The Gerona-Costa Brava airport has an important position from both a tourist point of view and as regards trade and industry, as it is located near the Costa Brava, the Pyrenees and the cities of Gerona and Barcelona, 10 and 85 km away, respectively.

Due to the "budget" airlines, the Gerona-Costa Brava airport has experienced spectacular growth in recent years, which has led to traffic in excess of 3 million passengers in 2005. In 2006, it handled 3,614,254 passengers, 33,439 flight operations and 484 tonnes of cargo.

Gerona Airport is located at approximately twelve kilometres from the capital of the province in a tectonic depression called La Selva. It is situated within the city limits of Vilobi D'Onyar and Aiguaviva.