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5".Fuerteventura Airport Hits 6.9 Million Passengers in 2025

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It is the airport with the highest percentage growth across the entire archipelago.

Canary Islands airports overall

  • In 2024 the Canary Islands handled 54,753,915 passengers, a 3.6 % increase over 2023.
  • Domestic traffic rose to 22,309,329 passengers (+3.7 %).
  • International traffic reached 32,144,877 passengers (+3.8 %).

Passenger numbers by airport (2024)

AirportPassengersYear‑on‑year change
Gran Canaria15,826,553+4.0 %
Tenerife South13,969,678+1.7 %
César Manrique – Lanzarote8,920,901+2.4 %
Tenerife North – La Laguna7,174,977+6.1 %
Fuerteventura6,886,935+6.8 %
La Palma1,533,355+2.5 %
El Hierro313,175–2.8 %
La Gomera128,341+6.3 %

Fuerteventura’s 6.9 million passengers in 2025 will represent the strongest percentage growth among all islands.

2025 operational figures

  • Aircraft movements: 486,766 (up 3.3 %).
  • Freight handled: 33,055 tonnes (down 0.7 %).

Aena Group performance

  • The Aena network (46 airports, 2 heliports in Spain, London‑Luton, and 17 airports in Brazil) closed 2025 with a record 384,837,183 passengers, 4.2 % higher than 2024.
  • Aircraft movements: 3,279,864 (+2.4 % YoY).
  • Freight: 1,533,901 tonnes (+7.9 % YoY).

December 2025 snapshot

  • Passengers: 27,929,791 (+3.7 % vs. Dec 2024).
  • Movements: 240,756 (+0.6 %).
  • Freight: 137,236 tonnes (+10.1 %).

Future outlook

Aena is finalising investment plans for Spanish airports for the coming years to ensure sufficient capacity and smooth operation. The traffic records of recent years underline the need for infrastructure upgrades and ambitious expansion and remodeling projects.