# Melilla Airport (MLN / GEML)

**Melilla Airport** (IATA: MLN, ICAO: GEML) is a medium airport in Melilla, Melilla (city), Spain. It opened in 1969. It has one runway, 1,433 m (4,701 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aena. In 2025 it handled 530 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/geml

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MLN / GEML
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aena
- Serves: Melilla, Melilla (city), Spain
- Opened: 1969
- Elevation: 48 m / 156 ft
- Coordinates: 35.2798, -2.9563
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,433 m / 4,701 ft
- Passengers: 530,423 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Africa/Ceuta
- Website: https://www.aena.es/en/melilla.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melilla_Airport (58 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651392
- Weather station: GEML · WMO 60338
- Ident: GEML

## Timeline

- 1969: Melilla Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 1,433 m / 4,701 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 146° / 326° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 305,374 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 310,403 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 323,800 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 318,116 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 342,488 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 428,078 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 191,117 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 329,114 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 444,329 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 496,819 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 504,670 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 530,423 | Eurostat |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

Former hub of [Melilla Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/melilla-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 530K (2025) | #1,089 of 3,974 | #72 in Africa | #29 in ES |
| Longest runway | 1,433 m / 4,701 ft | =7,591 of 29,858 | #695 in Africa | #59 in ES |
| Elevation | 48 m / 156 ft | =35,127 of 43,403 | =2,809 in Africa | #259 in ES |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =76 in Africa | =45 in ES |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =25 in ES |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [NDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmw.md) Nador Al Aaroui International Airport · 33 km / 21 mi
- [AHU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmta.md) Cherif Al Idrissi Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [OUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmfo.md) Oujda Angads Airport · 108 km / 67 mi
- [TLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daon.md) Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport · 140 km / 87 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/geml/data