In 2023, there were 2,403,918 aircraft movements.
airport Aena The Spanish network ended 2023 with the highest number of passengers ever. The number of passengers was 283,195,399, an increase of 16.2% from 2022 and 2.9% from pre-pandemic 2019, compared to the previous record number of passengers of 275,247,387.
Maurici LucenaChairman and CEO of Aena, emphasized: “These record numbers in air transport are fundamental to Spain’s economic and social development. We should all congratulate ourselves on this result. Recipient airlines are now transporting more passengers than ever before.”
Annual balance
Throughout 2023, Aena managed 2,403,918 aircraft operations, an increase of 8.5% over 2022. The transport volume was 1,079,676 tons, an increase of 7.9% compared to 2022, achieving a historic record for goods transport. Of the total number of passengers last year, there were 282,388,924 commercial passengers. The number of international travelers was 189,725,690, an increase of 18.2% compared to 2022, and the number of domestic travelers was 92,663,234, an increase of 12.6% compared to the same year.
Traffic volume by airport in 2023
Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas Airport In 2023, the highest number of passengers was recorded at 60,220,984, an increase of 18.9% compared to 2022. Josep Taladeras Barcelona-El Prat49,909,544 cases (19.9% increase compared to 2022). palma de mallorca31,105,987 (+8.9%). Malaga – Costa del Sol22,344,373 (+21.1%). Alicante Elche Miguel Hernandez15,747,678 (+19.2%). gran canaria13,961,638 (+12.4%) south of tenerife12,337,244 (+14%) and Valencia9,948,141 (+22.6%).
In terms of operations, the airport with the most movements in 2023 was Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport, with a total of 389,179 flights (10.6% increase compared to 2022), followed by Josep Talladeras Barcelona-El Prat Airport. There were 318,957 flights (12.5% increase). ; Palma de Mallorca, 228,920 (+3.7%). Malaga Costa del Sol, 161,684 (+12.2%); Gran Canaria had 129,552 takeoffs and landings (up 8.4%) and Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández had 100,547 takeoffs and landings (up 11.6%).
December 2023
The number of passengers on the Aena airport network totaled 20,188,071 in December, an increase of 12.8% compared to the same month in 2022. Of these, 20,129,651 were business passengers, of which 7,203,881 were domestic passengers, an increase of 7.5% from December. 2022. The number of international passengers increased by 16.4% to 12,925,770.
The number of aircraft operations at Aena network airports in December 2022 was 176,368, an increase of 11.3% compared to the same month in 2022.
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