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Gran Canaria Airport
GCLP / LPAGran Canaria Island, SpainELEV 78 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
60 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN).
Overview
Gran Canaria Airport (GCLP / LPA) is a large commercial airport serving Gran Canaria Island, Spain. The airport sits 78 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LPA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN, 60 nm), Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS, 63 nm), and Fuerteventura Airport (FUE, 86 nm).
Charter pricing from LPA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Canary Islands and Las Palmas Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Gran Canaria Island.
Field capability
ICAO
GCLP
IATA
LPA
FAA / Local
GCLP
Elevation
78 ft
Coordinates
27.9319° N · 15.3866° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Spain fields
state range 11–3,380 ft
At 78 ft, LPA sits lower than 82% of the 55 Spain fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 60nmTFNTenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportTenerife
- 63nmTFSTenerife Sur AirportTenerife
- 86nmFUEFuerteventura AirportEl Matorral
- 112nmACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSan Bartolomé
- 124nmEUNLaayoune Hassan I International AirportEl Aaiún
- 132nmSPCLa Palma AirportSta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island
Location
Open the full mapGCLP · Gran Canaria Airport · Gran Canaria Island, Spain