# F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX / LEGR)

**F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport** (IATA: GRX, ICAO: LEGR) is a medium airport in Granada, Andalucía, Spain. It opened in 1972. It has one runway, 2,900 m (9,514 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aena. In 2025 it handled 1.2 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/legr

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GRX / LEGR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aena
- Owner: ENAIRE
- Serves: Granada, Andalucía, Spain
- Opened: 1972
- Elevation: 567 m / 1,860 ft
- Coordinates: 37.1887, -3.7774
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,900 m / 9,514 ft
- Passengers: 1,153,475 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Madrid
- Website: https://www.aena.es/en/f.g.l.-granada-jaen.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca_Granada_Airport (30 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431412
- Weather station: LEGR · WMO 08419
- Ident: LEGR

## Timeline

- 1972: F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport opens.
- 30 Mar 1992: Aviaco Flight 231. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,900 m / 9,514 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 649,116 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 703,627 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 750,492 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 899,681 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,124,591 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,255,375 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 386,275 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 500,763 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 908,592 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 1,039,990 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 1,132,700 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 1,153,475 | Eurostat |

## Routes

14 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (14)

- [MLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/geml.md) Melilla Airport · Spain · 225 km / 140 mi · Iberia
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 368 km / 229 mi · Iberia
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 618 km / 384 mi · Volotea
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 626 km / 389 mi · Air Europa, Vueling
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 680 km / 423 mi · Vueling
- [BIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebb.md) Bilbao Airport · Spain · 684 km / 425 mi · Vueling
- [SDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lexj.md) Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport · Spain · 694 km / 431 mi · Volotea
- [OVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leas.md) Asturias Airport · Spain · 734 km / 456 mi · Volotea
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 1,122 km / 697 mi · Volotea
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,376 km / 855 mi · Vueling
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 1,495 km / 929 mi · Vueling
- [TFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcxo.md) Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport · Spain · 1,519 km / 944 mi · Vueling
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 1,655 km / 1,028 mi · Wizz Air
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 1,809 km / 1,124 mi · Transavia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GRX, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 6
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 4
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 2
- UX [Air Europa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-europa) · 1
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.2M (2025) | #766 of 3,974 | #191 in Europe | #22 in ES |
| Longest runway | 2,900 m / 9,514 ft | =1,501 of 29,858 | =237 in Europe | #22 in ES |
| Elevation | 567 m / 1,860 ft | =9,601 of 43,403 | =558 in Europe | =145 in ES |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =1,146 in Europe | =50 in ES |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =25 in ES |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 121.925 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.850 |
| ATIS |  | 120.625 |

## Nearby airports

- [LEGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lega.md) Armilla Air Base · 14 km / 8.7 mi
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · 86 km / 53 mi
- [ODB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leba.md) Córdoba Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [LEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leam.md) Almería Airport · 131 km / 81 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Federico García Lorca Granada Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federico_García_Lorca_Granada_Airport&oldid=1370571526), revision of 21 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/legr/data