Barcelona airport continues to grow with 20% passenger increase

More than 42 million travelers between January and October

Travellers at Barcelona airport, July 2023
Travellers at Barcelona airport, July 2023 / Albert Hernàndez
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November 13, 2023 03:22 PM

November 13, 2023 03:25 PM

More than 42 million passengers visited Barcelona Airport between January and October of this year, according to the airport operator Aena. 

That’s an increase of 20.3% compared to the same period last year.  

In October alone, 4,587,103 passengers passed through the airport, an increase of 9.4% compared to the same month last year.   

International flights have increased both for the month of October (12%) and for the year so far (23%), compared to figures from 2022.   

Air traffic also increased by 6.2% in October and cargo flights reached 14,445 tons, 5.2% more than the same month last year. 

All Catalan airports grow  

Girona-Costa Brava Airport reached 1.5 million passengers between January and October of this year. In October alone, more than 190,000 travelers used the airport, an increase of 23.8% compared to last year.    

Reus Airport, located 100 kilometers south of Barcelona, has surpassed the one million passenger mark since the beginning of the year, an increase of 14.4% from last year.    

Sabadell Airport, located just ten kilometers from Barcelona, continued to grow in October with a 3.2% increase in passengers, but operations were down 8.4% compared to the same month last year.