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Corvera Airport kicks off 2026 with passenger numbers up more than a quarter
Murcia International Airport is celebrating an impressive 26.7% jump in January travellers
Corvera Airport has started the year with some really encouraging news, recording a 26.7% increase in passenger numbers for January compared to the same month last year. The Region of Murcia International Airport handled 38,164 travellers last month, according to figures from Aena.
Nearly all of those passengers, 37,737 to be precise, were on commercial flights, and the international market is where the real growth happened. International passenger numbers jumped by 28.5% with 30,964 people passing through the terminal, showing that foreign routes are really pulling their weight.
The domestic market also saw a decent uptick with 6,773 passengers, which works out at 12.8% more than January 2025.
In terms of aircraft movements, Corvera handled 447 flights in January, representing a 28.8% increase on the previous year's operations. It's a solid start to 2026 and suggests the airport is continuing its steady climb towards that elusive one million passenger milestone.
What's equally good news for Murcia is that the airport has managed to stay in Ryanair's good books, which is no small achievement given the Irish airline's recent schedule cuts across Spain. Alejandra Ruiz, Ryanair's spokesperson in Spain, told local media that the airline is "very happy" with operations in the Region of Murcia and confirmed that Corvera won't be affected by the route reductions hitting other Spanish airports.
Ryanair is expecting passenger numbers at Corvera to reach around 625,000 between November 2025 and October 2026, which represents a 12% increase on last year. Even with concerns over rising airport fees from Aena, the airline plans to operate eight international routes, seven to the UK and one to Dublin, with a total of 48 weekly flights at Murcia. That's a 9% increase on last summer's schedule.
For context, Corvera served a total of 949,007 passengers last year, representing a 4.3% increase compared to 2024. It consolidates a moderate upward trend but the airport still hasn't quite cracked that one million passenger target yet. These January figures suggest 2026 could be the year they finally get there though.
Looking at the bigger picture, airports across the Aena Group, which includes 46 airports and two heliports in Spain plus London Luton Airport and 17 airports in Brazil, closed out January 2026 with 25,830,159 passengers. That's 3.3% more than the same month in 2025.
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