Almería Airport

Almería Airport
Aeropuerto de Almería
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAENA
ServesAlmería, Costa de Almería
Elevation AMSL21 m (69 ft)
Coordinates36°50′38″N 002°22′12″W / 36.84389°N 2.37000°W / 36.84389; -2.37000
Websiteaena.es
Map
LEI is located in Spain
LEI
LEI
Location within Spain
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers992.043
Passenger change 17-18Decrease1,6%
Aircraft Movements11.946
Sources: Aena[1]
Aerial view of the airport

Almería Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Almería) (IATA: LEI, ICAO: LEAM) is an airport located 9 km (5.6 mi) east[2] of Almería city centre, in the province of Almería in Andalusia, Spain. It is close to the main tourist centers of the province such as the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, El Ejido, Mojácar, Roquetas de Mar or Vera.

Facilities

It is a modern airport, with arrivals and departures taking place on the main ground floor. There is a terrace and a small cafe overlooking the runway.

On 14 July 2025, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck the area, causing the roof of the terminal building to collapse.[3]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Almería Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Air Nostrum Seasonal charter: Porto[4]
Binter Canarias Gran Canaria[5]
easyJet Liverpool,[6] London–Gatwick[7]
Seasonal: Bristol,[8] London–Luton,[9] London–Southend[10]
Iberia Madrid,[11] Melilla,[12] Seville[12]
Seasonal: Barcelona,[13] Palma de Mallorca[14]
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham,[15] Bristol,[16] Leeds/Bradford,[17] London–Stansted (begins 1 May 2027),[18] Manchester[19]
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg[20]
Ryanair Seasonal: Charleroi,[21] London–Stansted,[21] Manchester[22]
Smartwings Seasonal: Budapest,[23] Prague[24]
Transavia Seasonal: Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague[25]
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels[26]
Vueling Barcelona[27]
Wizz Air Bucharest-Otopeni (begins 26 October 2026)[28]

Statistics

PassengersYear200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001,400,000200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic

Annual traffic

Traffic by calendar year
PassengersMovementsCargo (kilos)
2004 830,93015,04651,138
2005 1,073,58518,26952,779
2006 1,055,54518,45135,550
2007 1,206,63420,14119,890
2008 1,024,30318,28021,322
2009 791,83715,39116,238
2010 786,87716,11214,074
2011 780,85314,9469,836
2012 749,72012,6438,632
2013 705,51410,59612,577
2014 745,22610,7598,588
2015 691,24010,27819,224
2016 920,32911,37832,118
2017 1,007,44612,2192,041
2018 991,99211,9469,059
2019 979,40611,777187
2020 200,4115,8890
2021 317,5097,88911
2022 703,38011,04595
2023 775,38511,81746
2024[29] 786,20512,200N/A
Source: Aena Statistics

Busiest routes

Busiest international routes from LEI (2023)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022/23
1 London-Gatwick 86,269 Decrease 9%
2 Manchester 72,297 Increase 5%
3 Birmingham 36,897 Increase 9%
4 London-Stansted 32,695 Increase 9%
5 Brussels 23,756 Increase 19%
6 Rotterdam/The Hague 22,357 Decrease 6%
7 Dublin 21,908 Increase 3%
8 Charleroi 21,563 Decrease 45%
9 Paris-Orly 16,691 Steady New route
10 Luxembourg 13,204 Increase 32%
11 Prague 11,775 Increase 10%
12 Warsaw-Chopin 9,007 Increase 32%
13 Düsseldorf 7,799 Steady New Route
14 Leeds/Bradford 7,420 Increase 7%
15 Bratislava 5,225 Increase 4%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[30]
Busiest domestic routes from LEI (2023)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022/23
1 Madrid 172,840 Increase 22%
2 Barcelona 92,421 Increase 10%
3 Melilla 49,158 Increase 26%
4 Seville 22,606 Decrease 8%
5 Bilbao 18,281 Increase 22%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[30]

References

  1. ↑ "Almería".
  2. ↑ "Introduction - Almería Airport - Aena.es". Aena.es. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Butler, Alexander; Banatvala, Steffie (14 July 2025). "Airport roof collapses as Spain hit by powerful earthquake". The Independent. Retrieved 14 July 2025. The 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook large parts of southern Spain on Monday morning
  4. ↑ "AIR NOSTRUM NS23 PORTUGAL SCHEDULED CHARTER SERVICE ADDITIONS".
  5. ↑ "Binter NS25 Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "EasyJet announces three new routes from John Lennon Airport". 17 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Liu, Jim (5 September 2022). "easyJet NW22 London / Manchester Frequency Changes – 04SEP22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "easyJet NS25 Network Additions – 22DEC24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "easyJet NS25 Network Additions – 19NOV24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Southend Airport easyJet new Mediterranean routes announced". 22 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "IBERIA NW24 Madrid – Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24". Aeroroutes.
  12. 1 2 "LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS" (PDF). Aeroroutes.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Iberia Adds Barcelona – Almeria Service in 1H26". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Palma De Mallorca, Spain PMI". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 880–886. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  15. ↑ Liu, Jim (10 October 2023). "Jet2.com NS24 Network Adjustment – 08OCT23". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  16. ↑ Liu, Jim (15 April 2024). "UK NS24 Network Additions – 14APR24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "Leeds Bradford, UK". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 556–557. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  18. ↑ "Birmingham Joins Manchester, Edinburgh, and London as Jet2 Launches Six Hot New Routes to Bergerac (Spsin), Skiathos (Greece) And More for UK holidaymakers in 2027!". Travel And Tour World. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  19. ↑ Liu, Jim (10 May 2024). "Jet2 June – October 2024 A321neo Network". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "Luxembourg, Luxembourg". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 616–617. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  21. 1 2 "Almeria, Spain". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 34. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  22. ↑ "Ryanair Announces $300m Additional Investment With 3 New Aircraft At Manchester". Corporate.ryanair.com. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  23. ↑ Liu, Jim (28 January 2025). "Smartwings Hungary NS25 Network Additions". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "Letní letový řád: na které destinace se můžeme letos těšit?". Smartwings (in Czech). 28 March 2023.
  25. ↑ "Rotterdam, Netherlands". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 922–923. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  26. ↑ "Brussels, Belgium". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 165–172. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  27. ↑ Liu, Jim (31 October 2024). "Vueling NW24 Frequency Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  28. ↑ "A low-cost airline will launch flights to Romania from Almería this autumn". Diario de Almería (in Spanish). 8 July 2026.
  29. ↑ "El Aeropuerto de Almería terminó 2024 con más de 786.000 pasajeros y 12.200 vuelos".
  30. 1 2 "Inicio". aena.es. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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