Gran Canaria Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Gran Canaria Island, Canary Islands (Spain)

IATA: LPA ICAO: GCLP

Longest Active Runway

10,171 ft

3,100 meters

Field Elevation

78 ft

24 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

27.9319°, -15.3866°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #512 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#842 of 7558

Top 11.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Spain)

#11 of 11 in ES

#17 of 52 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+1.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LPA in numbers: 10,171 ft longest runway · tied #512 of 650 published · #842 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.2%) · #11 in Spain.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LPA lies at 24 m (78 ft), #466 of 650 published airports by elevation and 24.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 34 ft below the Spain median (112 ft, 11 airports); TFN is highest at 2,076 ft, 1,998 ft higher than LPA.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN), 60.4 NM, 10,404 ft. Next: TFS 63.2 NM, FUE 86.4 NM. FUE has the radius's longest runway, 1,049 ft more than LPA.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,171 ft (3,100 m)

LPA runways: 03R/21L 10,171 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 03L/21R 10,171 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #11 of 11 in Spain; MAD leads by 4,100 ft (14,271 ft). +1.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03R/21L	10,171 ft (3100 m / 3.100 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
03L/21R	10,171 ft (3100 m / 3.100 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (Tenerife)	`TFN`	60.4 NM (111.9 km)	10,404 ft	✅ Lighted
Tenerife Sur Airport (Tenerife)	`TFS`	63.2 NM (117 km)	10,499 ft	✅ Lighted
Fuerteventura Airport (El Matorral)	`FUE`	86.4 NM (160 km)	11,220 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →