Spain: Aena airports register more than 19.7 million passengers in November
Aena’s network airports in Spain closed the eleventh month of 2023 with an all-time record number of passengers in a November: 19,743,455, 12.1% more than in the same month of 2022 and 7.6% more than in 2019, before the pandemic, the previous record year.
In November, Aena handled 173,967 aircraft movements, 7% more than in 2022; and 102,374 tons of cargo were moved, 13.9% more than last year.
Of the total number of travelers in November, 19,678,310 were commercial passengers: 12,871,188 traveled on international flights, 16.2% more than in November 2022, while 6,807,122 traveled on domestic flights, 5.4% more than last year.
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From January to November 2023, 263,007,328 passengers passed through Aena’s airports (16.5% and 2.3% more than in 2022 and 2019, respectively), 2,227,550 aircraft movements were recorded (+8.2% compared to 2022) and 979,948 tons of cargo were transported, 7% more than in the same period of 2022.
Passengers
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport recorded the highest number of passengers in the eleventh month of the year with 4,841,970, representing a growth of 8.8% compared to November last year.
It is followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 3,831,469 (+18.1% compared to 2022); Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 1,474,163 (+22.6%); Gran Canaria, with 1,260,578 (+5.2%); Tenerife Sur, with 1,177,497 (+10.8%); Palma de Mallorca, with 1,098,070 (+13.2%); and Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, with 1,069,710 (+18.1%).
Operations
In terms of operations, the airport with the most movements in November was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, with a total of 31,992 (+5.1% compared to 2022), followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 25. 169 flights (+15.5%); Gran Canaria, with 11,799 (+4.9%); Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 11,001 (+15.1%); Palma de Mallorca, with 9,866 (+9%); Tenerife Sur, with 7,943 (+7.4%); and Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, with 6,963 landings and takeoffs (+11.7%).
Cargo
Regarding cargo traffic, the airport with the highest cargo volume was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, with 61,150 tons, up 17.7% compared to the same month of 2022. It was followed by the airports of Zaragoza, with 14,004 tons (+21.5% compared to 2022); Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, which recorded 13,841 tons (+4%); and Vitoria, with 6,414 tons (-1.3%).
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