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Graciosa Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, SA
LocationSanta Cruz da Graciosa
Elevation AMSL26 m / 85 ft
Coordinates39°05′32″N 028°01′46″W / 39.09222°N 28.02944°W / 39.09222; -28.02944
Map
LPGR is located in Azores
LPGR
LPGR
Location in the Azores
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,385 4,544 Asphalt
Sources: Portuguese AIP[1]

Graciosa Airport (Portuguese: Aérodromo da Graciosa) (IATA: GRW, ICAO: LPGR) is an airport located 2 km (1.2 mi) west northwest of Santa Cruz da Graciosa[1] on Graciosa Island in the Azores .

History

Located at Barro Vermelho, between Dores and Ponta da Barca, it was projected in 1973, but only had the project and topographical surveys concluded in 1976, already by the regional authorities.

Built by the Azorean Regional Government between September 1979 and July 1981, its runway, 1325 meters long, was inaugurated on July 11, 1981. The original small air terminal was replaced by a new one, inaugurated on October 1, 2001.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Graciosa Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
SATA Air Açores Ponta Delgada, Terceira

Statistics

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Annual passenger traffic at GRW airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

Aviation in the Azores

References

  1. ^ a b AIP Part 3 – AD 2 Aerodromes Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine


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