Corvera Airport Sees Double-Digit Flight Growth

Aena said on May 12 that the Region of Murcia International Airport at Corvera recorded double-digit growth in flights during April, as spring traffic continued to build at the facility. The airport handled 788 aircraft movements in April, up 12.6% from a year earlier, according to figures cited by Aena and carried by local outlet Murcia Today. (aena.es) Passenger traffic rose 5.7% to 97,238 in the month. The April figures followed a stronger March, when Easter timing and route activity had already lifted traffic at the airport. (murciatoday.com) ### How strong was April traffic at Corvera? April traffic at Corvera reached 97,238 passengers and 788 flights, according to Aena's April traffic release and local reporting based on those figures. (murciadiario.com) The passenger increase was smaller than the rise in flights, but both measures were above April 2025 levels. The January-to-April total reached 229,194 passengers, up 20.6% from a year earlier, while aircraft movements rose 21.9% to 2,141, Murcia Diario reported, citing Aena data. That left Corvera ahead of the pace seen in the same period of 2025, when the airport had carried 189,972 passengers and operated 1,756 flights through April. (aena.es) ### What does Aena say is driving the increase? Aena's March release said international traffic remained the majority of Corvera's business, with 46,958 international passengers in March, up 50.2% from a year earlier. Domestic traffic also increased in March, rising 50.3% to 8,563 passengers, according to the same release. (aena.es) Murcia Today said the April increase reflected added passenger services and seasonal route expansion, which improved connectivity for the Murcia region. Aena's airport information pages show the Region of Murcia International Airport serves scheduled passenger traffic and publishes current flight information through its Infovuelos service. (murciadiario.com) ### How does Corvera compare with the wider Aena network? Aena said its Spain airport network handled 28.28 million passengers in April, up 3.7% from a year earlier, while aircraft movements rose 6.7%. Corvera's 12.6% rise in flights therefore outpaced the network-wide increase in aircraft movements for the month. (aena.es) That comparison is an inference from Aena's published airport and group traffic data. The same Aena release said the group as a whole, including Spain, London Luton and Brazil assets, handled 33.49 million passengers in April, up 3.6%. In Spain, Aena said growth was lower than the 6.3% increase recorded between April 2025 and April 2024. (murciatoday.com) ### What was happening at the airport before April? March traffic at Corvera reached 55,568 passengers, up 49.4%, and 503 aircraft movements, up 35.2%, Aena said on April 13. Aena also said first-quarter traffic totaled 131,956 passengers, up 34.7%, with 1,358 flights, up 28.6%. (aena.es) May 15, 2025 provides a recent comparison point. Aena said then that Corvera had handled 92,004 passengers in April 2025, up 0.2%, and 700 flights, up 2.2%, while the January-April 2025 total stood at 189,972 passengers and 1,756 movements. ### Where can readers track the next update? (aena.es) Aena publishes monthly traffic reports and airport press releases on its statistics and press pages. Those pages listed the April 2026 group release on May 12 and earlier airport-specific updates for Murcia in March. The next Corvera traffic update will appear through Aena's monthly reporting cycle, where the company posts passenger and aircraft-movement data for Spanish airports. (aena.es) As of May 14, Aena's public monthly statistics page for 2026 listed reports through March, while the April traffic figures were available through the May 12 press material. (tramitesyreclamaciones.aena.es) (aena.es) (aena.es)