This report presents the main figures related to passenger traffic at Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) for April 2026, based exclusively on the information displayed in the charts.
Monthly Passenger Volume
In April 2026, Barcelona Airport recorded a total of 5,103,478 passengers, according to the Monthly passengers indicator shown in the dashboard.
This figure reflects the total number of passengers handled during the month across all commercial flight operations. Compared to previous indicators shown, this represents a +11.2% month‑over‑month increase and a +4.1% year‑over‑year growth.
Passenger Traffic Monthly Evolution
The PAX Monthly Evolution chart shows passenger volumes over a twelve‑month period, from April 2025 to April 2026.
Passenger traffic reached 5.10 million in April 2026, following a progressive recovery from early 2026 values (notably around 3.81 million in January 2026 and 3.90 million in February 2026). The chart also includes year‑over‑year growth percentages, which remain consistently positive across the period, generally ranging between approximately 3% and 6%.
This visualization allows comparison of traffic levels between consecutive months and highlights seasonal variations, with peaks during summer months such as July (5.54M) and August (5.67M) 2025.
Top Passenger Airlines
The Top Passenger Airlines chart presents passenger volumes by airline for April 2026.
The airlines with the highest number of passengers during the month include:
- Vueling – 1.97 million
- Ryanair – 0.85 million
- Wizz Air – 0.31 million
- easyJet – 0.23 million
- Iberia – 0.12 million
Additional airlines such as Lufthansa, Transavia, Air Europa, Norwegian, and British Airways also contribute smaller shares. Passenger volumes are expressed in millions and shown through horizontal bar representation.
Evolution of Passenger Airlines
The Top Passenger Airlines Evolution chart illustrates the monthly passenger evolution for selected airlines over the period from April 2025 to April 2026.
The chart shows that Vueling consistently leads the market, with passenger volumes fluctuating between approximately 1.6 and 2.2 million throughout the year.
Other carriers such as Ryanair show moderate variation, generally between 0.6 and 0.9 million passengers, while Wizz Air and easyJet maintain lower but stable traffic levels.
The chart presents individual airline trends using line representations, with passenger volumes expressed in millions.
Top Passenger Destination Cities
The Top Passenger Destination Cities chart shows the main destination cities by passenger volume from Barcelona Airport in April 2026.
The leading destination cities include:
- London – 279 thousand passengers
- Paris – 227 thousand
- Palma de Mallorca – 198 thousand
- Madrid – 159 thousand
- Rome – 150 thousand
- Amsterdam – 148 thousand
- Milan – 145 thousand
Other relevant destinations include Brussels, Lisbon, Seville, Ibiza, Malaga, Istanbul, Zurich, and Porto, each ranging between approximately 74 thousand and 113 thousand passengers.
Passenger volumes are expressed in thousands and represented through horizontal bars.
Destination Airports
The Top Passenger Destination Airports map shows the geographical distribution of the main destination airports connected to Barcelona Airport during April 2026.
The map highlights major European hubs such as London (LHR, LGW), Paris (CDG, ORY), Amsterdam (AMS), Rome (FCO), and Milan (MXP), as well as domestic Spanish airports like Madrid (MAD), Palma de Mallorca (PMI), and Malaga (AGP).
Marker size on the map indicates the relative passenger volume associated with each destination, emphasizing the strong connectivity within Europe.
Full report: PAX_Informe – BarcelonaLinks
Data source: Aena
Produced by GPA: www.gpa.aero
