ENAIRE managed over 1.3 million flights in the first seven months of the year, 8.5% more than in 2023, a record year

ENAIRE, Spain's air navigation service provider, managed over 1.3 million flights (1,341,432) in the first seven months of the year, an increase of 8.5% versus the same period in 2023, a record year. This was the January-July period with the most traffic in history, and the forecast is for 2024 to be another record year.

In the first seven months of the year, international flights (766,406) increased by 10.3%, overflights (304,973), which do not land at or depart from a Spanish airport, 6.2%, and domestic flights (270,053) 5.9%.

All ENAIRE air traffic control centres saw increases in the number of flights managed. Notable among the cumulative figures are the Canary Islands with 234,630 flights managed, a 9.2% increase; Barcelona, with 631,994, 9.1% more, and Seville, with 304,699, 8.9% more.

The growth of air traffic in Spain from January to July exceeded the European average (+5.9%) by 2.6 points.

International flights grew by 10.3%, overflights by 6.2% and domestic flights by 5.9% compared to the same period in 2023

July data

In July, ENAIRE managed over 236,000 flights (236,106), 5.8% more than in the same month in 2023. Of those, 140,269 were international, a 7.0% increase, 44,052 (+4.2%) were domestic, and 51,785 (+4.2%) were overflights.

All ENAIRE control centres registered an increase in the number of flights managed in July: The Canary Islands stand out with 33,766 flights (+7.8%); Barcelona with 123,050 (+6.3%) and Madrid with 118,178 (+5.7%).

The growth of air traffic in Spain in June exceeded the European average, which was 4.6%, by 1.2 percentage points

ENAIRE, an international leader in managing safety 

As part of the organisation's successive strategic plans, the 2020 Flight Plan and the 2025 Flight Plan, safety, quality services, efficiency and sustainability are ENAIRE's priorities in flight management.

ENAIRE has also been the European leader in the efficiency of its Safety Management System since 2019, achieving and maintaining, for the fourth year in a row, since 2020, the highest possible result (100%).

About ENAIRE

ENAIRE is the air navigation service provider in Spain.

As a company of the Ministry of Sustainable Transport and Mobility, it provides en route control services for all flights and overflights from five control centres in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Gran Canaria and Palma, as well as approach services to every airport in the country.

In addition, 46 airports receive communication, navigation and surveillance services from ENAIRE, which also maintains their air traffic control systems, and 21 of them, including the country's busiest airports, rely on its aerodrome air traffic control services.

ENAIRE is Europe's fourth largest air traffic manager and participates in the A6 Alliance, a coalition of air navigation providers responsible for over 80% of European air traffic, and which is seeking to modernise the air traffic management system. It is also a member of other international alliances promoting the Single European sky, such as SESAR Joint Undertaking, SESAR Deployment Manager, iTEC, CANSO and ICAO.

ENAIRE, as the responsible agency identified by the Ministry of Sustainable Transport and Mobility to implement the U-Space system in Spain, will, through its digital platform, provide the Common Information Services (CIS), which are essential to facilitate U-space services to drones and Urban Air Mobility in cooperation with local air traffic services, so that all types of aircraft can fly safely in the same airspace.

ENAIRE has received the highest score in Europe on the aviation safety key performance indicator for four years in a row. It has also been awarded the EFQM 600 Seal for its safe, efficient, innovative and sustainable management of air navigation services.