Spain flag Almería Airport (LEI)

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

Destinations
21
Flights / day
14
Busiest route
Madrid
Top airline
Iberia

Almería Airport averages 14 flights per day to 21 destinations, with eight domestic routes and 13 international routes. A total of 12 airlines operate at LEI, led by Iberia. This airport provides direct service to six countries across one continent, with United Kingdom representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Almería connects to Reykjavik, with a typical flight time of 5 hr 15 mins. Updated: October 18, 2026

Route Network

Almería Airport connects 21 destinations worldwide, with Madrid standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Reykjavik, and the shortest flight is to Melilla.

Spain flag Madrid (MAD) – Spain 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
260 mi · 419 km
4
per day
Spain flag Melilla (MLN) – Spain 1 airline
1 hr 15 mins
113 mi · 182 km
2
per day
Spain flag Seville (SVQ) – Spain 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
198 mi · 319 km
2
per day
Spain flag Barcelona (BCN) – Spain 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
389 mi · 626 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
United Kingdom flag London (STN) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,047 mi · 1,685 km
4
per week
Belgium flag Brussels (CRL) – Belgium 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,000 mi · 1,609 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
Spain flag Mallorca (PMI) – Spain 1 airline
1 hr 30 mins
335 mi · 538 km
3
per week
United Kingdom flag Birmingham (BHX) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,079 mi · 1,736 km
2
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
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
United Kingdom flag Southend (SEN) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,029 mi · 1,655 km
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Bristol (BRS) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,005 mi · 1,617 km
1
per week
Spain flag Hondarribia (EAS) – Spain 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
451 mi · 726 km
1
per week
Spain flag Jerez de la Forntera (XRY) – Spain 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
204 mi · 329 km
1
per week
Poland flag Katowice (KTW) – Poland 1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,418 mi · 2,282 km
1
per week
Luxembourg flag Luxembourg (LUX) – Luxembourg 1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
982 mi · 1,580 km
1
per week
Iceland flag Reykjavik (KEF) – Iceland 1 airline
5 hr 15 mins
2,055 mi · 3,308 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 18, 2026.

Almería Airport is served by 12 airlines, with Iberia in the lead at 17% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 48% of routes. seven carriers operate only one route each. A total of eight airlines operate international routes, compared with five airlines serving domestic routes. Neos is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Reykjavik with a flight time of 5 hrs 15 mins.

Iberia (4 routes)
Jet2 (4 routes)
Ryanair (3 routes)
easyJet (3 routes)
TUI Airlines Belgium (2 routes)
Vueling (1 routes)
Ryanair UK (1 routes)
Binter Canarias (1 routes)
FRO (1 routes)
Enter Air (1 routes)
Luxair (1 routes)
Neos (1 routes)

Almería Airport provides direct service to six countries across one continent. The route network is 38% domestic and 62% international. United Kingdom is the primary international destination.

Spain - 9/day
United Kingdom - 3/day
Belgium - 1/day
Poland - 0/day
Luxembourg - 0/day
Iceland - 0/day

Delays

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

Oct 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
2 min late
1 min (-33.3%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
3 min early
2 min (-113.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
4 min late
3 min (-45.9%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
2 min early
2 min (-1,680.9%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
3 flights (30 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 7

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
1

Oct 5

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 28

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 27

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 25

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 24

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 23

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 22

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Sep 21

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#845 (14 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#709 (21 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

9 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
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Almería (IATA: LEI) operates around 14 flights per day to 21 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 8 domestic and 13 international routes, with Iberia as the leading carrier and Madrid currently the busiest connection. From LEI, passengers can reach 6 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 3,200 m (10,499 ft).

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