Most Active Airlines in Spain

Key Takeaways

  • 154 airlines fly scheduled routes from Spain. Together they operate 3,175 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
  • Ryanair runs the widest network. 783 outgoing routes from Spain — about 2.9x the next airline
  • MAD is the busiest hub. Ranked by the number of outgoing routes departing each airport
  • Every airline mapped. Each of the top 12 carriers gets a map of where it flies from Spain

Which airlines are most active in Spain? Using live AirportRoutes data, we ranked every airline by the number of distinct outgoing routes it operates from Spain’s airports — each origin-to-destination pair counted once. Below, every one of the top 12 carriers gets a map of where it flies.

Bar chart of the most active airlines in Spain by outgoing routes
The 10 most active airlines in Spain, ranked by distinct outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes.

The Full Ranking

Full ranking

Most Active Airlines in Spain

By distinct outgoing routes operated from the country’s airports.

Airline Routes Destinations Busiest base
1. Ryanair783142Main hub: PMI
2. Vueling Airlines27184Main hub: BCN
3. Iberia225111Main hub: MAD
4. easyJet21033Main hub: PMI
5. Volotea14347Main hub: OVD
6. Jet212914Main hub: ALC
7. Wizz Air11328Main hub: BCN
8. Binter Canarias7927Main hub: LPA
9. TUI Airways7816Main hub: TFS
10. Air Europa7249Main hub: MAD
11. Norwegian Air Sweden5216Main hub: ALC
12. Norwegian Air Shuttle4717Main hub: ALC

"Routes" = distinct origin-destination city pairs departing the country, counted once. Regularly-served routes only. Data: AirportRoutes.

Where the Routes Are: Spain’s Busiest Airports

Map of the busiest airports in Spain by number of outgoing routes
Spain's busiest airports by number of outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes · Map: Mappr.

Each Airline — Where It Flies

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1. Ryanair

783 outgoing routes from 25 airports in Spain to 142 destinations (18 domestic, 124 international). Busiest bases: PMI, AGP, ALC. Top destinations include London, Dublin, Charleroi, Manchester, Bergamo.

2. Vueling Airlines

271 outgoing routes from 27 airports in Spain to 84 destinations (23 domestic, 60 international). Busiest bases: BCN, BIO, AGP. Top destinations include Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Orly (near Paris), Tenerife, London.

3. Iberia

225 outgoing routes from 35 airports in Spain to 111 destinations (34 domestic, 76 international). Busiest bases: MAD, VLC, PMI. Top destinations include Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza Island / Eivisa, Menorca, Manises.

4. easyJet

210 outgoing routes from 20 airports in Spain to 33 destinations (0 domestic, 33 international). Busiest bases: PMI, ALC, TFS. Top destinations include London, Geneva, Manchester, Bristol, London.

5. Volotea

143 outgoing routes from 23 airports in Spain to 47 destinations (24 domestic, 23 international). Busiest bases: OVD, BIO, MAH. Top destinations include Sevilla, Aviles / Gijon / Oviedo (Asturias), Malaga, Bilbao / Bilbo, Nantes.

6. Jet2

129 outgoing routes from 14 airports in Spain to 14 destinations (0 domestic, 14 international). Busiest bases: ALC, IBZ, TFS. Top destinations include Manchester, London, West Yorkshire, Birmingham, Bristol.

7. Wizz Air

113 outgoing routes from 15 airports in Spain to 28 destinations (0 domestic, 28 international). Busiest bases: BCN, MAD, AGP. Top destinations include Rome, Bucharest, Warsaw, Budapest, Someşeni.

8. Binter Canarias

79 outgoing routes from 24 airports in Spain to 27 destinations (22 domestic, 5 international). Busiest bases: LPA, TFN, ACE. Top destinations include Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Arrecife, La Palma, Fuerteventura.

9. TUI Airways

78 outgoing routes from 12 airports in Spain to 16 destinations (0 domestic, 16 international). Busiest bases: TFS, PMI, IBZ. Top destinations include Manchester, London, Cardiff, East Midlands, Birmingham.

10. Air Europa

72 outgoing routes from 14 airports in Spain to 49 destinations (15 domestic, 34 international). Busiest bases: MAD, PMI, BIO. Top destinations include Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Alicante / Benidorm / Costa Blanca, Manises.

11. Norwegian Air Sweden

52 outgoing routes from 8 airports in Spain to 16 destinations (0 domestic, 16 international). Busiest bases: ALC, AGP, BCN. Top destinations include Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Vantaa, Landvetter.

12. Norwegian Air Shuttle

47 outgoing routes from 9 airports in Spain to 17 destinations (0 domestic, 17 international). Busiest bases: ALC, AGP, BCN. Top destinations include Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Bergen, Billund.

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