Almería Airport Explained

Almería Airport
Nativename:Aeropuerto de Almería
Image2-Width:250
Iata:LEI
Icao:LEAM
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Aena
City-Served:Almería, Costa de Almería
Elevation-F:70
Elevation-M:21
Coordinates:36.8439°N -2.37°W
Pushpin Map:Spain Andalusia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Andalusia
Pushpin Label:LEI
Website:aena.es
Metric-Elev:Y
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:07/25
R1-Length-F:10,499
R1-Length-M:3,200
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:992.043
Stat2-Header:Passenger change 17-18
Stat2-Data:1,6%
Stat3-Header:Aircraft Movements
Stat3-Data:11.946
Footnotes:Sources: Aena[1]

Almería Airport is an airport located 9km (06miles) 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.

Airlines and destinations

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

Statistics

Annual traffic

Traffic by calendar year
Passengers Movements Cargo (kilos)
2004830,930 15,046 51,138
20051,073,585 18,269 52,779
20061,055,545 18,451 35,550
20071,206,634 20,141 19,890
20081,024,303 18,280 21,322
2009791,837 15,391 16,238
2010786,877 16,112 14,074
2011780,853 14,946 9,836
2012749,720 12,643 8,632
2013705,514 10,596 12,577
2014745,226 10,759 8,588
2015691,240 10,278 19,224
2016920,329 11,378 32,118
20171,007,446 12,219 2,041
2018 991,992 11,946 9,059
2019979,406 11,777 187
2020 200,411 5,889 0
2021 317,509 7,889 11
2022703,380 11,045 95
2023775,385 11,817 46
Source: Aena Statistics

Busiest routes

Busiest international routes from LEI (2023)
RankDestinationPassengersChange 2022 / 23
1 London-Gatwick86,269 9%
2 Manchester72,297 5%
3 Birmingham36,897 9%
4 London-Stansted32,695 9%
5 Brussels23,756 19%
6 Rotterdam/The Hague22,357 6%
7 Dublin21,908 3%
8 Charleroi21,563 45%
9 Paris-Orly16,691 New route
10 Luxembourg13,204 32%
11 Prague11,775 10%
12 Warsaw-Chopin9,007 32%
13 Düsseldorf7,799 New Route
14 Leeds/Bradford7,420 7%
15 Bratislava5,225 4%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[3]
Busiest domestic routes from LEI (2023)
RankDestinationPassengersChange 2022 / 23
1 Madrid172,840 22%
2 Barcelona92,421 10%
3 Melilla49,158 26%
4 Seville22,606 8%
5 Bilbao18,281 22%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Almería.
  2. Web site: Introduction - Almería Airport - Aena.es. Aena.es. 13 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Inicio . 2023-03-01 . aena.es.