La Gomera Airport
La Gomera Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de La Gomera) (IATA: GMZ, ICAO: GCGM) is an airport located near the town of Playa Santiago on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, 34 km (21 mi) southwest by road from the island's capital city, San Sebastián de la Gomera.
La Gomera Airport Aeropuerto de La Gomera | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Aena | ||||||||||
| Serves | La Gomera | ||||||||||
| Location | Playa Santiago | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 218 m / 716 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°01′47″N 017°12′53″W | ||||||||||
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GMZ Location of airport in Canary Islands | |||||||||||
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Although the runway was completed in 1994, the terminal did not open until 1999. As of August 2019, there are two return flights per day to Tenerife North and two return flights per day to Gran Canaria.
Although 34 km (21 mi) from the island capital, the airport was located here to avoid disturbing the Garajonay National Park and avoid the cloudier and foggier climate to the North of the island. Whilst the volcanic terrain gives few suitable sites anywhere on La Gomera, this site required extensive embankments at both ends of the runway.