LPA · Gran Canaria Island, Spain
Gran Canaria Airport.
--:--:-- · WEST (UTC+01:00) · 27.9319° N, 15.3866° W
Gran Canaria Airport
Spanish airport
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for LPA
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3081; ident GCLP; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aena.es
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Gran Canaria Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
LPA / GCLP
OurAirports ident
GCLP
GPS / local code
GCLP
ISO region
ES-CN
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
aena.es
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1130612
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--WEST · UTC+01:00
Time zone
WEST
Atlantic/Canary · UTC+01:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
19 km
Approximate distance to central Gran Canaria Island.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Madrid
Languages
Spanish, Catalan
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
505,992 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
10,171 ft / 3,100 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1930 · A public enterprise, AENA
Owner / entity
ENAIRE
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Gran Canaria Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Gran Canaria Island, Spain. Gran Canaria Island's built-up core sits roughly 19 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Atlantic/Canary (UTC+01:00, WEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Gran Canaria Airport (LPA / GCLP) is at 27.9319° N, 15.3866° W, elevation 78 ft (24 m), serving Gran Canaria Island, Spain.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Gran Canaria Island is in Spain (capital Madrid); regulated by Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA); on Atlantic/Canary (WEST, UTC+01:00); working languages: Spanish, Catalan, Basque; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Gran Canaria Island: 19 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for LPA.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Gran Canaria Airport (LPA / GCLP)
Gran Canaria Airport · Spanish airport
Known label 1
Canary Islands
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LPA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Las Palmas Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LPA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Gando Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LPA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
GCLP · GCLP · ES-CN
aena.es · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Carrizal
carrizal · 2.9 km from LPA
Spain · Atlantic/Canary · +0h · population 22,000 · city coordinates 27.9116, -15.4056
2. Ingenio
ingenio · 4.9 km from LPA
Spain · Atlantic/Canary · +0h · population 29,319 · city coordinates 27.9185, -15.4343
3. Agüimes
aguimes · 6.5 km from LPA
Spain · Atlantic/Canary · +0h · population 28,924 · city coordinates 27.9054, -15.4461
4. Telde
telde · 7.5 km from LPA
Spain · Atlantic/Canary · +0h · population 123,265 · city coordinates 27.9924, -15.4192
5. Santa Lucía
santa-lucia · 15 km from LPA
Spain · Atlantic/Canary · +0h · population 71,863 · city coordinates 27.9117, -15.5407
6. Santa Brígida
santa-brigida · 16 km from LPA
Spain · Atlantic/Canary · +0h · population 18,314 · city coordinates 28.0320, -15.5043
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. CMN GMMN
Mohammed V International Airport · Casablanca
959 km from LPA · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · elevation 656 ft (200 m) · airport coordinates 33.3675, -7.5900
2. RBA GMME
Rabat-Salé Airport · Rabat
1067 km from LPA · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · elevation 276 ft (84 m) · airport coordinates 34.0515, -6.7515
3. NKC GQNO
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport · Nouakchott
1072 km from LPA · Africa/Nouakchott · +0h · elevation 9 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 18.3100, -15.9697
Route-time reference set
1. LPA-CMN
Casablanca · 959 km · 2h 3m
Africa/Casablanca · +0h from LPA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. LPA-RBA
Rabat · 1067 km · 2h 11m
Africa/Casablanca · +0h from LPA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. LPA-NKC
Nouakchott · 1072 km · 2h 11m
Africa/Nouakchott · +0h from LPA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 10,171 ft / 3,100 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for LPA.
Runway identifiers
03L/21R · 03R/21L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SVQ LEZL
Seville Airport · Seville · 1378 km from LPA
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 112 ft (34 m) · 37.4180, -5.8931
2. AGP LEMG
Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Málaga · 1410 km from LPA
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 53 ft (16 m) · 36.6749, -4.4991
3. RMU LEMI
Region of Murcia International Airport · Corvera · 1722 km from LPA
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 644 ft (196 m) · 37.8029, -1.1249
4. MAD LEMD
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid · 1766 km from LPA
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 1,998 ft (609 m) · 40.4934, -3.5722
5. ALC LEAL
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Alicante · 1794 km from LPA
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 142 ft (43 m) · 38.2822, -0.5582
6. VLC LEVC
Valencia Airport · Valencia · 1880 km from LPA
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 240 ft (73 m) · 39.4892, -0.4810
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is owned and managed by a public enterprise, AENA, and it holds the sixth position in terms of passengers, and fifth in terms of operations and cargo transported.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for LPA.
Source note 2
The facility covers 553 hectares of land and contains two 3,100 m runways.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for LPA.
Country and authority
LPA sits in Spain (Kingdom of Spain), whose capital is Madrid. Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Southern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician. Currency context: EUR (€). LPA is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
LPA is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Canary Islands, Las Palmas Airport, Gando Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Spanish airport. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1130612 · Gran Canaria Airport. Owner / owning body: ENAIRE. Administrative area: Telde · Ingenio. Named after: Gran Canaria
Field and clock profile
Gran Canaria Airport is a near sea-level field at 78 ft (24 m), positioned at 27.9319° N, 15.3866° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 10,171 ft / 3,100 m. The airport clock uses Atlantic/Canary (WEST, UTC+01:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Carrizal is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.9 km. CMN Casablanca is the closest retained airport alternative at 959 km.
Country airport peers
LPA is compared with SVQ Seville at 1378 km, AGP Málaga at 1410 km, RMU Corvera at 1722 km, MAD Madrid at 1766 km, ALC Alicante at 1794 km inside the retained Spain airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
LPA-CMN Casablanca: 959 km, about 2h 3m, +0h. LPA-RBA Rabat: 1067 km, about 2h 11m, +0h. LPA-NKC Nouakchott: 1072 km, about 2h 11m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident GCLP backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aena.es is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 10,171 ft / 3,100 m
Runway identifiers
03L/21R, 03R/21L
OurAirports classifies LPA as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
LPA (GCLP) is a near sea-level field at 78 ft (24 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
LPA sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
LPA's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 10,171 ft / 3,100 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
A public enterprise, AENA is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for LPA.
- It is owned and managed by a public enterprise, AENA, and it holds the sixth position in terms of passengers, and fifth in terms of operations and cargo transported.
- The facility covers 553 hectares of land and contains two 3,100 m runways.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aena.es, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for LPA
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
LPA uses Atlantic/Canary (WEST, UTC+01:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Gran Canaria Airport is about 19 km from central Gran Canaria Island; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
CMN Casablanca is the closest retained alternate at 959 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aena.es is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place LPA inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
LPA ranks #5 in the curated Spain airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 12 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
LPA has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Atlantic/Canary a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
LPA is 78 ft (24 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include LED 78 ft (24 m) (0 ft delta) · LPL 80 ft (24 m) (2 ft delta) · PWM 76 ft (23 m) (2 ft delta) · TNA 76 ft (23 m) (2 ft delta) · MNL 75 ft (23 m) (3 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
LPA's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are CMN 959 km +0h · RBA 1067 km +0h · NKC 1072 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casablanca | CMN | 959 km | 2h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Rabat | RBA | 1067 km | 2h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Nouakchott | NKC | 1072 km | 2h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
LPA to CMN
Casablanca
Distance 959 km; estimated travel window 2h 3m; destination zone Africa/Casablanca is +0h from LPA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LPA to RBA
Rabat
Distance 1067 km; estimated travel window 2h 11m; destination zone Africa/Casablanca is +0h from LPA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LPA to NKC
Nouakchott
Distance 1072 km; estimated travel window 2h 11m; destination zone Africa/Nouakchott is +0h from LPA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Gran Canaria Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from LPA, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Carrizal
carrizal · 2.9 km · Atlantic/Canary
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ingenio
ingenio · 4.9 km · Atlantic/Canary
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Agüimes
aguimes · 6.5 km · Atlantic/Canary
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Telde
telde · 7.5 km · Atlantic/Canary
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santa Lucía
santa-lucia · 15 km · Atlantic/Canary
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santa Brígida
santa-brigida · 16 km · Atlantic/Canary
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Bartolomé de Tirajana
san-bartolome-de-tirajana · 18 km · Atlantic/Canary
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
las-palmas-de-gran-canaria · 19 km · Atlantic/Canary
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Centro
centro · 22 km · Atlantic/Canary
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Arucas
arucas · 25 km · Atlantic/Canary
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Playa del Ingles
playa-del-ingles · 27 km · Atlantic/Canary
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Maspalomas
maspalomas · 27 km · Atlantic/Canary
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Gran Canaria Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Casablanca (CMN), Rabat (RBA), Nouakchott (NKC). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 10,171 ft / 3,100 m; identifiers 03L/21R, 03R/21L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: A public enterprise, AENA.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1930.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from LPA. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Mohammed V International AirportCMN
Casablanca · large airport
- Distance
- 959 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 656 ft (200 m)
Compare against CMN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Rabat-Salé AirportRBA
Rabat · large airport
- Distance
- 1067 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 276 ft (84 m)
Compare against RBA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International AirportNKC
Nouakchott · large airport
- Distance
- 1072 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 9 ft (3 m)
Compare against NKC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) in?▾
Gran Canaria Airport is in the Atlantic/Canary timezone (UTC+01:00, WEST).
What are the codes for Gran Canaria Airport?▾
Gran Canaria Airport uses IATA code LPA and ICAO code GCLP.
Where is Gran Canaria Airport located?▾
Gran Canaria Airport is located in Gran Canaria Island, Spain at coordinates 27.9319° N, 15.3866° W, with an elevation of 78 ft (24 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Gran Canaria Airport from central Gran Canaria Island?▾
Gran Canaria Airport sits roughly 19 km from the nearest mapped city center for Gran Canaria Island.
Which route reference is most useful from LPA?▾
Casablanca (CMN) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 2h 3m, destination timezone Africa/Casablanca, and a +0h difference from LPA.
Which authority regulates LPA?▾
Gran Canaria Airport sits inside Spain, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA).
What other airports in Spain are close peers to LPA?▾
LPA's curated peers in Spain on this site include SVQ Seville, AGP Málaga, RMU Corvera, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Gran Canaria Airport have?▾
Gran Canaria Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 10,171 ft / 3,100 m; identifiers include 03L/21R, 03R/21L.