Gran Canaria Airport , formerly known as Gando Airport, is an airport located on Gran Canaria Island, Spain, in the Canary Islands off the west coast of Africa.
It is the largest airport in the Canary Islands and the only airport in the islands with two runways, allowing it to have up to 53 landings and take-offs per hour.
The Airport is located to the east of Gran Canaria on the Bay of Gando (Bahía de Gando), about 18 km (11 mi) from the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and 25 km (15 mi) from the popular tourist areas in the south. It is an alternative landing site for the Space Shuttle.
It is a hub for Binter Canarias Airlines.
Most important airlines operating at Gran Canaria Airport: Binter Canaria Airlines, Airberlin, Air Europa, Condor Airlines, easyJet, EuroAtlantic Airways, Finnair, First Choice Airways, Futura International Airways, Iberia, Niki, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Mauritania Airways, Regional Air Lines, Thomsonfly, Transavia, TUIfly, Vueling etc.
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