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Spain

Spain has 41 airports with published traffic data. Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas, the busiest airport in Spain, handled 5,718,819 passengers in March 2026, according to Eurostat.

Domestic aviation emitted 3,498 thousand tonnes of CO₂ in 2024, according to the national inventory submitted to the UNFCCC.

all traffic at the airport

Passengers at reporting airports, by month

Sum over the same 34 airports as the ranking below; periods where those airports report less than 98% of their traffic are left out. Domestic trips count at both ends.

Top 5 · passengers, March 2026

  1. Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportMAD 5,718,819
  2. Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportBCN 4,586,411
  3. Málaga-Costa del Sol AirportAGP 2,072,711
  4. Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportALC 1,608,825
  5. Palma de Mallorca AirportPMI 1,594,362

Source: Eurostat · all traffic at the airport

Size against growth

Each dot is one airport: 12-month total to March 2026 on a log scale against the change on the 12 months before. Click a dot to open its page.

SMALL · GROWINGLARGE · GROWINGSMALL · SHRINKINGLARGE · SHRINKING−60%−40%−20%0%+20%100K1M10MIBZVLCLPAALCAGPPMIMAD

Change clipped at −60% / +100%. Left out: a gap in either 12-month window, or a change of source between them. Largest 150 shown.

Biggest movers

Absolute change in passengers, latest 12 months against the 12 months before.

  1. BCN+2.6M · +5%
  2. MAD+1.9M · +3%
  3. AGP+1.9M · +7%
  4. ALC+1.3M · +7%
  5. VLC+840.1K · +8%
  6. LPA+564.7K · +4%
  7. SVQ+509.7K · +5%
  8. PMI+427.4K · +1%
  9. VDE−7,789 · −2%
  10. SDR−10.9K · −1%
  11. EAS−14.6K · −3%
  12. XRY−41.4K · −4%
  13. VLL−88.7K · −51%
  14. SCQ−666.7K · −19%

Airports ranked

Period and source of each column

One row per airport, one column per measure. Each column is the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting; sort by any column.

  • Passengers · March 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (34). — all traffic at the airport. Source: Eurostat.
  • Flights (arrivals + departures) · August 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (41). — all traffic at the airport. Source: EUROCONTROL.
  • Tonnes of cargo · March 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (28). — all traffic at the airport. Source: Eurostat.

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#Airport PassengersMarch 2026Change vs last yearpassengersFlights (arrivals + departures)August 2026Tonnes of cargoMarch 2026
1 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport 5,718,819▲ 4.1%39,62367,652
2 Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport 4,586,411▲ 5.5%34,77716,131
3 Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport 2,072,711▲ 9.4%19,890329
4 Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport 1,608,825▲ 9.1%14,067346
5 Palma de Mallorca Airport 1,594,362▲ 2.8%32,197557
6 Gran Canaria Airport 1,491,635▲ 0.7%11,9241,861
7 Tenerife Sur Airport 1,361,765▼ 0.5%6,38878
8 Valencia Airport 1,005,057▲ 4.4%8,8811,217
9 Seville Airport 952,446▲ 9.1%5,5471,001
10 César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport 792,524▼ 0.5%6,39941
11 Fuerteventura Airport 618,979▼ 2.4%4,99133
12 Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport 571,429▼ 1.3%7,6301,103
13 Bilbao Airport 560,209▲ 5.7%5,18058
14 Ibiza Airport 295,919▲ 3.1%13,35125
15 Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport 171,132▼ 29.9%2,079292
16 Asturias Airport 166,506▲ 5.5%1,6471
17 La Palma Airport 127,158▼ 9.1%2,22533
18 Menorca Airport 120,348▲ 0.5%5,73340
19 A Coruña Airport 117,086▲ 6.3%8972
20 F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport 108,732▲ 4.2%6801
21 Vigo Airport 91,690▲ 2.0%84958
22 Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport 74,244▼ 1.6%1,1040
23 Girona-Costa Brava Airport 64,102▲ 11.8%2,62615
24 Almería Airport 59,982▲ 11.8%957–
25 Region of Murcia International Airport 55,521▲ 50.1%953–
26 Jerez Airport 54,417▲ 2.4%1,9340
27 Zaragoza Airport 53,545▲ 2.6%89518,327
28 Melilla Airport 43,445▲ 10.2%1,0292
29 San Sebastián Airport 34,153▼ 9.1%517–
30 Vitoria Airport 25,569▲ 44.9%9365,992
31 El Hierro Airport 22,457▼ 4.6%6405
32 Pamplona Airport 20,428▲ 7.9%359–
33 Reus Airport 13,657▲ 287.8%1,580–
34 Valladolid Airport 6,493▼ 22.8%251–
35 Lleida-Alguaire Airport –409–
36 La Gomera Airport –247–
37 Badajoz Airport –245–
38 Salamanca Airport –212–
39 León Airport –191–
40 Logroño-Agoncillo Airport –111–
41 Córdoba Airport –85–

Environment

Aviation CO₂ in the national greenhouse gas inventory

Official inventory reported to the UN climate convention (UNFCCC), same IPCC rules for every country: domestic aviation (1.A.3.a) counts in the national total; international aviation (bunker fuel sold for outbound international flights) is a memo item outside it.

In 2024, domestic aviation in Spain emitted 3,498 thousand tonnes of CO₂, and fuel sold for international flights another 19,402 thousand tonnes, according to the national inventory submitted to the UNFCCC.

YearDomestic aviation (kt CO₂)International aviation (kt CO₂)
20243,49819,402
20233,27017,210
20223,02815,007
20212,1728,282
20201,5216,214
20193,14418,477
20183,02617,838
20172,79416,932

Every reported pollutant and fuel use, 2024

PollutantUnitDomestic aviationInternational aviation
CO₂ (Carbon dioxide)thousand tonnes3,49819,402
NOₓ (Nitrogen oxides)thousand tonnes16.087.6
SOₓ (Sulphur oxides)thousand tonnes0.935.2
CO (Carbon monoxide)thousand tonnes7.717.3
NMVOC (Non-methane volatile organic compounds)thousand tonnes0.621.8
CH₄ (Methane)thousand tonnes0.050.12
N₂O (Nitrous oxide)thousand tonnes0.100.53
Fuel burnedTJ47,972266,084

Thousand tonnes as published (energy in terajoules). Inventories are revised every year back to 1990. NOₓ, CO, NMVOC and SOₓ are air pollutants reported alongside the greenhouse gases.

UNFCCC — National Inventory Submissions (Common Reporting Tables)

CO₂ from departing flights

CO₂ of flights departing this country, whole flight to destination · Excludes the Canary Islands, which EUROCONTROL reports separately.

In July 2026, flights departing Spain emitted 2,169,313 tonnes of CO₂ over their whole journey (104,776 departures, about 20.7 tonnes per departure), according to EUROCONTROL.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodTonnes of CO₂ 2025Tonnes of CO₂ 2026Change vs last year
January1,313,6441,387,893▲ 5.7%
February1,247,2871,309,510▲ 5.0%
March1,474,0481,541,334▲ 4.6%
April1,685,6721,777,318▲ 5.4%
May1,870,6731,973,231▲ 5.5%
June1,927,9712,010,894▲ 4.3%
July2,079,7482,169,313▲ 4.3%
August2,082,073––
September1,941,667––
October1,895,601–in progress
November1,487,845––
December1,518,925––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)11,599,04212,169,493▲ 4.9%

Self-computed: CO₂ ÷ departures, both from EUROCONTROL.

EUROCONTROL — Small Emitters Tool

NOₓ emitted in the national airspace

Emitted inside this country's airspace, overflights included

In December 2024, aircraft emitted 12,236 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) inside the airspace of Spain, including flights that only crossed it; 142 tonnes of that came from taxiing on the ground, according to EUROCONTROL's Advanced Emissions Model.

The most recent periods24 periods
PeriodTonnes of NOₓ 2023Tonnes of NOₓ 2024Change vs last year
January9,78810,646▲ 8.8%
February9,07110,266▲ 13.2%
March10,87311,784▲ 8.4%
April12,13412,893▲ 6.3%
May12,62813,792▲ 9.2%
June13,03814,186▲ 8.8%
July14,38515,413▲ 7.1%
August14,58115,371▲ 5.4%
September13,52914,402▲ 6.5%
October13,49014,202▲ 5.3%
November10,94712,007▲ 9.7%
December11,39112,236▲ 7.4%
Year to date (Jan–Dec)145,854157,197▲ 7.8%

Converted from kilograms as published. The model series currently ends in December 2024.

EUROCONTROL — Advanced Emissions Model

People exposed to aircraft noise

121,400 people in Spain were exposed to aircraft noise of 55 dB Lden or more, and 17,900 to 50 dB or more at night, according to the European Environment Agency (2022 reporting round).

Day–evening–night (Lden)
≥ 55 dB		Night (Lnight)
≥ 50 dB
Inside large urban areas5,8000
Around major airports, outside urban areas115,60017,900
Total121,40017,900

EEA — Environmental Noise Directive data (CC BY 4.0)

Airports

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