La Gomera Airport (GMZ) Information

Where is La Gomera Airport? GMZ La Gomera Airport (IATA: GMZ, ICAO: GCGM) is an airport located near the village of Alajeró, Spain, 34 kilometres (21 miles) southwest by road from the Gomera island's capital city, San Sebastián de la Gomera.

Although the runway was completed in 1994, the terminal did not open until 1999. With a 1,500 × 30 m (4,921 × 98 ft) runway the airport can only take turbo-prop inter-island flights, not jets from mainland Europe, and only operates during daylight. In 2007 there were four return flights per day, 2 to Tenerife North, and 2 to Gran Canaria.

Although 34 kilometres (21 miles) 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, although even this site required extensive embankments at both ends of the runway.

Additional La Gomera Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official GMZ La Gomera Airport Website