List of the busiest airports in Spain

This is a list of the busiest airports in Spain, including airports in the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands. Data is compiled from statistics published by Aena, the public body that owns and operates the majority of airports in the country.

At a glance edit

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30 busiest airports in Spain by passenger traffic edit

2021 edit

The following is a list of the 30 busiest Spanish airports in 2021, from Aena statistics.[1]

RankAirportIATALocationTotal
passengers
Annual
change
Rank
change
1Adolfo Suárez Madrid–BarajasMADMadrid24,135,039 041.0%
2Barcelona–El Prat Josep TarradellasBCNBarcelona18,875,461 048.2%
3Palma De MallorcaPMIPalma De Mallorca14,497,159 0137.3%
4Málaga–Costa Del SolAGPMálaga8,874,635 071.9%
5Gran CanariaLPAGran Canaria6,899,523 034.4%
6Alicante–Elche Miguel HernándezALCAlicante5,841,144 056.2%
7IbizaIBZIbiza4,851,941 0129.9% 6
8Tenerife SouthTFSTenerife4,606,911 035.8% 1
9ValenciaVLCValencia4,078,485 064.0% 1
10Tenerife North-Ciudad de La LagunaTFNTenerife3,840,160 037.3% 2
11SevillaSVQSevilla3,444,465 048.7%
12Lanzarote-César ManriqueACELanzarote3,438,219 035.5% 3
13FuerteventuraFUEFuerteventura3,114,105 045.2% 1
14BilbaoBIOBilbao2,581,064 052.7%
15MenorcaMAHMenorca2,325,323 0115.9%
16Santiago-Rosalía de CastroSCQSantiago de Compostela1,653,663 076.8%
17AsturiasOVDAvilés831,791 066.7% 1
18La PalmaSPCLa Palma761,111 05.5% 1
19A CoruñaLCGA Coruña594,584 036.1%
20VigoVGOVigo549,094 080.9% 2
21Seve Ballesteros-SantanderSDRSantander503,466 050.2%
22Federico García Lorca Granada–JaénGRXGranada502,590 028.8% 2
23Jerez de la FronteraXRYJerez de la Frontera438,766 0102.8% 1
24MelillaMLNMelilla332,446 069.9% 2
25AlmeríaLEIAlmería317,509 058.4%
26Girona-Costa BravaGROGirona312,230 081.3% 3
27Región de MurciaRMUMurcia283,488 030.1% 4
28ZaragozaZAZZaragoza278,449 061.6%
29El HierroVDEEl Hierro234,406 031.3% 2
30ReusREUReus158,887 0302.7% 6
TotalFor all ~50 reported airports119,952,578 057.7%

2020 edit

The following is a list of the 30 busiest Spanish airports in 2020, from Aena statistics.[2] The large decrease in passenger numbers was caused by travel restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

RankAirportIATALocationTotal
passengers
Annual
change
Rank
change
1Adolfo Suárez Madrid–BarajasMADMadrid17,112,246 072.3%
2Barcelona–El PratBCNBarcelona12,738,769 075.8%
3Palma De MallorcaPMIPalma De Mallorca6,108,514 079.4%
4Málaga–Costa Del SolAGPMálaga5,161,243 074.0%
5Gran CanariaLPAGran Canaria5,134,252 061.3% 1
6Alicante–Elche Miguel HernándezALCAlicante3,739,567 075.1% 1
7Tenerife SouthTFSTenerife3,392,527 069.6%
8Tenerife North-Ciudad de La LagunaTFNTenerife2,796,788 052.1% 5
9Lanzarote-César ManriqueACELanzarote2,538,345 065.2% 2
10ValenciaVLCValencia2,487,495 070.9% 2
11SevillaSVQSevilla2,315,825 069.3% 1
12FuerteventuraFUEFuerteventura2,144,695 061.9% 2
13IbizaIBZIbiza2,110,348 074.1% 4
14BilbaoBIOBilbao1,690,011 071.4% 2
15MenorcaMAHMenorca1,076,952 069.2%
16Santiago-Rosalía de CastroSCQSantiago de Compostela935,395 067.8%
17La PalmaSPCLa Palma721,298 051.4% 1
18AsturiasOVDAvilés498,952 064.8% 1
19A CoruñaLCGA Coruña436,775 067.7% 1
20Federico García Lorca Granada–JaénGRXGranada390,312 068.8% 1
21Seve Ballesteros-SantanderSDRSantander335,280 071.5% 1
22VigoVGOVigo303,466 070.0% 4
23Región de MurciaRMUMurcia217,912 080.0% 1
24Jerez de la FronteraXRYJerez de la Frontera216,319 080.7% 1
25AlmeríaLEIAlmería200,411 079.5% 2
26MelillaMLNMelilla195,636 055.0% 3
27El HierroVDEEl Hierro178,595 033.6% 4
28ZaragozaZAZZaragoza172,344 063.2%
29Girona-Costa BravaGROGirona172,171 091.1% 12
30PamplonaPNAPamplona84,059 065.5% 3
TotalFor all ~50 reported airports76,065,601 072.4%

2019 edit

The following is a list of the 30 busiest Spanish airports in 2019, from provisional AENA statistics.[3]

RankAirportIATALocationTotal
passengers
Annual
change
Rank
change
1Adolfo Suárez Madrid–BarajasMADMadrid61,734,037 06.6%
2Barcelona–El PratBCNBarcelona52,686,314 05.0%
3Palma De MallorcaPMIPalma De Mallorca29,721,123 02.2%
4Málaga–Costa Del SolAGPMálaga19,856,299 04.4%
5Alicante–ElcheALCAlicante15,047,840 07.6%
6Gran CanariaLPAGran Canaria13,261,405 02.3%
7Tenerife SouthTFSTenerife11,168,506 01.1%
8ValenciaVLCValencia8,539,403 09.9% 1
9IbizaIBZIbiza8,155,635 00.6% 1
10SevillaSVQSevilla7,544,473 018.2% 1
11LanzaroteACELanzarote7,292,720 00.5% 1
12BilbaoBIOBilbao5,905,804 08.0% 2
13Tenerife NorthTFNTenerife5,840,483 06.3%
14FuerteventuraFUEFuerteventura5,635,330 07.9% 2
15MenorcaMAHMenorca3,495,025 01.5%
16Santiago de CompostelaSCQSantiago de Compostela2,903,427 06.5%
17GironaGROGirona1,932,255 04.4%
18La PalmaSPCLa Palma1,483,720 04.5%
19AsturiasOVDAvilés1,417,433 01.2%
20A CoruñaLCGA Coruña1,352,583 06.4% 1
21Granada–JaénGRXGranada1,251,926 011.1% 2
22Seve Ballesteros-SantanderSDRSantander1,174,896 06.5% 2
23Jerez de la FronteraXRYJerez de la Frontera1,120,742 01.2% 2
24Murcia-CorveraRMUMurcia1,090,954
25ReusREUReus1,046,062 00.8% 1
26VigoVGOVigo1,012,447 010.4% 3
27AlmeríaLEIAlmería978,997 01.3%
28ZaragozaZAZZaragoza467,774 04.4%
29MelillaMLNMelilla434,660 024.9%
30San SebastiánEASSan Sebastián320,440 010.7%
TotalFor all ~50 reported airports275,237,801 04.4%

2018 edit

The following is a list of the 30 busiest Spanish airports in 2018, from provisional AENA statistics.[4]

RankAirportLocationTotal
passengers
Annual
change
Rank
change
1Adolfo Suárez Madrid–BarajasMadrid57,891,340 08.4%
2Barcelona–El PratBarcelona50,172,457 06.1%
3Palma De MallorcaPalma De Mallorca29,081,787 04.0%
4Málaga–Costa Del SolMálaga19,021,784 2.1%
5Alicante–ElcheAlicante13,981,320 2.0%
6Gran CanariaGran Canaria13,573,242 03.7%
7Tenerife SouthTenerife11,042,481 01.8%
8IbizaIbiza8,104,316 02.5%
9ValenciaValencia7,769,867 15.2% 1
10LanzaroteLanzarote7,327,019 0.8% 1
11SevillaSevilla6,380,465 24.9% 1
12FuerteventuraFuerteventura6,118,893 01.2% 1
13Tenerife NorthTenerife5,493,994 16.7% 1
14BilbaoBilbao5,469,453 010.0% 1
15MenorcaMenorca3,442,752 00.2%
16Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela2,724,750 03.0%
17GironaGirona2,019,876 3.8%
18La PalmaLa Palma1,420,277 9.0% 1
19AsturiasAvilés1,400,481 00.5% 1
20Murcia–San JavierMurcia1,273,424 06.4%
21A CoruñaA Coruña1,225,763 07.4%
22JerezJerez de la Frontera1,133,621 8.3% 1
23VigoVigo1,129,689 6.0% 1
24Granada–JaénGranada1,126,389 24.9% 3
25Seve Ballesteros–SantanderSantander1,103,353 17.7% 1
26ReusReus1,037,576 1.8% 2
27AlmeríaAlmería992,043 01.5% 2
28ZaragozaZaragoza489,064 011.6%
29MelillaMelilla348,121 07.3%
30San SebastiánSan Sebastián289,444 02.7%
TotalFor all ~50 reported airports263,753,406 05.8%

2017 edit

The following is a list of the 30 busiest Spanish airports in 2017, from provisional AENA statistics.[5]

RankAirportLocationTotal
passengers
Annual
change
Rank
change
1Adolfo Suárez Madrid–BarajasMadrid53,402,506 05.9%
2Barcelona–El PratBarcelona47,284,500 07.1%
3Palma De MallorcaPalma De Mallorca27,970,655 06.5%
4Málaga–Costa Del SolMálaga18,628,876 11.7%
5Alicante–ElcheAlicante13,713,061 11.1%
6Gran CanariaGran Canaria13,092,117 08.3%
7Tenerife SouthTenerife11,249,327 07.4%
8IbizaIbiza7,903,892 06.6%
9LanzaroteLanzarote7,389,025 10.5%
10ValenciaValencia6,745,394 16.3%
11FuerteventuraFuerteventura6,049,401 06.6%
12SevillaSevilla5,108,807 10.5%
13BilbaoBilbao4,973,712 08.4%
14Tenerife NorthTenerife4,704,863 11.5%
15MenorcaMenorca3,434,615 08.1%
16Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela2,644,925 05.3%
17GironaGirona1,946,816 16.9%
18AsturiasOviedo1,407,217 09.8%
19La PalmaLa Palma1,302,485 16.7%
20Murcia–San JavierMurcia1,196,605 09.1%
21A CoruñaA Coruña1,141,242 07.3%
22VigoVigo1,065,595 11.7%
23Jerez de la FronteraJerez de la Frontera1,046,251 14.1% 1
24ReusReus1,022,964 25.1% 1
25AlmeríaAlmería1,007,446 09.5% 2
26Seve Ballesteros–SantanderSantander937,641 20.5%
27Granada–JaénGranada901,961 20.1%
28ZaragozaZaragoza438,035 04.4%
29MelillaMelilla324,366 01.7%
30San SebastiánSan Sebastián281,859 06.6%
TotalFor all ~50 reported airports249,223,044 08.3%

2016 edit

The following is a list of the 30 busiest Spanish airports in 2016, from AENA statistics.[6]

RankAirportLocationTotal
passengers
Annual
change
Rank
change
1Adolfo Suárez Madrid–BarajasMadrid50,418,909 07.7%
2Barcelona–El PratBarcelona44,154,722 11.2%
3Palma De MallorcaPalma De Mallorca26,254,110 10.6%
4Málaga–Costa Del SolMálaga16,673,151 15.8%
5Alicante–ElcheAlicante12,344,945 16.7% 1
6Gran CanariaGran Canaria12,093,646 13.8% 1
7Tenerife SouthTenerife10,472,713 14.9%
8IbizaIbiza7,416,161 14.5%
9LanzaroteLanzarote6,683,966 09.1%
10ValenciaValencia5,799,104 14.7%
11FuerteventuraFuerteventura5,676,817 12.9%
12SevillaSevilla4,624,038 07.3%
13BilbaoBilbao4,588,339 07.3%
14Tenerife NorthTenerife4,219,633 10.6%
15MenorcaMenorca3,178,612 10.8%
16Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela2,510,740 09.3%
17GironaGirona1,664,763 06.2%
18AsturiasOviedo1,281,979 14.5%
19La PalmaLa Palma1,116,146 14.9% 2
20Murcia–San JavierMurcia1,096,980 02.7% 1
21A CoruñaA Coruña1,063,291 03.7% 1
22VigoVigo954,006 33.7% 2
23AlmeríaAlmería919,808 33.1% 4
24Jerez de la FronteraJerez de la Frontera916,451 11.3% 1
25ReusReus817,611 16.0% 1
26Seve Ballesteros–SantanderSantander778,318 11.1% 4
27Granada–JaénGranada753,142 06.5% 2
28ZaragozaZaragoza419,529 01.0%
29MelillaMelilla330,116 03.9%
30San SebastiánSan Sebastián264,422 03.7%
TotalFor all ~50 reported airports[7]230,229,523

2015 edit

The following is a list of the 30 busiest Spanish airports in 2015, from final AENA statistics.[8]

RankAirportLocationTotal
passengers
Annual
change
Rank
change
1Adolfo Suárez Madrid–BarajasMadrid46,824,838 11.9%
2Barcelona–El PratBarcelona39,711,237 05.7%
3Palma De MallorcaPalma De Mallorca23,745,023 02.7%
4Málaga–Costa Del SolMálaga14,404,206 04.8%
5Gran CanariaGran Canaria10,627,218 03.0%
6Alicante–ElcheAlicante10,575,288 05.1%
7Tenerife SouthTenerife9,117,514 00.6%
8IbizaIbiza6,477,283 04.3%
9LanzaroteLanzarote6,128,971 04.2%
10ValenciaValencia5,055,127 10.0% 1
11FuerteventuraFuerteventura5,027,415 05.5% 1
12SevillaSevilla4,308,845 10.9% 1
13BilbaoBilbao4,277,725 06.5% 1
14Tenerife NorthTenerife3,815,316 05.0%
15MenorcaMenorca2,867,521 08.9%
16Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela2,296,248 10.2% 1
17GironaGirona1,775,318 17.8% 1
18AsturiasOviedo1,119,273 05.1% 1
19Murcia–San JavierMurcia1,067,576 02.5% 1
20A CoruñaA Coruña1,025,688 03.7%
21La PalmaLa Palma971,676 12.6%
22Seve Ballesteros–SantanderSantander875,920 07.4% 1
23Jerez de la FronteraJerez de la Frontera823,177 08.6% 1
24VigoVigo713,563 04.9% 2
25Granada–JaénGranada707,268 08.7% 2
26ReusReus705,067 17.1% 4
27AlmeríaAlmería691,488 07.2% 2
28ZaragozaZaragoza423,873 01.3%
29MelillaMelilla317,806 00.5%
30San SebastiánSan Sebastián255,071 03.9%
TotalFor all ~50 reported airports[9]207,421,046

2014 edit

The following is a list of the 30 busiest Spanish airports in 2014, from AENA statistics.[10]

RankAirportLocationTotal
passengers
Annual
change
Rank
change
1Adolfo Suárez Madrid–BarajasMadrid41,833,374 05.3%
2Barcelona-El PratBarcelona37,559,044 06.7%
3Palma De MallorcaPalma De Mallorca23,115,499 01.5%
4Málaga–Costa Del SolMálaga13,749,134 06.4%
5Gran CanariaGran Canaria10,315,732 05.6%
6Alicante–ElcheAlicante10,065,873 04.4%
7Tenerife SouthTenerife9,176,274 05.5%
8IbizaIbiza6,211,882 08.5%
9LanzaroteLanzarote5,883,039 10.3%
10FuerteventuraFuerteventura4,764,632 11.9% 1
11ValenciaValencia4,592,512 00.6% 1
12BilbaoBilbao4,015,352 05.6%
13SevillaSevilla3,884,146 05.3%
14Tenerife NorthTenerife3,638,953 03.2%
15MenorcaMenorca2,632,615 02.6% 1
16GironaGirona2,160,646 21.1% 1
17Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela2,083,873 00.5%
18Murcia–San JavierMurcia1,095,343 04.0%
19AsturiasOviedo1,065,570 02.5%
20A CoruñaA Coruña988,834 17.7% 2
21La PalmaLa Palma862,836 06.6% 3
22ReusReus850,648 12.4% 1
23SantanderSantander815,636 16.3% 3
24Jerez de la FronteraJerez de la Frontera758,004 06.6% 1
25AlmeríaAlmería744,847 05.6%
26VigoVigo680,387 00.2%
27Granada–JaénGranada650,544 01.9%
28ZaragozaZaragoza418,576 08.5%
29MelillaMelilla319,603 10.4%
30San SebastiánSan Sebastián245,422 00.2% 1

2013 edit

The following is a list of the 30 busiest Spanish airports in 2013, from AENA statistics.[11]

RankAirportLocationTotal
passengers
Annual
change
Rank
change
1Madrid BarajasMadrid39,729,027 12.1%
2Barcelona–El PratBarcelona35,210,735 00.2%
3Palma De MallorcaMajorca22,768,082 00.4%
4MálagaMálaga12,922,403 02.7%
5Gran CanariaGran Canaria9,770,253 01.2%
6AlicanteAlicante9,638,860 08.8%
7Tenerife SouthTenerife8,701,983 02.0%
8IbizaIbiza5,726,581 03.1%
9LanzaroteLanzarote5,334,598 03.2%
10ValenciaValencia4,599,990 03.2%
11FuerteventuraFuerteventura4,259,341 03.2%
12BilbaoBilbao3,800,789 08.9% 1
13SevilleSeville3,687,727 14.1% 1
14Tenerife NorthTenerife3,516,445 05.4%
15GironaGirona2,736,867 03.8%
16MenorcaMenorca2,565,466 00.8%
17Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela2,073,055 05.5%
18MurciaMurcia1,140,447 03.5% 1
19AsturiasOviedo1,039,409 20.6% 1
20SantanderSantander974,043 12.8%
21ReusReus971,166 03.6% 1
22A CoruñaA Coruña839,837 00.7% 2
23Jerez de la FronteraJerez de la Frontera811,504 11.2%
24La PalmaLa Palma809,521 16.2% 3
25AlmeríaAlmería705,552 05.9% 1
26VigoVigo678,720 18.1% 1
27Granada–JaénGranada636,289 12.4%
28ZaragozaZaragoza457,284 17.1%
29MelillaMelilla289,551 08.3% 1
30ValladolidValladolid260,271 31.2% 1

2012 edit

The following is a list of the 30 busiest Spanish airports in 2012, from AENA statistics.[12]

RankAirportLocationTotal
passengers
Annual
change
Rank
change
1Madrid BarajasMadrid45,195,014 09.0%
2Barcelona–El PratBarcelona35,145,176 02.2%
3Palma De MallorcaMajorca22,666,682 00.3%
4MálagaMálaga12,582,191 01.9%
5Gran CanariaGran Canaria9,892,288 06.1%
6AlicanteAlicante8,855,441 10.7%
7Tenerife SouthTenerife8,530,817 01.5%
8IbizaIbiza5,555,071 01.6%
9LanzaroteLanzarote5,169,386 06.8%
10ValenciaValencia4,752,020 04.6%
11FuerteventuraFuerteventura4,399,183 11.1% 1
12SevilleSeville4,287,488 13.5% 1
13BilbaoBilbao4,171,092 03.1% 1
14Tenerife NorthTenerife3,717,944 09.2% 1
15GironaGirona2,844,682 05.4%
16MenorcaMenorca2,545,944 01.2%
17Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela2,194,611 10.9%
18AsturiasOviedo1,309,640 02.2% 1
19MurciaMurcia1,181,490 06.4% 1
20SantanderSantander1,117,617 00.1% 1
21La PalmaLa Palma965,779 09.5% 1
22ReusReus937,446 31.2% 4
23Jerez de la FronteraJerez de la Frontera913,301 11.5%
24A CoruñaA Coruña845,452 16.5%
25VigoVigo828,720 15.1%
26AlmeríaAlmería749,712 04.0% 1
27Granada–JaénGranada728,428 16.5% 1
28ZaragozaZaragoza551,406 26.6%
29ValladolidValladolid378,419 18.2%
30MelillaMelilla315,852 10.2%

2011 edit

The following is a list of the 30 busiest Spanish airports in 2011, from AENA statistics.[13]

RankAirportLocationTotal
passengers
Annual
change
Rank
change
1Madrid–BarajasMadrid49,671,270 00.4%
2Barcelona–El PratBarcelona34,398,226 17.8%
3Palma de MallorcaMajorca22,726,707 07.6%
4MálagaMálaga12,823,117 06.3%
5Gran CanariaGran Canaria10,538,829 11.1%
6AlicanteAlicante9,913,731 05.7%
7Tenerife SouthTenerife8,656,487 17.6%
8IbizaIbiza5,643,180 12.0% 3
9LanzaroteLanzarote5,543,744 12.3% 1
10ValenciaValencia4,979,511 00.9% 1
11San PabloSeville4,959,359 17.4%
12El MatorralFuerteventura4,948,018 18.6% 1
13Los RodeosTenerife4,095,103 01.1% 1
14BilbaoBilbao4,046,172 04.0%
15Girona–Costa BravaGirona3,007,977 38.2% 3
16MenorcaMenorca2,576,200 02.6%
17Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela2,464,330 13.4%
18ReusReus1,362,683 04.0%
19AsturiasAsturias1,339,010 01.2% 1
20Murcia–San JavierMurcia1,262,597 06.4%
21SantanderSantander1,116,398 21.4%
22La PalmaLa Palma1,067,431 07.6%
23JerezJerez de la Frontera1,032,493 01.0%
24A CoruñaA Coruña1,012,800 08.0%
25Vigo–PeinadorVigo976,152 10.7%
26Granada–JaénGranada872,752 10.8%
27AlmeríaAlmería780,853 00.8%
28ZaragozaZaragoza751,097 24.0%
29ValladolidValladolid462,504 17.8%
30MelillaMelilla286,701 02.0%

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