The airports of the Aena Group (comprising the 46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London Luton Airport, Leeds Bradford Airport and 17 airports in Brazil) closed the month of September 2026 with 37,669,196 passengers, 3.9% more than in the same month in 2025; they handled 318,246 aircraft movements, 4.9% more than in 2025; and transported 125,380 tonnes of freight, 5.7% less than in 2025.

Aena Airports in Spain

The airports of the Aena network in Spain recorded 31,671,269 passengers in September, 4.2% more than in the same month of 2025; they handled 263,064 aircraft movements, 5.3% more than in September 2025; and they transported 111,822 tonnes of freight, 5.7% less than in September last year.

At 6,313,660 passengers, Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport recorded the highest number of passengers in September, representing a growth of 6.6% compared to this month last year. It is followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 5,417,608 (+2.6% compared to 2025); Palma de Mallorca, with 4,197,396 (+2%); Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 2,805,764 (+6.8%); Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, with 2,127,532 (+11.5%); Ibiza, with 1,262,962 (+2.9%); Gran Canaria, with 1,194,194 (+0.7%) and Valencia, with 1,129,165 (+5.4%).

In terms of operations, the airport with the most movements in September was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, with a total of 39,773 (+8.6% compared to 2025), followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 33,386 flights (+3%); Palma de Mallorca, with 28,782 (+2%); Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 18,766 (+6.3%); Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, with 13,146 (+12.4%); Gran Canaria, with 11,350 (+3.9%); and Ibiza, with 10,487 landings and take-offs (-0.2%).

With regard to freight traffic, the airport with the highest cargo volume in September was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, with 62,417 tonnes, 13.1% less than in the same month of 2025. It is followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, which recorded 18,634 tonnes (+6.9%); Zaragoza Airport, with 17,589 tonnes (+6.8%); and Vitoria, with 6,544 tonnes (+12.5%). 

From January to September 2026, the airports of the Aena network in Spain have recorded a total of 257,214,868 passengers, (4.1% more than in 2025). Additionally, 2,153,478 aircraft movements were carried out (+4.5%) and 989,990 tonnes of freight were transported, 0.9% more than in the same period in 2025.

Aena Brasil Airports

The 17 airports of Aena Brasil reached 3,806,751 passengers in September, 1.1% more than in the same month of 2025. 38,552 aircraft movements were carried out (+3.9%) and 11,283 tonnes of freight were transported, 4.6% less than in September last year.

The group of six ANB airports (1) closed the month of September with 1,406,618 passengers (+1.6%). Among them, Recife Airport stands out with 812,064 passengers (-1.3%). There were 13,115 flights (+7.4%), of which Recife handled 6,885 (-0.4%). And 5,852 tonnes of freight were moved (-6.4%), of which 3,977 tonnes corresponded to Recife Airport (-18.2%).

The BOAB group of eleven airports (2) recorded 2,400,133 passengers in September (+0.8% compared to the same month in 2025). Among them, Congonhas Airport stands out with 2,025,732 passengers (+0.3%). A total of 25,437 flights were handled (+2.1%), of which 17,397 (-2.2%) were at São Paulo airport. And 5,431 tonnes of freight were transported (-2.6%). At Congonhas Airport in São Paulo 4,491 tonnes were handled, 7.5% less than in the same month of the previous year.

Between January and September 2026, 34,750,709 passengers passed through Aena airports in Brazil (+3.5%); 337,141 aircraft movements were recorded (+0.6%); and 98,584 tonnes of freight were transported, 1.7% more than in the same period in 2025.

London Luton Airport

During the month of September, 1,706,732 passengers (3) passed through London Luton Airport's facilities, 7.3% more than in the same month of 2025. 12,656 aircraft movements were handled (+3.2%) and 2,275 tonnes of freight (4) were transported, 10% less than in 2025.

Between January and September 2026, 14,281,578 passengers (3) were recorded (+6.2%), 105,558 aircraft movements were handled (+2.5%) and 16,651 tonnes of freight (4) were transported (-25.8%). 

Leeds Bradford Airport

Leeds Bradford Airport, which has been integrated into the Aena Group since 7 May of this year, recorded 484,444 passengers in September, 0.7% more than in the same month of 2025, and handled 3,974 aircraft movements (-0.5%).

Between January and September 2026, 3,669,434 passengers (+2.9%) have passed through its facilities and 30,376 operations have been handled (+2.7%).

Consult the monthly reports here (aena.es)

Aena Brasil Network

(1) ANB - Aeroportos do Nordeste do Brasil -, which manages the airports of Recife-PE, Maceió-AL, Aracaju-SE, João Pessoa-PB, Juazeiro do Norte-CE and Campina Grande-PB, recorded 16,833,758 passengers in 2025. 

(2) BOAB - Bloco dos Onze Aeroporto do Brasil -, which manages the airports of Congonhas-SP, Campo Grande-MS, Corumbá-MS, Ponta Porã-MS, Santarém-PA, Marabá-PA, Carajás-PA, Altamira-PA, Uberlândia-MG, Montes Claros-MG and Uberaba-MG, recorded 28,853,683 passengers in 2025.

London Luton

(3) Passengers under the age of 2 are not counted.

(4) Includes the transport of mail.