Almería Airport

Almería Airport
Aeropuerto de Almería
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAENA
ServesAlmería, Costa de Almería
Elevation AMSL21 m / 70 ft
Coordinates36°50′38″N 002°22′12″W / 36.84389°N 2.37000°W / 36.84389; -2.37000
Websiteaena.es
Map
LEI
Location of airport in Andalusia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers992.043
Passenger change 17-181,6%
Aircraft Movements11.946
Sources: Aena[1]

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 Bristol,[6] London–Gatwick[7]
Seasonal: Liverpool,[8] London–Luton,[9] London–Southend[10]
Iberia Madrid,[11] Melilla,[12] Seville[12]
Seasonal: Barcelona (begins 12 January 2026),[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]

Statistics

Annual traffic

Traffic by calendar year
Passengers Movements Cargo (kilos)
2004 830,930 15,046 51,138
2005 1,073,585 18,269 52,779
2006 1,055,545 18,451 35,550
2007 1,206,634 20,141 19,890
2008 1,024,303 18,280 21,322
2009 791,837 15,391 16,238
2010 786,877 16,112 14,074
2011 780,853 14,946 9,836
2012 749,720 12,643 8,632
2013 705,514 10,596 12,577
2014 745,226 10,759 8,588
2015 691,240 10,278 19,224
2016 920,329 11,378 32,118
2017 1,007,446 12,219 2,041
2018 991,992 11,946 9,059
2019 979,406 11,777 187
2020 200,411 5,889 0
2021 317,509 7,889 11
2022 703,380 11,045 95
2023 775,385 11,817 46
2024[28] 786,205 12,200 N/A
Source: Aena Statistics

Busiest routes

Busiest international routes from LEI (2023)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022 / 23
1 London-Gatwick 86,269 9%
2 Manchester 72,297 5%
3 Birmingham 36,897 9%
4 London-Stansted 32,695 9%
5 Brussels 23,756 19%
6 Rotterdam/The Hague 22,357 6%
7 Dublin 21,908 3%
8 Charleroi 21,563 45%
9 Paris-Orly 16,691 New route
10 Luxembourg 13,204 32%
11 Prague 11,775 10%
12 Warsaw-Chopin 9,007 32%
13 Düsseldorf 7,799 New Route
14 Leeds/Bradford 7,420 7%
15 Bratislava 5,225 4%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[29]
Busiest domestic routes from LEI (2023)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022 / 23
1 Madrid 172,840 22%
2 Barcelona 92,421 10%
3 Melilla 49,158 26%
4 Seville 22,606 8%
5 Bilbao 18,281 22%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[29]

References

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  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 NS25 Network Additions – 22DEC24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  7. ^ Liu, Jim (5 September 2022). "easyJet NW22 London / Manchester Frequency Changes – 04SEP22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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. ^ "El Aeropuerto de Almería terminó 2024 con más de 786.000 pasajeros y 12.200 vuelos".
  29. ^ a b "Inicio". aena.es. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  • Media related to Almería Airport at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website (in English)
  • Current weather for LEAM at NOAA/NWS
  • Accident history for LEI at Aviation Safety Network
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