The airports of Canary Islands They closed 2023 with a record passenger traffic figure of 48,436,168, 11.4% more than last yearand also operations with 439,016, 7.9% more, data that, according to Aenahad never been achieved in an annual exercise.
The president and CEO of Aena, Maurici Lucena, highlighted that “These record figures in air transport are fundamental for the economic and social development of Spain and that we should all congratulate ourselves for them”, after the harsh consequences of the pandemic for airports and airlines.
As reported this Monday by Aena in a statement, the airports of Gran Canaria, Tenerife South, Tenerife North-City of La Laguna, Cesar Manrique–Lanzarote, The iron and La Gomera recorded passenger records in 2023.
Of the total number of travelers last year, 48,032,586 corresponded to passengers on commercial flights, of which 19,786,047 traveled on national flights, 10.6% more than in 2022, and 28,246,539 traveled on international flights, exceeding the figure for the year by 12.2% former.
He merchandise transportshowever, fell 1.8% compared to 2022so it stood at 30,692 tons.
Gran Canaria, with the highest number of passengers
He Gran Canaria Airport recorded the highest number of passengers with 13,961,638which represents an increase of 12.4% compared to 2022, followed by Tenerife South, with 12,337,244 travelers14% more.
He César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport registered 8,212,943 passengers (+11.7%); Tenerife North-City of La Laguna, 6,120,550 passengers (+10%); Fuerteventura6,020,413 (+6.7%); The Palm, 1,368,821 (+4.7%); El Hierro, 301,241 (+10.1%); and La Gomera, with 113,318 passengers and 19.1% more, obtained the highest percentage growth compared to the previous year.
Regarding the last month of the year, lThe Canarian airports registered 4,459,312 travelers, 7.4% more than last December.
Of the total passengers on commercial flights (4,430,240), 1,641,007 passengers were domestic, 4.6% more, and 2,789,233 were international traffic, which represents an increase of 10.4% compared to the same month. of 2022.
The airports of the islands with greater passenger traffic They were Gran Canaria with 1,350,646 (+6.1%), Tenerife Sur with 1,219,011 (+11.6%) and César Manrique-Lanzarote with 702,865 (+8.2%).
They are followed by Fuerteventura Airport, with 518,557 (+3.5%); Tenerife North- City of La Laguna, with 507,168 (+3.9%); La Palma, with 128,347 (+10.7%); El Hierro, with 24,003 (+9.4%) and La Gomera, with 8,715 passengers (+4.3%).
Regarding the number of aircraft operations, 40,057 movements were counted, which is 3.6% more than those registered in the same month of 2022; The merchandise transported totaled 2,821 tons, 0.6% more than in December 2022.
