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Canary Islands airports handle 4.2 million passengers in September
Airports across the Canary Islands registered a total of 4,204,223 passengers during the month of September, a fall of 0.9% compared with the same month in 2025. Of that total, 4,191,911 were commercial flight passengers, of whom 1,949,562 travelled on domestic flights, down 0.3% on September last year, and 2,242,349 on international flights, down 0.9% on the figure for the same month in 2025. In addition, 39,080 aircraft movements were managed and 2,540 tonnes of freight were transported.
Gran Canaria leads the way as Tenerife South slips
Gran Canaria Airport recorded the highest number of passengers, with 1,194,194, representing an increase of 0.7% on September 2025. It was followed by Tenerife South Airport, with 954,710 passengers (-4.2%); César Manrique-Lanzarote, with 702,813 passengers (-0.9%); Tenerife North-Ciudad de La Laguna, with 636,443 (+0.5%); Fuerteventura, with 543,486 (-2.4%); La Palma, with 131,177 (+8.0%); El Hierro, with 29,575 (+3.6%); and La Gomera, with 11,825 passengers (+4.2%).
Year-to-date figures edge down 0.3%
So far this year, Canary Islands airports have registered 40,518,433 travellers, 0.3% fewer than in the same period of 2025. Of the 40,366,536 commercial passengers, 17,035,512 travelled on domestic flights (+0.5%) and 23,331,024 on international flights, down 0.5% on the cumulative figure for the same period in 2025. Between January and September 2026, 363,661 aircraft movements were managed and 22,899 tonnes of freight were recorded as transported.
Aena Group airports post 3.9% rise in September
Airports in the Aena Group — made up of 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 of 2025. They managed 318,246 aircraft movements, up 4.9% on 2025, and transported 125,380 tonnes of freight, 5.7% less than in 2025.
In cumulative terms, from January to September 2026, 309,916,589 passengers passed through Aena Group airports, 4.1% more than in the same period of 2025. A total of 2,626,553 aircraft movements were registered (+3.9%) and 1,105,225 tonnes of freight were transported, 2% less than in the same period of 2025.
Spanish network airports up 4.2% in September
In September, airports in Aena’s Spanish network counted 31,671,269 passengers, 4.2% more than in the same month of 2025. A total of 263,064 aircraft movements were managed, up 5.3% on September 2025, and 111,822 tonnes of freight were transported, 5.7% less than in September last year.
From January to September 2026, airports in Aena’s Spanish network have registered 257,214,868 passengers, 4.1% more than in 2025. In addition, 2,153,478 aircraft movements were operated (+4.5%) and 989,990 tonnes of freight were transported, 0.9% more than in the same period of 2025.
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