The number of flights managed by ENAIRE in February was 6.2% higher than in 2024, a record year

ENAIRE, Spain's air navigation service provider, managed nearly 160,000 flights (158,755) in February 2025, 6.2% more than in the same month in 2024, a record year.

All ENAIRE control centres saw increases in the number of flights of more than 4%

In February, overflights (flights that do not depart from or arrive at a Spanish airport) totalled 39,205, 8.4% more than in the same month last year. International flights (86,123) were up by 7.7%, and domestic flights (33,427) by 0.1%.

This growth in air traffic in Spain in February exceeds by almost 4 percentage points (3.9%) the European average, which stands at 2.3%, and is 22 percentage points higher compared to the same month in 2019 (before the COVID pandemic), which was at -3.6%.

All ENAIRE control centres registered an increase in the number of flights managed of more than 4%: Barcelona registered 67,367 flights (+10.5%); Palma, 13,474 (+9.1%); Seville, 39,327 (+7.6%); Madrid, 94,483 (+4.7%) and the Canary Islands, 35,059 (+4.6%).

Cumulative data for 2025

In the first two months of the year, ENAIRE managed nearly 320,000 flights (319,078), 6.2% more than in the same period in 2024. Overflights between January and February (79,180) increased by 8.2%; international flights (172,447) by 7.0% and domestic flights (67,451) by 1.8%.

This growth in air traffic in Spain so far this year exceeds the European average, which is 3.8%, by 2.4 percentage points, and is 19.1 percentage points higher compared to the same period in 2019, which was -4.6%.

The cumulative data for the year also show that all ENAIRE control centres registered an increase (of over 4%) in the number of flights managed: Barcelona, 134,892, 9.1% more than in 2024; Seville, 79,042, 7.4% more; Canary Islands, 72,121, 6.8% more; Palma, 26,122, 5.8% more; and Madrid, 189,621, 4.7% more.

ENAIRE, international leader in safety management

Within the framework of the organization’s successive strategic plans, the 2020 Flight Plan and the 2025 Flight Plan, safety, quality of service, efficiency and sustainability are ENAIRE’s priorities in flight management.

Furthermore, ENAIRE has been the European leader in the effectiveness of its Safety Management Systrem since 2019, achieving and maintaining the maximum possible result (100%) since 2020 for the fourth consecutive year.

About ENAIRE

ENAIRE is the air navigation service provider in Spain.

As a company of the Ministry of Sustainable Transport and Mobility, it provides air traffic control services during the en route and approach phases of all flights to and from Spain and overflights. In addition, it manages communications, navigation and surveillance services from ENAIRE in the airspace and the entire AENA airport network in Spain and provides aerodrome air traffic control services in 21 airports, including the busiest.

ENAIRE is the fourth largest European air navigation service provider, and it is a member of international partnerships A6 Alliance, SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) Joint Undertaking, SESAR Deployment Manager, iTEC, CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) and collaborates closely with ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).

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.