Alicante-Elche Airport reaches new heights « Euro Weekly News

Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is on a successful path and is breaking records month after month.

In July, the airport set a new record: 1,989,648 passengers passed through its gates.

This figure marks the highest monthly passenger volume in the airport’s history, surpassing the previous record set in June and representing an increase of 16.1 percent compared to July 2023.

International travelers

The majority of these passengers were international travelers. 1,725,806 passengers were registered on international commercial flights, an increase of 16.3 percent.

There was also a significant increase in domestic traffic: 261,853 passengers represented an increase of 15.6 percent compared to the same month last year.

At the top of the list

When breaking down international passengers by nationality, the United Kingdom tops the list with 643,033 passengers.

This was followed by Norway with 126,849, Germany with 117,378, the Netherlands with 107,395 and France with 95,849 passengers.

Flight operations

July was also a record month for the airport in terms of flight operations: 12,139 flights were handled, an increase of 14.7 percent compared to July 2023 and 9.68 percent more than the previous record set in July 2019.

In 2024, from January to July, the airport handled a total of 10,330,799 passengers, an increase of 17.6 percent compared to the same period in 2023.

During this period, the airport also handled 64,940 flights, an increase of 15.1 percent compared to the same period last year.