Almería Airport

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.

Almería Airport Aeropuerto de Almería
IATA: LEI ICAO: LEAM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Aena
Serves	Almería, Costa de Almería
Elevation AMSL	21 m / 70 ft
Coordinates	36°50′38″N 002°22′12″W
Website	aena.es
Map
LEI Location of airport in Andalusia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 992.043 Passenger change 17-18 1,6% Aircraft Movements 11.946
Sources: Aena[1]

Aerial view of the airport

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 13 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:

Airlines	Destinations
Air Nostrum	Seasonal charter: Porto[4]
Binter Canarias	Gran Canaria[5]
easyJet	Bristol,[6] London–Gatwick[7] Seasonal: Liverpool (begins 28 October 2025),[8] London–Luton,[9] London–Southend[10]
Iberia	Madrid,[11] Melilla,[12] Seville[12] Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca
Jet2.com	Seasonal: Birmingham,[13] Bristol,[14] East Midlands,[15] Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, London–Gatwick, London–Southend, London–Luton[16] Manchester[17]
Luxair	Seasonal: Luxembourg[18]
Ryanair	Seasonal: Charleroi,[19] London–Stansted,[19] Manchester[20]
Smartwings	Seasonal: Budapest,[21] Prague[22]
Transavia	Seasonal: Rotterdam/The Hague[23]
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Brussels[24]
Vueling	Barcelona[25]

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
Source: Aena Statistics[citation needed]

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[26]

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[26]