Spain flag Almería Airport (LEI)

Country Spain | Europe | Regional Airport | IATA: LEI | ICAO: LEAM | Elevation 70 ft · 21 m | Local time

Destinations
29
Flights / day
15
Busiest route
Madrid
Top airline
Iberia

Almería Airport averages 15 flights per day to 29 destinations, with nine domestic routes and 20 international routes. A total of 17 airlines operate at LEI, led by Iberia. This airport provides direct service to 10 countries across one continent, with United Kingdom representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Almería connects to Warsaw, with a typical flight time of 4 hr 0 mins. Updated: September 2, 2026

Route Network

Almería Airport connects 29 destinations worldwide, with Madrid standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Warsaw, and the shortest flight is to Melilla.

Spain flag Madrid (MAD) – Spain 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
260 mi · 419 km
3
per day
Spain flag Barcelona (BCN) – Spain 2 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
389 mi · 626 km
2
per day
Spain flag Melilla (MLN) – Spain 1 airline
1 hr 15 mins
113 mi · 182 km
1
per day
United Kingdom flag Manchester (MAN) – United Kingdom 3 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,141 mi · 1,836 km
1
per day
Spain flag Seville (SVQ) – Spain 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
198 mi · 319 km
1
per day
Belgium flag Brussels (CRL) – Belgium 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,000 mi · 1,609 km
5
per week
United Kingdom flag Birmingham (BHX) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,079 mi · 1,736 km
3
per week
United Kingdom flag Bristol (BRS) – United Kingdom 2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,005 mi · 1,617 km
3
per week
United Kingdom flag London (LTN) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,043 mi · 1,679 km
3
per week
United Kingdom flag London (STN) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,047 mi · 1,685 km
3
per week
Belgium flag Brussels (BRU) – Belgium 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,028 mi · 1,655 km
2
per week
Spain flag Gran Canaria (LPA) – Spain 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
976 mi · 1,571 km
2
per week
Poland flag Katowice (KTW) – Poland 2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,418 mi · 2,282 km
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Leeds (LBA) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 30 mins
1,177 mi · 1,894 km
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Liverpool (LPL) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,140 mi · 1,834 km
2
per week
Luxembourg flag Luxembourg (LUX) – Luxembourg 1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
982 mi · 1,580 km
2
per week
Spain flag Málaga (AGP) – Spain 1 airline
1 hr 25 mins
118 mi · 191 km
2
per week
Portugal flag Porto (OPO) – Portugal 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
455 mi · 732 km
2
per week
Czechia flag Prague (PRG) – Czechia 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,233 mi · 1,984 km
2
per week
Netherlands flag Rotterdam (RTM) – Netherlands 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,096 mi · 1,763 km
2
per week
Spain flag Santander (SDR) – Spain 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
461 mi · 742 km
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Southend (SEN) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,029 mi · 1,655 km
2
per week
Poland flag Warsaw (WAW) – Poland 2 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,550 mi · 2,495 km
2
per week
Slovakia flag Bratislava (BTS) – Slovakia 1 airline
LEI → BTS
1
per week
Czechia flag Brno (BRQ) – Czechia 1 airline
LEI → BRQ
1
per week
Hungary flag Budapest (BUD) – Hungary 1 airline
LEI → BUD
1
per week
Spain flag Jerez de la Forntera (XRY) – Spain 1 airline
LEI → XRY
1
per week
Spain flag Mallorca (PMI) – Spain 1 airline
1 hr 30 mins
335 mi · 538 km
1
per week
Czechia flag Pardubice (PED) – Czechia 1 airline
LEI → PED
1
per week

Route and destination data updated September 2, 2026.

Almería Airport is served by 17 airlines, with Iberia in the lead at 17% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 40% of routes. nine carriers operate only one route each. A total of 14 airlines operate international routes, compared with six airlines serving domestic routes. Enter Air is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Warsaw with a flight time of 4 hrs.

Iberia (6 routes)
Jet2 (4 routes)
easyJet (4 routes)
Ryanair (3 routes)
SmartWings (3 routes)
TUI Airlines Belgium (2 routes)
Enter Air (2 routes)
Luxair (2 routes)
FRO (1 routes)
Vueling (1 routes)
Ryanair UK (1 routes)
Binter Canarias (1 routes)
Buzz (Ryanair Sun) (1 routes)
Transavia (1 routes)
LOT - Polish Airlines (1 routes)
Travel Service Slovensko (1 routes)
Smartwings Hungary Kft (1 routes)

Almería Airport provides direct service to 10 countries across one continent. The route network is 31% domestic and 69% international. United Kingdom is the primary international destination.

Spain - 8/day
United Kingdom - 4/day
Belgium - 1/day
Poland - 1/day
Czechia - 1/day
Luxembourg - 0/day
Portugal - 0/day
Netherlands - 0/day
Slovakia - 0/day
Hungary - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
on-time
4 min (-100%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
2 min late
1 min (+425%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Sep 4

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
14 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
6 min late
2 min (-23.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
on-time
4 min (-98%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 1

2026

Departure
20 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 31

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 29

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
6 min late
1 min (+23.3%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min late
min (+17.5%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
4 flights (30 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 1

2026

Departure
20 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 31

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 29

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 28

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 27

2026

Departure
25 min late
Arrival
12 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 26

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 25

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 24

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 22

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 21

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 20

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 18

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 17

2026

Departure
27 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 15

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 13

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 12

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 11

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 10

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 9

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 8

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 7

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 6

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#827 (15 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#593 (29 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,499 ft 3,200 m 148 ft 45 m Closed
10,499 ft 3,200 m 148 ft 45 m Closed
10,495 ft 3,199 m 141 ft 43 m Asphalt
10,495 ft 3,199 m 141 ft 43 m Asphalt

Runway Length

10 aircraft cannot operate at Almería Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,499 ft (3,200 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Almería (IATA: LEI) operates around 15 flights per day to 29 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 9 domestic and 20 international routes, with Iberia as the leading carrier and Madrid currently the busiest connection. From LEI, passengers can reach 10 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 3,200 m (10,499 ft).

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