Airports in the Aena network in Spain closed the month of August 2023 with a historical passenger record: 29,890,357, 9.5% more than in the same month of 2022 and 1.4% more than in 2019, before the pandemic, the previous record year.
In August 2023, Aena managed 235,938 aircraft movements, 5.7% more than in 2022; and 86,809 tonnes of cargo were transported, 10.6% more than last year.
Of the total number of travellers in August, 29,825,273 were commercial passengers: 20,592,197 travelled on international flights, 11.7% more than in August 2022, while 9,233,076 travelled on domestic flights, 4.8% more than last year.
Between January and August 2023, 189,099,532 travellers passed through Aena airports (18.7% and 1.2% more than in 2022 and 2019, respectively), 1,608,918 aircraft movements were recorded (+8.9% compared to 2022) and 681,132 tonnes of cargo were transported, 4.5% more than in the same period of 2022.
Passengers
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport recorded the highest number of passengers in the eighth month of the year with 5,559,790, representing growth of 11.5% compared to August of last year.
It is followed by Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport, with 4,974,579 (+11.4% compared to 2022); Palma de Mallorca Airport, with 4,371,606 (+5%); Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, with 2,419,072 (+17.8%); Alicante-Elche Airport, with 1,702,139 (+12.6%); Ibiza Airport, with 1,435,874 (+5.5%); Gran Canaria Airport, with 1,129,345 (+3.6%); and Valencia Airport, with 1,072,418 passengers (+18.7%).
Operations
In terms of operations, the airport with the highest number of movements in August was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, with a total of 33,811 (+7.1% compared to 2022), followed by Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport, with 29,854 flights (+7.5%); Palma de Mallorca Airport, with 29,233 (+1.4%); Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, with 16,945 (+11.8%); Ibiza Airport, with 12,513 (-2.4%); Gran Canaria Airport, with 10,556 (+6.5%); and Alicante-Elche Airport, with 10,468 landings and takeoffs (+6.9%).
Cargo
Regarding the transport of cargo, the airport with the highest volume of cargo was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, with 48,735 tonnes, up 12% compared to the same month of 2022. It is followed by Zaragoza Airport, which recorded 13,342 tonnes (+32.5%); Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport, with 12,857 tonnes (-3.5% compared to 2022); and Vitoria Airport, with 5,346 tonnes (-1.4%).