Lanzarote’s César Manrique Airport welcomed 717,869 passengers during April 2026, representing a 3.7% decrease compared to the same month last year.
Across the Canary Islands, airports handled a combined total of 4,428,218 passengers in April, down 3.5% compared to April 2025.
Of the total passengers travelling through the islands’ airports, 4,414,347 used commercial flights. Domestic travel accounted for 1,867,561 passengers, an increase of 0.7%, while international passenger numbers fell by 6.2% to 2,546,786 travellers.
Passenger Numbers Across the Canary Islands
Gran Canaria Airport recorded the highest traffic figures in April, with 1,310,395 passengers, a decline of 2.8% compared to the previous year.
Tenerife South followed with 1,063,254 passengers, down 8.2%, while César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport ranked third with 717,869 passengers (-3.7%).
Other airports across the archipelago reported the following figures:
- Tenerife North-Ciudad de La Laguna: 620,404 passengers (+4.7%)
- Fuerteventura Airport: 542,085 passengers (-6.7%)
- La Palma Airport: 136,020 passengers (+5.4%)
- El Hierro Airport: 26,787 passengers (+7.6%)
- La Gomera Airport: 11,404 passengers (+6.1%)
Passenger Totals for January to April
During the first four months of 2026, Canary Islands airports handled 18,585,501 passengers overall, a slight decrease of 0.8% compared to the same period in 2025.
Commercial flights accounted for 18,507,841 passengers. Of these, 6,712,612 travelled on domestic routes, down 1.1%, while 11,795,229 passengers used international flights, a marginal decrease of 0.3% year-on-year.
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