Aena Group airports report 41.4 million passengers for August 2026

Aena Group airports handled 41.38 million passengers in August 2026, up 4.7% on the same month a year earlier, the operator said. Aircraft movements rose 4.5% to 330,526. Freight traffic fell 5.7% to 116,723 tonnes.

Spanish airports accounted for 34.89 million of those passengers, also up 4.7%. Madrid-Barajas was the busiest with 6.54 million passengers, an increase of 4.8%. Barcelona-El Prat followed with 5.93 million, up 4.6%, and Palma de Mallorca with 4.81 million, up 2.3%. Alicante grew 11.4% and Valencia 10.1%, while Tenerife South fell 4.2%.

Spain's airports handled 273,292 aircraft movements, 4.3% more than a year earlier. Freight volumes there declined 5.2% to 104,356 tonnes, which the operator attributed mainly to a 12% drop at Madrid-Barajas. Barcelona, Zaragoza and Vitoria posted increases.

In Brazil, the group's 17 airports welcomed 3.98 million passengers, up 3.2%. London Luton handled 1.95 million, up 7.8%. Leeds Bradford, part of the group since May, recorded 561,312 passengers, an increase of 3.2%.

For the first eight months of the year, Aena Group airports handled 272.25 million passengers, 4.1% more than in the same period of 2025. Aircraft movements were up 3.7% over that span, while freight volumes declined 1.2%.