Fuerteventura Handles 456 Flights in the Last Weekend of August
Canary Islands airports expect 1,281 flights this Saturday, the final day of August, 41 more than in 2024
The airport authority reported that the Canary Islands will handle 1,281 flights on Saturday, 30 August, an increase of 41 flights compared with the same day last year.
Across the Aena network in the islands, 3,757 flights are scheduled between Friday, 29 August and Sunday, 31 August, coinciding with the return‑to‑work travel period after the August holidays. This represents 134 more movements than during the same dates in 2024, when 3,623 flights were recorded.
Flight activity by airport
- Gran Canaria: 1,053 flights (+9 YoY) – the busiest airport in the archipelago.
- Tenerife North – La Laguna: 698 flights (+13).
- Tenerife South: 638 flights (‑7).
- Lanzarote: 620 flights (+3).
- Fuerteventura: 456 flights (+37).
- La Palma: 204 flights (+77).
- El Hierro: 64 flights (+2).
- La Gomera: 24 flights (no change).
Daily totals for the weekend
- Friday, 29 August: 1,229 flights (+15 vs. 30 August 2024).
- Saturday, 30 August: 1,281 flights (+41).
- Sunday, 31 August: 1,247 flights (+78).
Nationwide figures
Across Spain, Aena has scheduled 21,327 flights from 29 August to 1 September, a 0.3 % increase over the same period in 2024 (21,269 movements).
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid‑Barajas will host the highest volume with 3,497 flights, slightly up from 3,455 last year.
- Barcelona‑El Prat (Josep Tarradellas) follows with 3,141 flights (up from 3,042).
- Palma de Mallorca expects 3,071 flights, a modest dip from 3,113.
- Málaga‑Costa del Sol plans 1,779 flights, up from 1,734.
- Ibiza forecasts 1,256 operations, essentially unchanged from 1,248.
For the entire Aena network, Sunday, 31 August will be the busiest day with 7,147 flights, followed by Saturday, 30 August with 7,141 flights, and Friday with 7,039 flights.