Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport Guide

Gran Canaria Airport, located on the coast of the island from which it takes its name, is the gateway for the millions of tourists who visit the island every year.

The airport is situated 25 kilometres from one of the main tourist centres of the Canary Islands - the southern area of Gran Canaria - and 18 kilometres from the island's capital and the province of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Thanks to its ideal weather conditions, Gran Canaria Airport has excellent operating conditions and is open 24 hours a day every day of the year. This represents a guarantee for the airline companies, which can carry out their operations without the problems arising from adverse weather conditions.

In 2005 a total of 9,827,157 passengers, 110,748 flights and  40,390 tonnes of cargo were handled.

Address:
Ctra. Gral. del Sur. Gando/Telde 35071 Gran Canaria/Las Palmas
Telephone:  902 404 704
E-mail: informacionlpa@aena.es
Website: www.aena.es

Location:
Gran Canaria Airport –situated on the Bay of Gando on the east coast of the island– is 25 kilometres from one of the main tourist centres of the Canary Islands –the southern area– and 18 kilometres from the capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The airport is located within the municipalities of Ingenio and Telde.

Country Code:
34

Driving Directions from Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport:
The airport can be accessed from the southern area of the island and from the capital by the GC-1 main road. This motorway crosses the Gran Canaria island from north to south in the east. There are also access signs to said motorway from adjoining secondary roads.

Car Parking at Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport:
There is a car park on-site at Las Palmas Airport with a capacity of over 1300 vehicles. 48 of which are reserved for disabled persons.  The airport has 7 automatic payment machines. Three of the machines are on floor A (the upper parking level) and the other three are on floor C (lower level). The automatic payment machines only accept euro notes and coins. If you wish to pay by credit card, go to the manual payment machine located at the car park information point (level A).
All the payment machines and the automatic barriers have communication systems connected to the car park's control centre. 

Car Hire at Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport:
Companies Auto Reisen, Avis, Cicar, Europcar Betacar, Hertz and Record. Desks and offices are located at Arrivals in the terminal building – Zone A. 

Public Transport from Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport:
Road: Taxi: Taxis are available from stands outside the Arrivals areas of all three zones. Bus: There are frequent bus services between the airport and the capital, as well as other destinations on the island. Bus no.60 runs to Las Palmas for Parque de San Catalina and Parque de San Telmo. Bus no.66 runs to Faro de Maspalomas. Bus services depart from outside the Arrivals halls of zones A and C. For more information, contact GLOBAL http://www.globalsu.net.

Getting to your Accommodation from Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport:
The simplest, most efficient and certainly most cost effective way of travelling from Las Palmas Airport to any of the main resorts in Gran Canaria is to book either a shuttle or private taxi transfer on line in advance at www.keytransfers.com where you will find shuttle transfers starting from as little as 15 euros return – a FANTASTIC RATE! Booking online is easy and picking up your shuttle or taxi transfer on your return journey couldn’t be easier too. We serve nearly all resorts in the Gran Canaria including Arguineguin, Bahia Feliz, Las Palmas, Las Palmas Port, Maspalomas, Meloneras, Patalavaca, Playa de Taurito, Playa del Cura, Playa Del Ingles, Puerto de Mogan, Puerto Rico, San Augustin, Sonnenland.

Information and Help Desks at Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport:
Information desks are located on level 1 of the airport in all three zones and there is a tourist information helpline (tel: (0)928 579 130). The Gran Canaria Tourist Board has a tourist information point in the EU Arrivals hall (Zone A), with tourist information and maps available (tel: (0)928 574 117).

Airport Facilities at Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport:
Money and communications: There is a bank in the main terminal Caja Canarias as well as ATM machines. Eating and drinking: There is a good selection of cafes, bars and restaurants including self-service style and fast food outlets. Shopping: There is a good variety of shops, including duty free, news agents, gift shops and fashion outlets. Other facilities: There is a medical service, pharmacy, children’s play area, post office, lost property, chapel, police office as well as travel agencies.

Conference and Business Facilities at Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport:
Galdós VIP lounge /Run by Aena and open to all passengers. Free area for business class passengers with participating companies and for those with Priority Pass, on presentation of their card. Price for remaining passengers: 16.98€ (not including tax).

Disabled Facilities at Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport:
In February 2003, Gran Canaria airport obtained the International Accessibility Symbol for disabled people, after having removed physical barriers in the passenger terminal, car parks and accesses to the airport.

The main actions taken were:

  • Indication of doors and glass panels with 5 cm wide red stripes, as this is the colour most easily seen by people with impaired sight.
  • Armrests on the chairs in the passenger terminal to aid disabled users in standing up.
  • Installation of ischiatic supports beside the groups of chairs.
  • Emergency intercoms, connected to the security control centre, in WCs and lifts, and sound signals in the latter.
  • Opening and closing bars on the WC doors for disabled people to facilitate access by travellers in wheelchairs.
  • Terminal equipped with text telephones, with keyboard and viewing screen, for people with hearing problems.
  • Installation of handrails on the ramps for better access by disabled passengers.
  • Indication of stair edges with yellow stripes for people with impaired vision.
  • Installation of special warning pavement strips in front of doors, stairs and lifts.
  • Construction of non-slip tile ramps, of a different texture from the sidewalk, with two strips of 1 metre wide red tile bands, as indicator pavement.
  • Installation of siding to the floor around the groups of telephones so that they are detectable with the cane of a blind person.
  • Adaptation of the information desks for DP (disabled people).
  • 44 parking spaces for DP (1 for every 43 parking spaces) with horizontal and vertical signs.

Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport Hotels:
Our recommended airport hotel is Gran Hotel Vecindario Aeropuerto which can be booked at discounted rates online

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