ENAIRE handled nearly 5% more flights in September than in 2025, a record year
- Air traffic growth in Spain in September was 2.3 percentage points above the European average compared with 2025, and 14 percentage points above the European average compared with 2019, the pre-pandemic reference year
- International flights totalled 143,735, up 5.8% on 2025
- In the first nine months, ENAIRE has already handled more than 1.9 million flights, 4.4% more than in 2025
ENAIRE, the state air navigation service provider in Spain, handled more than 230,000 flights in September (238,579), nearly 5% more (4.8%) than in the same month of 2025, the record year to date.
International flights (143,735) increased by 5.8% in September compared with the same month last year; overflights (52,571), which do not land at or depart from a Spanish airport, by 3.7%; and domestic flights (42,273), by 2.7%.
By control centre, Madrid handled 124,235 flights in September (5.2% more than in the same month of 2025); Palma, 46,758 ( 5.1%); Barcelona, 120,883 ( 4.8%); Seville, 52,563 ( 4.8%); and the Canary Islands, 34,363 ( 1.5%).
Air traffic growth in Spain in September was 2.3 percentage points above the European average ( 2.5%) compared with 2025, and 14 percentage points above the European average compared with 2019, the pre-pandemic reference year (17.3% in Spain versus 3.3% in Europe).
