Leeds Bradford (LBA)
Leeds Bradford Airport handled 531,342 passengers in July 2026, up 3.0% on a year earlier, according to the UK CAA.
Flights (arrivals + departures) over time
Data Integrity
The most recent periods19 periods
| Period | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2025 | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,671 | 1,550 | ▼ 7.2% |
| February | 1,786 | 1,635 | ▼ 8.5% |
| March | 2,173 | 2,098 | ▼ 3.5% |
| April | 2,704 | 2,800 | ▲ 3.6% |
| May | 3,408 | 3,513 | ▲ 3.1% |
| June | 3,638 | 3,570 | ▼ 1.9% |
| July | 3,781 | 3,726 | ▼ 1.5% |
| August | 3,824 | – | – |
| September | 3,566 | – | – |
| October | 3,093 | – | in progress |
| November | 1,949 | – | – |
| December | 1,909 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Jul) | 19,161 | 18,892 | ▼ 1.4% |
Passengers over time
Data Integrity
The most recent periods19 periods
| Period | Passengers 2025 | Passengers 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 197,442 | 195,049 | ▼ 1.2% |
| February | 228,584 | 218,273 | ▼ 4.5% |
| March | 279,945 | 285,998 | ▲ 2.2% |
| April | 365,033 | 389,660 | ▲ 6.7% |
| May | 452,908 | 491,297 | ▲ 8.5% |
| June | 496,774 | 507,598 | ▲ 2.2% |
| July | 516,022 | 531,342 | ▲ 3.0% |
| August | 543,043 | – | – |
| September | 480,028 | – | – |
| October | 410,433 | – | in progress |
| November | 243,622 | – | – |
| December | 233,190 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Jul) | 2,536,708 | 2,619,217 | ▲ 3.3% |
Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,561 | 1,656 | 2,059 | 2,409 | 3,149 | 3,496 | 3,536 | 3,679 | 3,404 | 2,992 | 2,015 | 1,895 |
| 2025 | 1,671 | 1,786 | 2,173 | 2,704 | 3,408 | 3,638 | 3,781 | 3,824 | 3,566 | 3,093 | 1,949 | 1,909 |
| 2026 | 1,550 | 1,635 | 2,098 | 2,800 | 3,513 | 3,570 | 3,726 |
Series depth 28 years from 1998
Environment
Airport Carbon Accreditation
Level 4 Leeds Bradford Airport holds Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 4 (status checked October 2026), according to the programme's public list.
A certification of how the airport operator manages its own carbon emissions (levels 1–5, "+" = with offsetting). It is not a measure of how much the airport or its flights emit.Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACI)
Partial records from Eurostat Eurostat records only the part of Leeds Bradford Airport's traffic that touches its own network. These are not Leeds Bradford Airport's busiest destinations or its overall on-time rate.
Flights recorded between Jan 1, 2024 and Dec 31, 2024, counted from flight records published by Eurostat. Not a current timetable.
| Airport at the other end | Flights | Distance (km) |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin Airport DUB | 3,433 | 307 |
| Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport ALC | 2,366 | 1,735 |
| Amsterdam Airport Schiphol AMS | 2,227 | 462 |
| Palma de Mallorca Airport PMI | 2,021 | 1,626 |
| Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport AGP | 1,633 | 1,924 |
| Tenerife Sur Airport TFS | 1,338 | 3,118 |
| Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport FAO | 1,215 | 1,935 |
| César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport ACE | 982 | 2,935 |
| Kraków John Paul II International Airport KRK | 767 | 1,522 |
| Antalya International Airport AYT | 702 | 3,116 |