Ibiza Airport

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Ibiza Airport (IATA: IBZ, ICAO: LEIB) (Catalan: Aeroport d'Eivissa, Spanish: Aeropuerto de Ibiza) is the international airport serving the Balearic Islands of Ibiza and Formentera in Spain located 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Ibiza.[2] In 2020, the airport handled 2.1 million passengers (after more than 8.2 million in pre COVID-19 conditions in 2019), making it the thirteenth busiest airport in the country.[1] As the island is a major European holiday destination, it features both year-round domestic services and several dozen seasonal routes to cities across Europe. It is also used as a seasonal base for Vueling.

Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAENA
ServesIbiza and Formentera
LocationIbiza, Spain
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Ibiza Airport
Aeroport d'Eivissa
Aeropuerto de Ibiza
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAENA
ServesIbiza and Formentera
LocationIbiza, Spain
Focus city forVueling
Elevation AMSL24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates38°52′22″N 01°22′33″E
Websiteaena.es
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IBZ is located in Spain
IBZ
IBZ
Location within Spain
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 9,186 2,800 Asphalt
Statistics (2023 - till Aug)
Passengers6,382,961
Passenger change 2022Increase 10.1%
Aircraft movements59,721
Movements change 2022Increase 3.0%
Cargo (t)697.7
Cargo change 2022Decrease 13.0%
Source: AENA[1][2]
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Control tower of the airport
Exterior at night (2007)

History

1940–1989

The airport was first established as a temporary military airport during the Spanish Civil War, and it remained open after the conflict for use as an emergency airport. In 1949, the site was used to operate some domestic and international tourist flights, but it was closed in 1951.

It was not until 1958 that work commenced to re-open the airport in reaction to the rapid development of the tourist market in the Balearic Islands, particularly in neighbouring Mallorca. The airport reopened on 1 April 1958 with the first destinations during that year including Palma, Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid.

On 15 July 1966, Ibiza Airport reopened to international traffic and customs with 24-hour operation. This allowed the arrival of the first international flights.[3]

1990–present

The airport has expanded progressively over the subsequent decades with runway, taxiway, apron and terminal enhancements designed to cope with the growing air tourist market, which, by the late 1990s, was generating over 3.6 million passengers a year at the airport.

In 2011, the airport provisionally handled over 5.6 million passengers and around 61,000 aircraft movements, an increase of 11.9% and 8.4% respectively compared with 2010.[1]

The airport plans to open direct flights to the United States in the future.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal: Athens[5]
Aeroitalia Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa,[6] Rome–Fiumicino[6]
Air Europa Madrid[7]
Air France Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle[8]
Animawings Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni[9]
arkia Seasonal: Tel Aviv (begins 2 July 2026)[10]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna[11]
British Airways London–City[12]
Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[13] London–Heathrow,[14] London–Stansted[15]
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels[16]
Condor Seasonal: Düsseldorf,[17] Frankfurt[18]
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt,[19] Munich[20]
easyJet Seasonal: Amsterdam,[21] Basel/Mulhouse,[22] Belfast–International,[21] Berlin,[23] Bordeaux,[21] Bristol,[21] Geneva,[21] London–Gatwick,[24] London–Luton,[22] London–Southend,[25] Lyon,[22] Manchester,[26] Milan–Linate,[27] Milan–Malpensa,[23] Nantes,[21] Naples,[21] Nice,[21] Porto,[22] Toulouse[21]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zurich[28]
Eurowings Seasonal: Berlin,[29] Cologne/Bonn,[30] Düsseldorf,[31] Hamburg,[32] Salzburg,[29] Stuttgart[29]
Iberia Alicante, Palma de Mallorca,[33] Valencia
Seasonal: León[34]
Iberia Express Madrid[35]
ITA Airways Seasonal: Milan–Linate,[36] Rome–Fiumicino[37]
Jet2.com Seasonal: Belfast–International,[38] Birmingham,[39] Bournemouth,[40] Bristol,[41] East Midlands,[42] Edinburgh,[43] Glasgow,[44] Leeds/Bradford,[45] Liverpool,[46] London–Gatwick,[47] London–Luton,[48] London–Stansted,[49] Manchester,[50] Newcastle upon Tyne[49]
KLM Seasonal: Amsterdam[51]
Lufthansa Frankfurt[52]
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg[53]
Neos Seasonal: Bergamo,[54] Bologna,[55] Milan–Malpensa,[54] Rome-Fiumicino,[56] Verona[57]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Oslo[58]
Ryanair Alicante,[21] Barcelona,[21] Madrid,[21] Málaga,[21] Seville,[21] Valencia[21]
Seasonal: Bari,[21] Beauvais,[21] Bergamo,[21] Berlin,[21] Birmingham,[21] Bologna,[21] Bristol,[21] Charleroi,[21] Dublin,[21] Edinburgh,[21] Eindhoven,[21] Hahn,[21] Leeds/Bradford,[21] Liverpool,[59] London–Stansted,[60] Manchester,[21] Marseille,[21] Newcastle upon Tyne,[21] Pisa,[21] Porto,[61] Rome–Fiumicino,[21] Santiago de Compostela,[62] Treviso,[21] Toulouse,[21] Turin,[21] Vienna,[63][64] Weeze[21]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen,[65] Stockholm–Arlanda[66]
SkyAlps Seasonal: Bolzano[67]
Smartwings Seasonal charter: Bratislava (begins 4 June 2026)[68], Vienna[69]
Swiss International Air Lines Seasonal: Geneva[70][71]
TAP Air Portugal Seasonal: Lisbon[72][73]
Transavia Amsterdam,[74] Eindhoven[75]
Seasonal: Brussels,[76] Paris–Orly,[77] Rotterdam/The Hague[78]
TUI Airways Seasonal: Birmingham,[79] Bournemouth,[80] Bristol,[81] Cardiff,[82] East Midlands,[83] Exeter,[84] Glasgow,[85] London–Gatwick,[86] London–Stansted,[87] Manchester,[88] Newcastle upon Tyne,[89] Norwich[90]
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Antwerp,[91] Brussels,[92] Ostend/Bruges[93]
TUI fly Deutschland Seasonal: Düsseldorf,[94] Hannover[95]
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam,[96] Dublin[97]
Uep Fly Menorca,[98][better source needed] Palma de Mallorca[99]
Volotea Seasonal: Asturias[100]
Vueling Alicante, Barcelona,[101] Bilbao,[101] Málaga,[102] Paris–Orly,[103] Seville,[101] Valencia[101]
Seasonal: Amsterdam,[103] Porto,[104] Santander[105]
Wizz Air Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino[106]
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Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
Swiftair[107] Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia
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Statistics

Ibiza Airport passenger totals 1998-2024 (millions)
Updated: December 2023 (AENA Data)[1]
More information Passengers, Aircraft movements ...
PassengersAircraft movementsCargo (tonnes)
1998 3,780,181
1999 4,185,63345,959
2000 4,475,70852,5444,985
2001 4,472,27952,0794,531
2002 4,094,44648,3444,426
2003 4,157,29147,9904,232
2004 4,171,58048,7984,510
2005 4,164,70349,6034,350
2006 4,460,14154,1464,427
2007 4,765,62557,8554,308
2008 4,647,48757,2353,928
2009 4,572,81953,5523,143
2010 5,040,80056,9883,196
2011 5,643,18061,7682,755
2012 5,555,04857,7382,316
2013 5,726,57956,3042,190
2014 6,212,19860,1422,021
2015 6,477,28364,6122,023
2016 7,416,36872,5031,831
2017 7,903,89275,6911,747
2018 8,104,31676,9951,616
2019 8,155,63575,3781,435
2020 2,110,34833,1851,053
2021 2,341,27161,6121,027
2022 8,156,70880,7231,147
2023 8,931,59882,803?
2024 9,069,41083,049?
Source: Aena Statistics[1]
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Busiest routes

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Busiest international routes from IBZ (2023)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022 / 23
1 Amsterdam 330,676 Increase 8%
2 Manchester 311,774 Decrease 10%
3 London-Gatwick 292,513 Increase 35%
4 Paris-Orly 240,321 Decrease 7%
5 London-Stansted 232,912 Increase 6%
6 Milan-Malpensa 201,482 Increase 10%
7 Eindhoven 188,190 Increase 19%
8 Bergamo 175,531 Increase 20%
9 Rome-Fiumicino 173,900 Steady 0%
10 Birmingham 134,486 Increase 2%
11 Düsseldorf 125,520 Decrease 7%
12 Bristol 123,854 Increase 7%
13 Newcastle 114,651 Increase 7%
14 London-Heathrow 113,559 Decrease 2%
15 Zurich 110,122 Increase 7%
16 Munich 108,345 Decrease 14%
17 Naples 102,707 Increase 16%
18 Brussels 101,410 Increase 25%
19 London-City 97,895 Increase 3%
20 Lisbon 92,811 Increase 48%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[108]
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Busiest Spanish routes from IBZ (2023)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022 / 23
1 Barcelona 1,241,342 Increase 13%
2 Madrid 988,337 Increase 7%
3 Palma de Mallorca 554,295 Increase 5%
4 Valencia 356,949 Increase 15%
5 Málaga 173,287 Increase 30%
6 Seville 147,000 Increase 14%
7 Alicante 138,452 Increase 19%
8 Bilbao 123,989 Increase 5%
9 Santiago de Compostela 22,192 Decrease 25%
10 Asturias 13,486 Decrease 39%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[108]
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