Menorca Airport (; , ), also known as Mahón Menorca Airport, is an international airport serving the island of Menorca, one of Spain's Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The airport is located southwest of the city of Mahón. The airport is primarily used by charter and seasonal flights and is busiest during the April–October season. In 2019, the airport handled over 3 million passengers, making it the fifteenth busiest airport in the country that year.

History The first airfield on Menorca (San Luis Aerodrome) was constructed in the late 1930s during the Spanish Civil War, with an 850 metre runway. During the 1940s, the airfield was often used by planes coming from the neighbouring island of Mallorca and in 1949, Spain's Ministry of Aviation agreed to make San Luis a fully civilian airfield. In August 1949, the airfield's first inaugural flight landed from Barcelona, operated by Aviaco and using a Bristol 170 aircraft. During the late 1950s and early 60s, the runway was extended twice in order to accommodate the larger Douglas DC-4, which Aviaco had begun flying to San Luis. In September 1965, the airfield was officially renamed as Mahón Airport.

By the 1960s, with the increase in passenger traffic, came the demand for a new and larger airport to be built, with a longer runway to accommodate larger aircraft. In 1967, construction began on what is now the site of the current airport and, on 24 March 1969, the new airport known as Menorca Airport was officially opened. Since then, San Luis has primarily been used by light aircraft as a flying club.

Throughout the 1970s and 80s, passenger traffic continued to grow and, by 1986, the airport's passenger numbers had exceeded 1 million per year. This then prompted the construction of the airport's current terminal in 1987, which opened to the public in May 1988. Due to the continual rise in passenger numbers, the airport was further expanded and refurbished several times during the 1990s and 2000s, opening in its current form in 2008.<ref name="auto"/>

On 17 April 2024, AENA released a planification for several airports to be expanded throughout the years 2027 to 2031. One of the airports referenced by AENA to be expanded was Menorca Airport.

Terminal Menorca Airport currently has 42 check-in desks, 16 departure gates (5 with airbridges) and 6 baggage claim carousels. On 14 September 2006 a partial roof collapse occurred in the new part of the terminal undergoing construction work. The collapse may have been caused by a build-up of heavy rainwater. The debris temporarily trapped 20 and injured 3 workers. In 2016, for the first time, the annual passenger volume processed through the airport exceeded 3 million.

Airlines and destinations Passenger

Cargo

Statistics +Menorca airport annual passenger since 2000 (millions) Updated: 16 December 2025.

+ Passengers Aircraft movements Cargo (tonnes)20002.772.337 32.348 4,52820012.825.147 32.787 4,20620022.733.733 32.259 3,95420032.704.838 32.288 3,70520042.631.334 29.538 3,97520052.590.733 29.428 3,82920062.690.992 32.921 3,68620072.776.458 33.802 3,66820082.605.932 31.804 3,24420092.433.666 28.189 2,62120102.511.629 28.358 2,40020112.576.200 28.042 2,07020122.545.942 25.533 1,79320132.565.462 24.419 1,63620142.632.615 24.716 1,42220152.867.521 28.687 1,50220163.178.284 31.252 1,39120173.434.615 30.293 1,37420183.442.742 31.370 1,22120193.495.025 31.594 1,2382020 1.076.952 14.570 0,9720212.325.323 26.134 0,8820223.900.935 36.070 0,7720234.045.211 35.667 0,6920244.172.691 36.949 0,60 Source: Aena Statistics

Busiest routes + Busiest international routes from MAH (2023) Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022/23 1 London-Gatwick 249,466 8% 2 Manchester 155,703 7% 3 Paris-Orly 111,950 3% 4 London-Stansted 96,706 5% 5 Milan-Malpensa 80,547 8% 6 Birmingham 78,683 7% 7 Bristol 74,038 12% 8 East Midlands 68,329 19% 9 Marseille 53,586 20% 10 Toulouse 45,958 24% 11 London-Luton 44,511 35% 12 Newcastle 43,392 30% 13 Lyon 41,615 113% 14 Bordeaux 37,392 39% 15 Lisbon 34,978 342% 16 Leeds/Bradford 33,452 5% 17 Düsseldorf 31,235 3% 18 Bergamo 29,633 24% 19 Bologna 26,931 24% 20 Nantes 26,431 2% Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo

+ Busiest Spanish routes from MAH (2023) Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022/23 1 Barcelona 932,959 10% 2 Palma de Mallorca 391,644 8% 3 Madrid 371,913 11% 4 Bilbao 139,275 4% 5 Valencia 136,050 10% 6 Málaga 38,066 7% 7 Alicante 27,292 44% 8 Seville 23,939 50% 9 Asturias 23,466 16% 10 Zaragoza 18,392 4% 11 Santiago de Compostela 12,347 53% 12 Ibiza 11,429 17% 13 A Coruña 11,281 11% 14 San Sebastián 10,628 4% 15 Murcia 8,937 1% 16 Gran Canaria 4,910 52% 17 Santander 4,860 2% 18 Vigo 2,533 72% 19 León 1,326 10% 20 Girona 1,233 New route Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo

Passengers by airline + Passengers by airline at MAH (2023) Rank Airline Share Passengers Change 2022/23 1 Vueling 24,4% 985,768 1% 2 Ryanair 18,5% 750,273 3% 3 Iberia 15,9% 642,890 16% 4 EasyJet 10,8% 436,289 2% 5 Jet2.com 8,0% 322,167 7% 6 TUI Airways 6,4% 259,110 3% 7 Volotea 4,3% 172,505 10% 8 Transavia 2,2% 90,621 1% 9 TUI fly Deutschland 1,6% 64,694 4% 10 British Airways 1,3% 54,294 42% 11 Neos 1,3% 53,495 4% 12 Eurowings 0,7% 29,884 17% 13 Air Europa 0,6% 23,801 55% 14 Uep Fly 0,5% 22,258 12% 15 Smartwings 0,5% 19,096 13% 16 Edelweiss Air 0,3% 13,796 25% 17 TAP Air Portugal 0,3% 13,001 New airline 18 TUI fly Belgium 0,3% 11,189 17% 19 Luxair 0,3% 10,713 14% 20 Lufthansa 0,2% 9,224 32% Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo

Passengers by country + Passengers by country at PMI (2023) Rank Airline Share Passengers Change 2022/23 1 Spain 53,8% 2,174,522 5% 2 United Kingdom 23,6% 955,803 3% 3 France 8,5% 344,749 16% 4 Italy 5,3% 212,619 20% 5 Germany 3,0% 119,641 5% 6 Portugal 1,5% 60,378 147% 7 Switzerland 1,3% 52,637 10% 8 Belgium 0,7% 26,905 9% 9 Poland 0,6% 25,709 11% 10 Netherlands 0,6% 23,847 0% 11 Ireland 0,4% 14,638 28% 12 Czech Republic 0,3% 13,478 5% 13 Luxembourg 0,3% 10,727 14% 14 Slovakia 0,1% 5,682 1% 15 Austria 0,1% 3,411 88% Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo

Ground transportation Menorca Airport is served by bus route 10 linking it with the Mahón central bus station. Services run Monday to Sunday from approximately 0600 to 2245 in both directions, with the exact timetable and frequencies varying throughout the year to essentially reflect tourism-related demand. The trip's duration is 10 minutes. The service is operated by Torres Allés Autocares on behalf of local authorities.

References

External links

Accident history for MAH at Aviation Safety Network