Spain: Aena airports record passenger and cargo traffic in April
The airports of the Aena network in Spain closed the fourth month of 2024 with an all-time record for passengers, aircraft movements and cargo in the month of April.
In the fourth month of 2024, which unlike the previous year did not include Easter, Aena welcomed 25,669,281 passengers, 7.8% more than in the same month of 2023; handled 221,183 aircraft movements, 8.3% more than in 2023; and transported 101,110 tons of cargo, 18.5% more than last year.
Of the total number of passengers in April, 25,611,681 were commercial passengers: 17,471,608 traveled on international flights, 9.2% more than in April 2023, while 8,140,073 traveled on domestic flights, 4.9% more than last year.
During the first four months of 2024, 86,420,268 passengers passed through Aena’s airports (11.6% more than in 2023); 745,708 aircraft movements were recorded (+7.2%); and 394,363 tons of cargo were transported, 17.1% more than in the same period of 2023.
Passengers
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport recorded the highest number of passengers in the fourth month of the year with 5,388,400, representing a growth of 10.6% compared to April last year.
They are followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 4,600,973 (+9.5% compared to 2023); Palma de Mallorca, with 2,807,025 (+2.8%); Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 2,162,308 (+7%); Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, with 1,590,828 (+10.8%); Gran Canaria, with 1,201,052 (+3%) and Tenerife Sur, with 1,098,879 (+7.4%).
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In addition, total passenger records were broken in April at 17 airports: Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, Palma de Mallorca, Málaga-Costa del Sol, Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, Gran Canaria, Tenerife Sur, Valencia, Seville, César Manrique-Lanzarote, Bilbao, Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna, Santiago-Rosalía de Castro, Asturias, San Sebastián, Melilla and Ceuta Heliport.
Operations
In terms of operations, the airport with the most movements in April was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, with a total of 34,720 (+9.8% compared to 2023), followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 29. 812 flights (+10.8%); Palma de Mallorca, with 21,407 (+3.9%); Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 15,196 (+4.8%); Gran Canaria, with 11,400 (+7.2%) and Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, with 10,100 landings and take-offs (+9.2%).
In the fourth month of 2024, record operations were achieved in April at 15 airports: Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, Palma de Mallorca, Málaga-Costa del Sol, Gran Canaria, Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, Tenerife Sur, Seville, Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna, César Manrique-Lanzarote, Jerez, Santiago-Rosalía de Castro, Menorca, Burgos, Córdoba and Logroño.
Cargo
Regarding cargo traffic, the airport with the highest volume was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, with 59,282 tons, up 18.2% compared to the same month in 2023. It was followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 14,865 tons (+20.6%); Zaragoza, with 13,940 tons (+22.5%) and Vitoria, with 6,117 tons (+18.4%).
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