Traffic figures up across Aena’s global airport network

A total of 33,494,009 passengers (+3.6%) passed through Aena Group’s global airport network last month.

The total means that 114.7 million passengers used its network of 46 airports and two heliport’s in the first four months of 2025 – 3.7% more than in the corresponding period a year ago.

Its airports also handled 994,719 aircraft movements (+2.5%); and 489,223 tonnes of freight (+4.8%) during the same period.

AENA AIRPORTS IN SPAIN

The airports of the Aena network in Spain closed April with 28,284,768 passengers, 3.7% more than in the same month of 2025, which nevertheless, implies a growth lower than the 6.3% recorded between April 2025 and April 2024.

In addition, 242,424 aircraft movements were handled in April, 6.7% more than in April 2025; and 112,884 tonnes of freight were transported, 5.3% more than in April last year.

As usual, Madrid’s Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (+3.3%) recorded the highest number of passengers in April, followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 5,103,478 (+4.1%); Palma de Mallorca, with 3,089,279 (+2.6%); and Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 2,613,939 (+9.5%);

In terms of operations, the airport with the most movements in April was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, with a total of 37,586 (+7% compared to 2025), followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 32,057 flights (+3.9%); Palma de Mallorca, with 22,699 (+0.7%); Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 17,681 (+6.7%); Gran Canaria, with 12,160 (+0.5%) and Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, with 12,074 landings and take-offs (+10.9%).

In terms of cargo, the highest cargo volumes were handled at Madrid-Barajas, with 65,851 tonnes – 0.4% more than in the same month of 2025 – followed by Zaragoza Airport, with 17,724 tonnes (+28.4%); and Barcelona-El Prat Airport, with 17,151 tonnes (+9%).

AENA BRASIL

The 17 airports of Aena Brasil reached 3,663,113 passengers last April, 3% more than in the same month in 2025. Between them the airports also welcomed 36,273 aircraft movements – a figure that remains unchanged compared to the same month in 2025 – and 10,447 tonnes of freight (+3.7%).

The group of six ANB airports closed the month of April with 1,318,054 passengers (+4%). Among them, Recife Airport stands out with 780,364 passengers (+3.2%). There were 12,169 flights (+3.1%), of which Recife managed 6,558 (-2.2%). And 5,365 tonnes of freight were moved (+1.4%), of which 3,889 tonnes corresponded to Recife Airport (-11.5%).

The BOAB group of eleven airports recorded 2,345,059 passengers in April (+2.4% over the same month of 2025). Among them, Congonhas Airport stands out with 2,012,524 passengers (+4%).

Between January and April 2026, 15,569,849 passengers passed through Aena airports in Brazil (+6.4%).

LONDON LUTON

During the month of April, 1,546,128 passengers passed through London Luton Airport’s facilities, 2.5% more than in the same month of 2025.

The UK gateway also handled 11,696 aircraft movements (+2.4%) and 2,476 tonnes of freight (+1.3%) during the month.

April’s traffic figures ensure that the London Luton successfully welcomes 5,272,157 (+2.8%), 40,314 aircraft movements (+0.2%) and 5,912 tonnes of freight (-38.2%) between January 1 and April 30.

The decrease in freight traffic is due to the night-time closure of the runway for resurfacing works.