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Airports in Spain
In short
Spain has 42 airports with scheduled passenger service in OurAirports data: 21 classified as large and 21 as medium.
The nearest to the capital, Madrid, is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), 14 km (9 mi) from the city centre.
Canary Islands has the most airports of any region (7).
Source: OurAirports data retrieved 2026-10-18; capital location from Natural Earth.
Data updated
At a glance
- Airports with scheduled service
- 42
- Large (OurAirports class)
- 21
- Medium (OurAirports class)
- 21
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Key findings
With 42 airports with scheduled passenger service, Spain ranks 13th of the 233 countries and territories in OurAirports data.
How we calculated this: Rank of countries by count of dataset airports.
The highest is León Airport (LEN) at 3,006 ft (916 m) above sea level.
How we calculated this: Maximum OurAirports field elevation within the country.
The longest runway is at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD): 14,271 ft (4,350 m).
How we calculated this: Maximum OurAirports runway length within the country.
Canary Islands has the most of them: 7 of 42, across 17 regions with airports.
How we calculated this: Count of dataset airports by OurAirports region (ISO 3166-2).
The airport nearest to central Madrid, the capital, is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), 14 km (9 mi) away.
How we calculated this: Nearest dataset airport to the Natural Earth capital point.
Airports by region
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSan Bartolomé | Large | 2,400 m | 14 m |
| FUEFuerteventura AirportEl Matorral | Large | 3,420 m | 26 m |
| LPAGran Canaria AirportGran Canaria Island | Large | 3,100 m | 24 m |
| TFNTenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportTenerife | Large | 3,171 m | 633 m |
| TFSTenerife Sur AirportTenerife | Large | 3,200 m | 64 m |
| VDEEl Hierro AirportEl Hierro Island | Medium | 1,250 m | 31 m |
| SPCLa Palma AirportSta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island | Medium | 2,200 m | 33 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportMálaga | Large | 3,200 m | 16 m |
| SVQSeville AirportSeville | Large | 3,362 m | 34 m |
| LEIAlmería AirportAlmería | Medium | 3,200 m | 21 m |
| ODBCórdoba AirportCórdoba | Medium | 2,241 m | 91 m |
| GRXF.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén AirportGranada | Medium | 2,900 m | 567 m |
| XRYJerez AirportJerez de la Frontera | Medium | 2,300 m | 28 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROGirona-Costa Brava AirportGirona | Large | 2,400 m | 143 m |
| BCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportBarcelona | Large | 3,353 m | 4 m |
| REUReus AirportReus | Large | 2,455 m | 71 m |
| ILDLleida-Alguaire AirportLleida | Medium | 2,500 m | 351 m |
| LEUPirineus - la Seu d'Urgel AirportLa Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra | Medium | 1,267 m | 800 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOBilbao AirportBilbao | Large | 2,600 m | 42 m |
| EASSan Sebastián AirportHondarribia | Medium | 1,754 m | 5 m |
| VITVitoria AirportAlava | Medium | 3,500 m | 513 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LENLeón AirportLa Virgen del Camino | Medium | 3,000 m | 916 m |
| SLMSalamanca AirportSalamanca | Medium | 2,513 m | 791 m |
| VLLValladolid AirportValladolid | Medium | 3,000 m | 846 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCQSantiago-Rosalía de Castro AirportSantiago de Compostela | Large | 3,200 m | 370 m |
| LCGA Coruña AirportCulleredo | Medium | 2,188 m | 99 m |
| VGOVigo AirportVigo | Medium | 2,400 m | 261 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBZIbiza AirportIbiza (Eivissa) | Large | 2,800 m | 7 m |
| MAHMenorca AirportMahón (Maó) | Large | 2,550 m | 92 m |
| PMIPalma de Mallorca AirportPalma de Mallorca | Large | 3,270 m | 8 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportAlicante | Large | 3,000 m | 43 m |
| VLCValencia AirportValencia | Large | 2,700 m | 73 m |
| CDTCastellón-Costa Azahar AirportCastellón de la Plana | Medium | 2,700 m | 360 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZAZZaragoza AirportZaragoza | Large | 3,718 m | 263 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVDAsturias AirportRanón | Large | 2,200 m | 127 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDRSeve Ballesteros-Santander AirportSantander | Medium | 2,320 m | 5 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJZBadajoz AirportBadajoz | Medium | 2,850 m | 186 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RJLLogroño-Agoncillo AirportLogroño | Medium | 2,200 m | 354 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportMadrid | Large | 4,350 m | 609 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLNMelilla AirportMelilla | Medium | 1,433 m | 48 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMURegion of Murcia International AirportCorvera | Large | 3,000 m | 196 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PNAPamplona AirportPamplona | Medium | 2,207 m | 458 m |
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