Airport Passenger Stats for August

The 8 Canarian airports registered more than 4 million passengers, 2.2% more with the highest Passenger traffic in August were Gran Canaria and Tenerife South, with 1,145,731 (+ 5.1%) and 917,107 (-2.6%) respectively. They are followed by Lanzarote Airport, with 685.221 (-5%); Fuerteventura, with 570.461 (-0.3%); Tenerife North, with 535.910 (+ 15.7%); La Palma, with 132,346 (+ 11%); El Hierro, with 26,245 (+ 16.6%), and La Gomera, with 9,336 passengers and the largest percentage increase, 39.8% more. With regard to the number of operations, the airports of the archipelago registered 35,902 movements in total, 11.3% more. Of the total commercial flights, 21,064 were national (+ 24%) and 13,349 international (-4.2%). Goods traffic registered more than 2,946 tons transported, 2.1% less than in August 2017.