Most Active Airlines in Spain

Key Takeaways

  • 155 airlines fly scheduled routes from Spain. Together they operate 3,204 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
  • Ryanair runs the widest network. 785 outgoing routes from Spain — about 2.9x the next airline
  • BCN is the busiest hub. Ranked by the number of outgoing routes departing each airport
  • Every airline mapped. Explore each carrier's network on the interactive map below

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.

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. Ryanair785142Main hub: PMI
2. Vueling Airlines27285Main hub: BCN
3. Iberia231115Main hub: MAD
4. easyJet21033Main hub: PMI
5. Volotea14347Main hub: OVD
6. Jet212914Main hub: ALC
7. Wizz Air11328Main hub: BCN
8. Binter Canarias8129Main hub: LPA
9. TUI Airways7816Main hub: TFS
10. Air Europa7249Main hub: MAD
11. Norwegian Air Sweden5618Main hub: ALC
12. Norwegian Air Shuttle4917Main 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
Spain's busiest airports by number of outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes · Map: Mappr.

Each Airline — Where It Flies

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1. Ryanair

785 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

272 outgoing routes from 27 airports in Spain to 85 destinations (24 domestic, 60 international). Busiest bases: BCN, BIO, PMI. Top destinations include Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Orly (near Paris), Tenerife, London.

3. Iberia

231 outgoing routes from 35 airports in Spain to 115 destinations (36 domestic, 78 international). Busiest bases: MAD, BCN, VLC. 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

81 outgoing routes from 24 airports in Spain to 29 destinations (24 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

56 outgoing routes from 8 airports in Spain to 18 destinations (0 domestic, 18 international). Busiest bases: ALC, AGP, PMI. Top destinations include Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Landvetter, Vantaa.

12. Norwegian Air Shuttle

49 outgoing routes from 10 airports in Spain to 17 destinations (0 domestic, 17 international). Busiest bases: ALC, AGP, BCN. Top destinations include Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Bergen, Billund.