cid=1078418725020&pagename=subHome Spanish AIP (AENA)]</ref>
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| '''Gran Canaria Airport''' {{airport codes|LPA|GCLP}}, (sometimes also known as '''Gando Airport'''), ({{lang-es|Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria}}) is a passenger and freight airport on the island of [[Gran Canaria]]. It is an important airport within the Spanish air-transport network (owned and managed by a public enterprise, AENA), as it holds the fifth position in terms both of passengers and cargo transported, and fourth in terms of operations. It is also ranks first of the [[Canary Islands]] in all three categories, although the island of Tenerife has higher passenger numbers overall due to the two airports located on the island.
| | Airport code LPA, (sometimes also known as '''Gando Airport'''),is a passenger and freight airport on the island of [[Gran Canaria]]. |
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| The airport is located in the eastern part of Gran Canaria on the Bay of Gando (Bahía de Gando), {{convert|19|km|abbr=on}} south<ref name="AIP">[http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/publicuser/protect/pu/main.jsp EAD Basic] {{webarchive |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5vfkOQheM?url=http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/publicuser/protect/pu/main.jsp |date=2011-01-12 }}. Ead.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved on 2011-08-02.</ref> of center of the city of [[Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]], and {{convert|25|km|abbr=on}} from the popular tourist areas in the south. In 2014 it handled over 10.3 million passengers, ranking as the 5th Spanish airport by passenger transit and the 1st airport by visitors in the Canary Islands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aena.es/csee/ccurl/728/306/Definitivo%202014.pdf|title=Spanish Airport Authority|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> Gran Canaria Airport remains as a relevant connecting airport for passengers travelling to West Africa (Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde, among others), and to the Atlantic Isles of Madeira and the Azores. It is the operative base for [[Binter Canarias]], [[NAYSA]], [[Canaryfly]], [[Ryanair]], [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] and [[Vueling Airlines]]. Other airlines operate a base for connecting charter flights to Cape Verde and Gambia ([[TUIfly]] and [[TUIfly Nordic]]), only in winter season. | | The airport is located in the eastern part of Gran Canaria on the Bay of Gando (Bahía de Gando) |
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| ==History==
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| [[File:GranCanariaAirport.jpg|thumb|Apron view]]
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| [[File:SP-GC-Flughafen-Abflugebene.JPG|thumb|Main terminal building]]
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| In 1919, Frenchman Pierre George Latécoère was granted clearance from the French & Spanish governments to establish an airline route between Toulouse & Casablanca. This also included stopovers in [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]], [[Alicante Airport|Alicante]] and [[Barcelona Airport|Barcelona]]. The airport opened on 7 April 1930, after [[Alfonso XIII of Spain|King Alfonso XIII]] signed a royal order announcing that the military air force installations on the Bay of Gando would become a civilian airfield. In its existence, the airport has become the largest gateway into the [[Canary Islands]], as well as the largest in terms of passenger and cargo operations.
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| In 1946, the old passenger terminal opened, which took two years to build.<ref>[http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?Language=EN_GB&SiteName=LPA&c=Page&cid=1048858940216&pagename=subHome Gran canaria history on Aena]{{dead link|date=August 2011}}</ref> In 1948 a runway was built, which was completed and fully tarmaced in 1957.
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| In 1963, improvements to the airport were made. This included new parking spaces, enlargement of the terminal and the provision of a [[Visual approach slope indicator|visual approach slope indicator system]]. In 1964, a transmission station was built. In 1966 a new control tower was completed, replacing the old control tower that was constructed in 1946. {{Citation needed|date=January 2016}} In 1970, work began on the current passenger terminal that is being used to operate flights today. The new terminal opened in March 1973. During this time, a second runway was being built and this was completed in 1980. {{Citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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| On 18 February 1988, [[Binter Canarias]] announced that the airline's main base was to be established at Gran Canaria. The base opened on 26 March 1989. In October 1991, the terminal was enlarged with improved facilities so it could handle more passengers.
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| In December 2010, low cost carrier [[Ryanair]] announced the opening of 3 new bases on the Canary Islands. {{Citation needed|date=January 2016}} In addition to Gran Canaria these include [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]] and [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife South]]. Ryanair presently operates 30 routes from Gran Canaria. The airport was an official alternative (emergency) landing site for the [[NASA]] [[Space Shuttle]], before the ending of Space Shuttle programme in July 2011.
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| As of 2011, there was a programme to expand the airport building a new terminal and a new runway.<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/facility/sts-els.htm Space Shuttle Emergency Landing Sites] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331115426/http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/facility/sts-els.htm |date=March 31, 2016 }}. Globalsecurity.org (2011-07-21). Retrieved on 2011-08-02.</ref> In 2015 a major renovation of Gran Canaria airport was completed. Among the improvements was increasing the number of baggage belts, 16 to 24, check-in counters from 96 to 132 and gates, up to 40. The new terminal area is now fully active, doubling the previous area. There is also a plan for the building of a new runway for the airport.
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| There are two arrivals areas numbered "1" and "2" both located downstairs at ground level. Area 1 serves all arrivals of flights originating within Spain and is located to the Northern end of the airport. Some of the car rental companies have additional counters in this area as it is a considerable walk to the main car rental area. Area 2 serves all international arrivals and is located to the Southern end of the airport. As the majority of arrivals served by area 2 are for tourist flights, many bringing passengers traveling on package holidays organised by tour operators, there is a large coach park (Parking A) located immediately in front of this area. Overflow coach parking (which is required only in the Winter months) is provided at the departures level (Parking B) and is accessed from arrivals area 2 via a purpose built pedestrian tunnel with stairs and travelators. | | There are two arrivals areas numbered "1" and "2" both located downstairs at ground level. Area 1 serves all arrivals of flights originating within Spain and is located to the Northern end of the airport. Some of the car rental companies have additional counters in this area as it is a considerable walk to the main car rental area. Area 2 serves all international arrivals and is located to the Southern end of the airport. As the majority of arrivals served by area 2 are for tourist flights, many bringing passengers traveling on package holidays organised by tour operators, there is a large coach park (Parking A) located immediately in front of this area. Overflow coach parking (which is required only in the Winter months) is provided at the departures level (Parking B) and is accessed from arrivals area 2 via a purpose built pedestrian tunnel with stairs and travelators. |
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| ==Airlines and destinations==
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| ===Passenger===
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| | [[Aer Lingus]] | [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]] <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Cork Airport|Cork]] | C
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| | [[Air Berlin]] | [[EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg|Basel/Mulhouse]], [[Berlin Tegel Airport|Berlin–Tegel]], [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[Hannover Airport|Hannover]], [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]] (ends 22 April 2017),<ref>https://www.airberlin.com/de/flightplan</ref> [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Nuremberg Airport|Nuremberg]], [[Paderborn Lippstadt Airport|Paderborn/Lippstadt]] (ends 2 February 2017),<ref>https://www.airberlin.com/de/flightplan</ref> [[Zurich Airport|Zürich]] <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Stuttgart Airport|Stuttgart]] | C
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| | [[Air Europa]] | [[Bilbao Airport|Bilbao]], [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]], [[Santiago de Compostela Airport|Santiago de Compostela]] <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Asturias Airport|Asturias]], [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]], [[Seville Airport| Seville]] | B, C
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| | [[ASL Airlines France]] | '''Charter:''' [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris-Charles de Gaulle]] | C
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| | [[ASL Airlines Ireland]] | '''Charter:''' [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]] | C
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| | [[Atlantic Airways]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Vágar Airport|Vágar]]<ref>https://www.atlantic.fo/routemap/</ref> | C
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| | [[Austrian Airlines]] | [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]] | C
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| | [[Azores airlines|Azores Airlines]]<br>{{nowrap|operated by [[SATA Air Açores]]}} | [[Madeira Airport|Funchal]], [[João Paulo II Airport|Ponta Delgada]] | C
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| | [[Azur Air (Germany)|Azur Air]] | '''Charter:''' [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]] (begins 1 May 2017), [[Munich Airport|Munich]] (begins 1 May 2017)<ref>[http://www.anextour.de Anex Tour booking system] 15 December 2016</ref> | TBA
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| | [[Binter Canarias]] <br> operated by [[Air Nostrum]] | [[Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport|Dakar]] | D
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| | [[Binter Canarias]] <br> operated by [[Navegacion y Servicios Aéreos Canarios (NAYSA)|Naysa]] | [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir]], [[Banjul International Airport|Banjul]], [[Hassan I Airport|El Aaiún]], [[El Hierro Airport|El Hierro]], [[El Matorral Airport|Fuerteventura]], [[Madeira Airport|Funchal]], [[La Palma Airport|La Palma]], [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]], [[Lisbon Portela Airport|Lisbon]], [[Marrakech-Menara Airport|Marrakech]], [[Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport|Nouakchott]], [[Praia International Airport|Praia]], [[Amílcar Cabral International Airport|Sal]], [[Tenerife North Airport|Tenerife–North]], [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]] | A, C, D
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| | [[British Airways]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[London Heathrow]] | C
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| | [[Brussels Airlines]] | [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/04/17/sn-tfslpa-w15/|title=brussels airlines Adds Canary Islands Service in W15|publisher=Airlineroute.net|date=17 April 2015|accessdate=17 April 2015}}</ref> | C
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| | [[CanaryFly]] | [[El Matorral Airport|Fuerteventura]], [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]], [[Tenerife North Airport|Tenerife–North]]<ref>http://www.canaryfly.es/CNF/servicios.php</ref> | A, D
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| | [[Condor Flugdienst|Condor]] | [[Berlin Schönefeld Airport|Berlin-Schönefeld]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[Hannover-Langenhagen Airport|Hannover]], [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Stuttgart Airport|Stuttgart]] | C
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| | [[Corendon Dutch Airlines]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]] | C
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| | [[easyJet]] | [[Bristol Airport|Bristol]],<ref>http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/267506/easyjet-adds-bristol-gran-canaria-flights-from-sep-2016/</ref> [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]], [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]]<ref>http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/267700/easyjet-plans-new-routes-in-16q4/</ref> <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[London Southend Airport|London-Southend]], [[Newcastle Airport|Newcastle]]<ref>http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/267700/easyjet-plans-new-routes-in-16q4/</ref> | C
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| | [[easyJet Switzerland]] | [[EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg|Basel/Mulhouse]] | C
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| | [[Danish Air Transport]] | '''Charter:''' [[Aalborg Airport|Aalborg]], [[Aarhus Airport|Aarhus]], [[Billund Airport|Billund]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Göteborg Landvetter Airport|Gothenburg-Landvetter]] | C
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| | [[Edelweiss Air]] | [[Zürich Airport|Zürich]] | C
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| | [[Enter Air]] | '''Charter:''' [[Katowice International Airport|Katowice]], [[John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice|Kraków]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris-Charles de Gaulle]], [[Poznań-Ławica Airport|Poznań]], [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin]], [[Wroclaw Airport|Wroclaw]] | C
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| | [[Eurowings]] | [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[Stuttgart Airport|Stuttgart]], [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]] | C
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| | [[Evelop Airlines]] | '''Charter:''' [[Almeria Airport|Almeria]], [[Asturias Airport|Asturias]], [[Dala Airport|Borlänge-Dala]], [[Porto Airport|Porto]], [[Abel Santamaría Airport|Santa Clara]], [[Tampere-Pirkkala Airport|Tampere]], [[Trondheim Airport|Trondheim]], [[Valencia Airport|Valencia]] | C, D
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| | [[Finnair]] | [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]] | C
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| | [[Germania (airline)|Germania]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flygermania.de/download/file/Flugplaene/Flugplan.pdf|title=Germania Flight Schedule / 30.12.2014 - 01.11.2015|format=PDF|publisher=Germania}}</ref>|[[Bremen Airport|Bremen]], [[Dresden Airport|Dresden]], [[Erfurt-Weimar Airport|Erfurt/Weimar]], [[Friedrichshafen Airport|Friedrichshafen]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[Münster Osnabrück International Airport|Münster/Osnabrück]], [[Nuremberg Airport|Nuremberg]] <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Rostock-Laage Airport|Rostock]] <br>'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Toulouse–Blagnac Airport|Toulouse]]<ref>http://airlineroute.net/2016/04/13/st-tls-s16/</ref> | C
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| | [[Germania Flug]] |'''Seasonal:''' [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]<ref>http://www.holidayjet.ch/de/flugplan/</ref> | C
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| | [[Germanwings]] | [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]] | C
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| | [[Helvetic Airways]] |'''Seasonal:''' [[Zürich Airport|Zürich]] | C
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| | [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]]<br>{{nowrap|operated by [[Air Nostrum]]}} | [[Alicante Airport|Alicante]], [[Valencia Airport|Valencia]]<br>
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| '''Seasonal:''' [[Asturias Airport|Asturias]], [[León Airport|León]], [[Melilla Airport|Melilla]], [[Santander Airport|Santander]], [[Santiago de Compostela Airport|Santiago de Compostela]], [[Valladolid Airport|Valladolid]], [[Vigo-Peinador Airport|Vigo]] | B, C
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| | [[Iberia Express]] | [[London Heathrow Airport|London-Heathrow]], [[Madrid-Barajas Airport|Madrid]] <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Asturias Airport|Asturias]] | B
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| | [[Icelandair]] |'''Seasonal:''' [[Keflavik Airport|Reykjavík-Keflavík]] | C
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| | [[Jet2.com]] | [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast–International]], [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]] (begins 1 April 2017),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/267804/jet2com-adds-birmingham-routes-in-s17/|title=Jet2.com Adds Birmingham Routes in S17|publisher=routesonline|accessdate=7 July 2016}}</ref> [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]], [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]], [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]], [[Leeds Bradford International Airport|Leeds/Bradford]], [[London Stansted Airport|London-Stansted]] (begins 1 April 2017),<ref>http://www.jet2.com/timetable</ref> [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]], [[Newcastle Airport|Newcastle upon Tyne]] | C
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| | [[Jet Time]] | '''Charter:''' [[Aalborg Airport|Aalborg]], [[Billund Airport|Billund]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Helsinki]] | C
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| | [[Luxair]] | [[Luxembourg Findel Airport|Luxembourg]] | C
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| | [[Lufthansa]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]] | C
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| | [[Mauritania Airlines International]] | [[Nouadhibou International Airport|Nouadhibou]], [[Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport|Nouakchott]] | D
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| | [[Mistral Air]] | '''Charter:''' [[Bergamo Airport|Milan-Bergamo]], [[Fiumicino Airport|Rome-Fiumicino]] | C
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| | [[Monarch Airlines]] | [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]], [[Gatwick Airport|London-Gatwick]], [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]] | C
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| | [[Neos (airline)|Neos]] | [[Bologna Airport|Bologna]], [[Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]], [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]] | C
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| | [[Niki (airline)|Niki]] | [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]], [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Graz Airport|Graz]] | C
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| | [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] | [[Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Berlin Schönefeld Airport|Berlin-Schönefeld]], [[Flesland Airport|Bergen]], [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]], [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]], [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]], [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]], [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]], [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Oslo Airport|Oslo/Gardermoen]], [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]], [[Sandefjord Airport|Sandefjord/Torp]], [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]], [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Aalborg Airport|Aalborg]], [[Billund Airport|Billund]], [[Bodø Airport|Bodø]], [[Göteborg–Landvetter Airport|Goteborg-Landvetter]], [[Evenes Airport|Harstad/Narvik]], [[Haugesund Airport, Karmøy|Haugesund]], [[Karlstad Airport|Karlstad]], [[Malmö Airport|Malmö]], [[Oulu Airport|Oulu]], [[Stavanger Airport, Sola|Stavanger]], [[Tromsø Airport|Tromsø]], [[Trondheim Airport, Værnes|Trondheim]], [[Umeå Airport|Umeå]] | C
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| | [[Novair]] | '''Charter:''' [[Göteborg–Landvetter Airport|Gothenburg-Landvetter]], [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo–Gardermoen]], [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]] | C
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| | [[Primera Air]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Aalborg]], [[Billund Airport|Billund]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Gothenburg Landvetter Airport|Gothenburg]], [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]], [[Malmö Airport|Malmö]], [[Keflavik Airport|Reykjavik]], [[Arlanda Airport|Stockholm-Arlanda]] | C
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| | [[Royal Air Maroc]] | [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]], [[Dakhla Airport|Dakhla]], [[Hassan I Airport|El Aaiún]]| D
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| | [[Ryanair]] | [[Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Il Caravaggio International Airport|Bergamo]], [[Berlin Schönefeld Airport|Berlin-Schönefeld]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2016/02/12/fr-sxf-w16/|title=Ryanair Expands Berlin Schoenefeld Routes from Nov 2016|publisher=airlineroute|accessdate=12 February 2016}}</ref> [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]], [[Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport|Bologna]], [[Bournemouth Airport|Bournemouth]], [[Bremen Airport|Bremen]], [[Bristol Airport|Bristol]], [[Brussels South Charleroi Airport|Charleroi]], [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]],<ref>http://www.bud.hu/budapest_airport/media/hirek/meleg-vizu-tengerpartokra-repit-a-ryanair-budapestrol!-19041.html</ref> [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]], [[Cork Airport|Cork]], [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]], [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]], [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]], [[Eindhoven Airport|Eindhoven]], [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]],<ref>http://airlineroute.net/2016/02/28/fr-glapik-w16/</ref> [[Frankfurt–Hahn Airport|Hahn]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice|Kraków]], [[Leeds Bradford Airport|Leeds/Bradford]],<ref>http://airlineroute.net/2016/03/31/fr-lba-w16/</ref> [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport|Liverpool]], [[London-Luton]], [[London Stansted Airport|London–Stansted]], [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]], [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]], [[Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]], [[Pisa Airport|Pisa]], [[Glasgow Prestwick Airport|Prestwick]], [[Sandefjord Airport|Sandefjord/Torp]], [[Santiago de Compostela Airport|Santiago de Compostela]], [[San Pablo Airport|Seville]], [[Valencia Airport|Valencia]], [[Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport|Warsaw–Modlin]], [[Weeze Airport|Weeze]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport|Porto]], [[Stockholm Skavsta Airport|Stockholm-Skavsta]] | C
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| | [[Scandinavian Airlines]] | [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo/Gardermoen]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]<br>'''Charter:''' [[Ålesund Airport, Vigra|Ålesund]], [[Bergen Airport, Flesland|Bergen]], [[Billund Airport|Billund]], [[Göteborg–Landvetter Airport|Goteborg-Landvetter]], [[Haugesund Airport, Karmøy|Haugesund]], [[Kristiansand Airport|Kristiansand]], [[Stavanger Airport, Sola|Stavanger]], [[Trondheim Airport, Værnes|Trondheim]] | C
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| | [[Small Planet Airlines]] | '''Charter:''' [[Frankfurt Airport| Frankfurt]], [[Karlsruhe Airport| Karlsruhe-Baden Baden]], [[Paderborn Airport| Paderborn-Lippstadt]], [[Stuttgart Airport| Stuttgart]] | C
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| | [[SmartLynx Airlines]] | '''Charter:''' [[Riga Airport|Riga]], [[Tallinn Airport|Tallinn]], [[Vilnius Airport|Vilnius]] | C
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| | [[SmartWings]] <br>{{nowrap|operated by [[Travel Service (airline)|Travel Service]]}} | [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]] | C
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| | [[SmartWings]] <br>{{nowrap|operated by [[Travel Service Polska]]}} | [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin]] | C
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| | [[SunExpress Deutschland]] | [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]], [[Nuremberg Airport|Nuremberg]]<ref>http://airlineroute.net/2016/03/18/xg-s16update2/</ref> | C
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| |[[TAP Portugal]]<br>{{nowrap|operated by [[TAP Express]]}}|[[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]] (begins June 10, 2017)|C
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| | [[Thomas Cook Airlines]] | [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast–International]], [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]], [[Bristol Airport|Bristol]], [[Cardiff Airport|Cardiff]], [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]], [[Exeter International Airport|Exeter]], [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]], [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]], [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]], [[Newcastle Airport|Newcastle upon Tyne]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[London Stansted Airport|London–Stansted]] | C
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| | [[Thomas Cook Airlines]] <br>{{nowrap|operated by [[SmartLynx Airlines]]}}| '''Seasonal:''' [[Gatwick Airport|London-Gatwick]]<ref>https://www.thomascook.com/flights/</ref> | C
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| | [[Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium]] | [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]] | C
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| | {{nowrap|[[Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia]]}} | [[Bergen Airport|Bergen]], [[Billund Airport|Billund]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo–Gardermoen]], [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Aalborg Airport|Aalborg]], [[Göteborg–Landvetter Airport|Göteborg–Landvetter]], [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]], [[Jönköping Airport|Jönköping]], [[Karlstad Airport|Karlstad]], [[Kuopio Airport|Kuopio]], [[Luleå Airport|Luleå]], [[Malmö Airport|Malmö]], [[Örebro Airport|Örebro]], [[Stavanger Airport|Stavanger]], [[Tromsø Airport|Tromsø]], [[Trondheim Airport|Trondheim]], [[Turku Airport|Turku]], [[Umeå Airport|Umeå]], [[Vaasa Airport|Vaasa]] | C
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| | [[Thomson Airways]] | [[Aberdeen Airport|Aberdeen]], [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]], [[Bournemouth Airport|Bournemouth]], [[Bristol Airport|Bristol]], [[Cardiff Airport|Cardiff]], [[Doncaster Sheffield Airport|Doncaster/Sheffield]], [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]], [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]], [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]], [[Exeter International Airport|Exeter]], [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]], [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]], [[London Luton Airport|London–Luton]], [[London Stansted Airport|London–Stansted]], [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]], [[Newcastle Airport|Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Norwich International Airport|Norwich]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast-International]] (begins 20 May 2017)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thomson.co.uk/flight/ |title=Thomson Airways |publisher=TUI Group |accessdate=24 April 2016}}</ref> | C
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| | [[Transavia]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Eindhoven Airport|Eindhoven]], [[Groningen Airport Eelde|Groningen]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Rotterdam The Hague Airport|Rotterdam]] | C
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| | [[Transavia France]] | '''Charter:''' [[Orly Airport|Paris–Orly]] | C
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| |[[Travel Service (airline)|Travel Service]] | '''Charter:''' [[Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport|Lyon]], [[Nantes Atlantique Airport|Nantes]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]] | C
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| | [[Travel Service Hungary]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]] | C
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| | [[Travel Service Polska]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Poznań-Ławica Airport|Poznań]], [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin]] | C
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| | [[Travel Service Slovakia]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Bratislava Airport|Bratislava]], [[Košice International Airport|Košice]] | C
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| | {{nowrap|[[TUI Airlines Netherlands]]}} | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Eindhoven Airport|Eindhoven]], [[Groningen Airport Eelde|Groningen]] | C
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| | [[TUIfly]] | [[EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg|Basel/Mulhouse]], [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[Hannover Airport|Hannover]], [[Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport|Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Nuremberg Airport|Nuremberg]], [[Saarbrücken Airport|Saarbrücken]], [[Stuttgart Airport|Stuttgart]] <br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Rabil Airport|Boa Vista]], [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]], [[Lanzarote]], [[La Palma Airport|La Palma]], [[Amílcar Cabral International Airport|Sal]], [[Sundsvall-Timrå Airport|Sundsvall]] | C
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| | [[TUIfly Belgium]] | [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Brussels South Charleroi Airport|Charleroi]], [[Liège Airport|Liège]], [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport|Ostend/Bruges]] | C
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| | [[TUIfly Nordic]] | [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Göteborg–Landvetter Airport|Goteborg-Landvetter]], [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo–Gardermoen]], [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]<br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Billund Airport|Billund]], [[Rabil Airport|Boa Vista]], [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]], [[Kuopio Airport|Kuopio]], [[Malmö Airport|Malmö]], [[Oulu Airport|Oulu]], [[Umeå Airport|Umeå]], [[Vaasa Airport|Vaasa]] | C
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| | [[Volotea]] | [[Bordeaux Airport|Bordeaux]], [[Nantes Atlantique Airport|Nantes]], [[Toulouse Airport|Toulouse]] | C
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| | [[Vueling]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Bilbao Airport|Bilbao]], [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]] (begins 6 July 2017),<ref>http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270187/vueling-plans-s17-gran-canaria-geneva-link/</ref> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]], [[Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]], [[Nantes Atlantique Airport|Nantes]], [[Orly Airport|Paris–Orly]], [[San Pablo Airport|Seville]], [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]], [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]<br> '''Seasonal:''' [[A Coruña Airport|A Coruña]] | B, C
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| | [[XL Airways France]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]] | C
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| | [[White Airways]] | '''Charter:''' [[Lisbon Portela Airport|Lisbon]] | C
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| | [[WOW air]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík-Keflavík]] | C
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| ===Cargo===
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| ==Statistics==
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| ===Traffic figures===
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| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right; width:250px;" align="center"
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| ! style="width:75px"| !! style="width:100px"| Passengers !! style="width:100px"| Aircraft movements !! style="width:100px"| Cargo (tonnes)
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| |-
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| !2000
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| |9,376,640 || 98,063 || 43,706
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| |-
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| !2001
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| |9,332,132 || 93,291 || 40,860
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| |-
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| !2002
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| |9,009,756 || 93,803 || 39,638
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| |-
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| !2003
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| |9,181,229 || 99,712 || 40,050
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| |-
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| !2004
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| |9,467,494 || 104,659 || 40,934
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| |-
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| !2005
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| |9,827,157 || 110,748 || 40,389
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| |-
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| !2006
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| |10,286,726 || 114,949 || 38,360
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| |-
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| !2007
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| |10,354,903 || 114,355 || 37,491
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| |-
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| !2008
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| |10,212,123 || 116,252 || 33,695
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| |-
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| !2009
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| |9,155,665 || 101,557 || 25,994
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| |-
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| !2010
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| |9,486,035 || 103,087 || 24,528
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| |-
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| !2011
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| |10,538,829 || 111,271 || 23,679
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| |-
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| !2012
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| |9,892,067 || 100,393 || 20,601
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| |-
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| !2013
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| |9,770,253 || 95,483 || 18,781
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| |-
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| !2014
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| |10,315,732 || 102,211 || 19,821
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| |-
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| !2015
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| |10,627,182 || 100,417 || 18,800
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| |-
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| | colspan=4 align="right"| ''Source: [[Aena|Aena Statistics]]''<ref name=aenapax/>
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| ===Busiest routes===
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| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" width=align=
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| |+ '''Busiest European Routes from Gran Canaria (2015)
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| ! Rank
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| ! City
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| ! Passengers
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| ! Top Carriers
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| |-
| |
| | 1
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| | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf, Germany]]
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| | 328,010
| |
| | Air Berlin, Condor, Eurowings, TUIfly
| |
| |-
| |
| | 2
| |
| | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
| |
| | 304.010
| |
| | Corendon Airlines, Transavia, Vueling
| |
| |-
| |
| | 3
| |
| | {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo Gardermoen, Norway]]
| |
| | 300.409
| |
| | Norwegian Air Shuttle, SAS, Thomas Cook Scandinavia, TUIfly Nordic
| |
| |-
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| | 4
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| | {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm Arlanda, Sweden]]
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| | 299.349
| |
| | Norwegian Air Shuttle, SAS, Thomas Cook Scandinavia, TUIfly Nordic
| |
| |-
| |
| | 5
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| | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[London Gatwick Airport|London Gatwick, United Kingdom]]
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| | 284.768
| |
| | easyJet, Monarch Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways
| |
| |-
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| | 6
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| | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt, Germany]]
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| | 215,099
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| | Air Berlin, Condor, TUIfly
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| |-
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| | 7
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| | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Manchester Airport|Manchester,United Kingdom]]
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| | 210.057
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| | easyjet, Jet2.com, Monarch Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways
| |
| |-
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| | 8
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| | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Munich Airport|Munich, Germany]]
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| | 207.224
| |
| | Air Berlin, Condor, Norwegian Air Shuttle, TUIfly
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| |-
| |
| | 9
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| | {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen, Denmark]]
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| | 201.554
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| | Norwegian Air Shuttle, SAS, Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia, TUIfly Nordic
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| |-
| |
| | 10
| |
| | {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki, Finland]]
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| | 193.494
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| | Finnair, Jettime, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Primera, Thomas Cook Scandinavia, TUIfly Nordic
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| |-
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| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" width=align=
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| |+ '''Busiest Domestic Routes from Gran Canaria (2015)
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| ! Rank
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| ! City
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| ! Passengers
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| ! Top Carriers
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| | 1
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| | {{flagicon|Community of Madrid}} [[Madrid Airport|Madrid–Barajas, Community of Madrid]]
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| | 1,317.971
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| | Air Europa, Iberia, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair
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| |-
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| | 2
| |
| | {{flagicon|Canary Islands}} [[Tenerife-North Airport|Tenerife, Canary Islands]]
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| | 604.075
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| | Binter Canarias, CanaryFly
| |
| |-
| |
| | 3
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| | {{flagicon|Canary Islands}} [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote, Canary Islands]]
| |
| | 541.486
| |
| | Binter Canarias, CanaryFly
| |
| |-
| |
| | 4
| |
| | {{flagicon|Canary Islands}} [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura, Canary Islands]]
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| | 412.606
| |
| | Binter Canarias, CanaryFly
| |
| |-
| |
| | 5
| |
| | {{flagicon|Catalonia}} [[Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona, Catalonia]]
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| | 332.287
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| | Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair, Vueling Airlines
| |
| |-
| |
| | 6
| |
| | {{flagicon|Andalusia}} [[Seville Airport|Sevilla, Andalusia]]
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| | 175,346
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| | Air Europa, Ryanair, Vueling Airlines
| |
| |-
| |
| | 7
| |
| | {{flagicon|Andalusia}} [[Málaga Airport|Málaga, Andalusia]]
| |
| | 111,371
| |
| | Air Europa, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Vueling Airlines
| |
| |-
| |
| | 8
| |
| | {{flagicon|Canary Islands}} [[La Palma Airport|La Palma, Canary Islands]]
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| | 97.203
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| | Binter Canarias
| |
| |-
| |
| | 9
| |
| | {{flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Bilbao Airport|Bilbao, Basque Country]]
| |
| | 95,431
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| | Air Europa, Vueling Airlines
| |
| |-
| |
| | 10
| |
| | {{flagicon|Galicia}} [[Santiago de Compostela Airport|Santiago de Compostela, Galicia]]
| |
| | 86,449
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| | Air Europa, Ryanair
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| |-
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| |}
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| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" width=align=
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| |+ '''Busiest African Routes from Gran Canaria (2015)
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| ! Rank
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| ! City
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| ! Passengers
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| ! Top Carriers
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| |-
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| | 1
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| | {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Amílcar Cabral International Airport|Sal, Cape Verde]]
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| | 45.553
| |
| | Binter Canarias
| |
| |-
| |
| | 2
| |
| | {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Hassan I Airport|El Aaiun, Morocco]]
| |
| | 24,566
| |
| | Binter Canarias, CanaryFly
| |
| |-
| |
| | 3
| |
| | {{flagicon|Mauritania}} [[Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport|Nouakchott, Mauritania]]
| |
| | 23,312
| |
| | Binter Canarias
| |
| |-
| |
| | 4
| |
| | {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Aristides Pereira International Airport|Boa Vista, Cape Verde]]
| |
| | 24.022
| |
| | TACV
| |
| |-
| |
| | 5
| |
| | {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport|Dakar, Senegal]]
| |
| | 21.587
| |
| | Iberia, Binter Canarias
| |
| |-
| |
| | 6
| |
| | {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca, Morocco]]
| |
| | 15.499
| |
| | Binter Canarias, Royal Air Maroc
| |
| |-
| |
| | 7
| |
| | {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakech, Morocco]]
| |
| | 12,247
| |
| | Binter Canarias, Royal Air Maroc
| |
| |-
| |
| | 8
| |
| | {{flagicon|Mauritania}} [[Nouadhibou International Airport|Nouadhibou, Mauritania]]
| |
| | 8.676
| |
| | Mauritania Internacional Airways
| |
| |-
| |
| | 9
| |
| | {{flagicon|Gambia}} [[Banjul International Airport|Banjul, Gambia]]
| |
| | 8.674
| |
| | Binter Canarias
| |
| |-
| |
| | 10
| |
| | {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Praia International Airport|Praia, Cape Verde]]
| |
| | 4.818
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| | Binter Canarias
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| |-
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| Gran Canaria's main motorway [[GC1 (Gran Canaria)|GC1]] runs past the airport providing transport links to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the North and to the tourist resorts in the South. | | Gran Canaria's main motorway [[GC1 (Gran Canaria)|GC1]] runs past the airport providing transport links to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the North and to the tourist resorts in the South. |
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| ==Military use==
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| There is an airbase of the [[Spanish Air Force]] to the east of the runways. Beyond several hangars opposite to the passenger terminal, the Gando Air Base (''Base Aérea de Gando'') contains ten shelters situated on the southern end of the eastern runway. They harbor the ''Ala 46'' with [[F/A-18 Hornet]]s, [[CASA 212]] and the [[Eurocopter AS 532]] of SAR .<ref>Yañez and Rodriguez 2008, p. 23.</ref> ''Ala 46'' or 46 Wing, composed of 462 and 802 fighter squadron, defends the Spanish airspace around the Canary Islands. It is one of the biggest and most important air bases of the Spanish Air Force and unique by the big diversity of aeroplane that it operates.
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| Military activity was most intense during the mid 1970s, at the time of the crisis of decolonisation of Western Sahara and its occupation by Morocco. Military crises in Western Africa, like the 2013 Mali intervention by France, made Gando Air Base the main air platform for operations in Western Africa area by NATO. In 2006 Spain proposed Gando Air Base as headquarters for the newly created US Africa Command (AFRICOM), but the AFRICOM HQ was ultimately based in Stuttgart (Germany).
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| The ''Canary Islands Air Command'' (''Mando Aéreo de Canarias'' – ''MACAN'') is based in the city of Las Palmas. Canary Islands Air Command is the only territorial general Air Command Air Force in Spain; its mission is the maintenance, preparation and command of air units located in the Canary archipelago.<ref>Orden DEF/1575/2007, de 28 de mayo, por la que se establecen las Comandancias Militares Aéreas de Aeropuerto y se fijan sus dependencias.</ref><ref>*[http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag Página del Ministerio del Aire de España] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522025031/http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag |date=May 22, 2016 }}</ref> Any Spanish military airplane that lands in the Canary Islands is immediately put at the disposal of the Canary Islands Air Command, who can retain it and use it as long as necessary for missions within the islands. This happens sometimes with heavy military transport, antisubmarine warfare and early warning airplanes; the islands do not have these on a permanent basis. Once the plane is released by the Canary Islands Air Command, it can leave the Canary Islands and reverts to the Air Force Commands of mainland Spain.
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| The deployment base of Gando Air Base is the Lanzarote Military Airfield (Aeródromo Militar de Lanzarote). Lanzarote Military Airfield has permanently its own Air Force troops platoons and the radar for the air defence (the EVA 22, which covers the Eastern Canary Islands and the maritime area up to the Sahara), but it has no permanently based military planes, using the ones from Gando.
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| ==MPAIAC bombing and Tenerife disaster==
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| :''See also [[Tenerife airport disaster]]''
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| At 1:15 PM on 27 March 1977, a bomb planted by the [[MPAIAC|Movement for the Independence and Autonomy of the Canaries Archipelago (MPAIAC)]] exploded in a florist's shop on the terminal concourse. Ten minutes' warning was given to the airport authorities,<ref>"Crash of the Century". Cineflix Productions.</ref> who started to evacuate the building; the inside of the terminal was damaged and eight people were injured, one seriously. A later telephone call claimed responsibility for the explosion and hinted that a second bomb had been planted somewhere in the terminal building; the airport was closed and searched, necessitating the diversion of several incoming flights, including a number of large aircraft on long international flights, to Los Rodeos airport (later named [[Tenerife North Airport]]) on the nearby island of [[Tenerife]]. The resulting runway congestion on the small regional airport was a factor in the [[Tenerife airport disaster|subsequent disaster]] at Los Rodeos, when just after 5pm two [[Boeing 747]]s originally bound for Gran Canaria collided on the Los Rodeos runway, resulting in 583 deaths, the worst aviation accident in history.
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