# Almería Airport (LEI / LEAM)

**Almería Airport** (IATA: LEI, ICAO: LEAM) is a medium airport in Almería, Andalucía, Spain. It opened in 1968. It has one runway, 3,200 m (10,499 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by ENAIRE. In 2025 it handled 796 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LEI / LEAM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: ENAIRE
- Serves: Almería, Andalucía, Spain
- Opened: 1968
- Elevation: 21 m / 70 ft
- Coordinates: 36.8439, -2.3701
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,499 ft
- Passengers: 795,835 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Madrid
- Website: https://www.aena.es/es/almeria.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almer%C3%ADa_Airport (28 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q632277
- Weather station: LEAM · WMO 08487
- Ident: LEAM

## Timeline

- 1968: Almería Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 073° / 253° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 732,795 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 680,473 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 908,829 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 995,385 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 977,702 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 965,336 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 190,701 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 310,994 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 698,470 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 771,371 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 782,587 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 795,835 | Eurostat |

## Routes

22 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [MLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/geml.md) Melilla Airport · Spain · 182 km / 113 mi · Iberia
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 319 km / 198 mi · Iberia
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 419 km / 260 mi · Iberia
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 626 km / 389 mi · Vueling
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,600 km / 994 mi · easyJet
- [LPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggp.md) Liverpool John Lennon Airport · United Kingdom · 1,834 km / 1,140 mi · easyJet
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 2,534 km / 1,575 mi · Wizz Air

### Seasonal (15)

- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 538 km / 334 mi · Iberia
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 626 km / 389 mi · Iberia
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,376 km / 855 mi · Transavia
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 1,580 km / 982 mi · Luxair
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 1,609 km / 1,000 mi · Ryanair
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 1,617 km / 1,005 mi · Jet2.com, easyJet
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · United Kingdom · 1,655 km / 1,028 mi · easyJet
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 1,679 km / 1,043 mi · easyJet
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,685 km / 1,047 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 1,736 km / 1,079 mi · Jet2.com
- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Netherlands · 1,763 km / 1,095 mi · Transavia
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 1,835 km / 1,140 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair
- [LBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnm.md) Leeds Bradford Airport · United Kingdom · 1,894 km / 1,177 mi · Jet2.com
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,984 km / 1,233 mi · Smartwings
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 2,126 km / 1,321 mi · Smartwings

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 732 km / 455 mi · Air Nostrum

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LEI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (10)

- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 5
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 5
- LS [Jet2.com](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet2-com) · 5 · seasonal
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 3 · seasonal
- QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 2 · seasonal
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 2 · seasonal
- YW [Air Nostrum](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-nostrum) · 1 · seasonal charter
- LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1 · seasonal
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 1
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 796K (2025) | #915 of 3,974 | #220 in Europe | #27 in ES |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | =818 of 29,858 | =111 in Europe | =13 in ES |
| Elevation | 21 m / 70 ft | =38,160 of 43,403 | =5,103 in Europe | #281 in ES |
| Age | Opened 1968 | =5,887 of 15,079 | =1,060 in Europe | =42 in ES |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =25 in ES |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.350 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.350 |

## Nearby airports

- [ES-0188](https://dromopedia.com/airports/es-0188.md) El Ejido UL · 37 km / 23 mi
- [ES-0048](https://dromopedia.com/airports/es-0048.md) Gérgal Aerodrome · 37 km / 23 mi
- [ES-0106](https://dromopedia.com/airports/es-0106.md) Olula del Río · 58 km / 36 mi
- [ES-0202](https://dromopedia.com/airports/es-0202.md) Aeródromo de Garrucha · 62 km / 39 mi
- [ES-0024](https://dromopedia.com/airports/es-0024.md) Ultralight Aeroclub Müller · 65 km / 41 mi
- [ES-0096](https://dromopedia.com/airports/es-0096.md) Guadix · 89 km / 55 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Almería Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Almería_Airport&oldid=1370569043), revision of 21 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/leam/data