Ibiza Airport (, ) is the international airport serving the Balearic Islands of Ibiza and Formentera in Spain located southwest of Ibiza. 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. 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, the Middle East, and the United States. It is also used as a seasonal base for Vueling.
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.
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.
The airport plans to open direct flights to the United States in the future.
Airlines and destinations Passenger
Cargo
Statistics +Ibiza Airport passenger totals 1998-2024 (millions) Updated: December 2023 (AENA Data) + Passengers Aircraft movements Cargo (tonnes)19983,780,181 19994,185,633 45,959 20004,475,708 52,544 4,98520014,472,279 52,079 4,53120024,094,446 48,344 4,42620034,157,291 47,990 4,23220044,171,580 48,798 4,51020054,164,703 49,603 4,35020064,460,141 54,146 4,42720074,765,625 57,855 4,30820084,647,487 57,235 3,92820094,572,819 53,552 3,14320105,040,800 56,988 3,19620115,643,180 61,768 2,75520125,555,048 57,738 2,31620135,726,579 56,304 2,19020146,212,198 60,142 2,02120156,477,283 64,612 2,02320167,416,368 72,503 1,83120177,903,892 75,691 1,74720188,104,316 76,995 1,6162019 8,155,635 75,378 1,4352020 2,110,348 33,185 1,0532021 2,341,271 61,612 1,0272022 8,156,708 80,723 1,1472023 8,931,598 82,803 ?2024 9,069,410 83,049 ? Source: Aena Statistics
Busiest routes + Busiest international routes from IBZ (2025) Rank Destination Passengers Change 2024/25 1 Amsterdam 319.567 1,5% 2 Manchester 298.309 -0,9% 3 London-Gatwick 294.869 -2,3% 4 Paris-Orly 260.580 5,6% 5 London-Stansted 223.290 -0,2% 6 Milan-Malpensa 219.256 -1,2% 7 Rome-Fiumicino 199.250 17,9% 8 Bergamo 174.879 9,2% 9 Eindhoven 161.132 3,8% 10 Düsseldorf 152.334 -2,8% 11 Birmingham 140.438 2,2% 12 Bristol 122.415 -2,4% 13 Munich 122.325 12,8% 14 Naples 117.681 6,2% 15 Frankfurt 113.989 3,5% 16 London-Heathrow 107.542 7,1% 17 Newcastle 105.281 -5,2% 18 Zurich 100.797 8,9% 19 Rotterdam/The Hague 98.049 2,9% 20 London-City 97.824 -0,2% Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo
+ Busiest Domestic routes from IBZ (2025) Rank Destination Passengers Change 2024/25 1 Barcelona 1.296.207 2,9% 2 Madrid 935.716 -2,7% 3 Palma de Mallorca 563.802 -2,8% 4 Valencia 318.162 -8,9% 5 Málaga 198.569 9,2% 6 Alicante 196.603 11,4% 7 Seville 115.372 -15,3% 8 Bilbao 92.505 -15,6% 9 Santiago de Compostela 17.000 -24,1% 10 Asturias 11.432 2,5% Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo
Accidents and incidents On 7 January 1972, Iberia Airlines Flight 602 struck a mountain when on approach to Ibiza Airport. All 104 passengers and crew on board were killed.
References
External links
Official website