Spain: International air arrivals surpass 10 million in October, up 5.6% year-on-year

International

Turespaña data show strong growth from diversified long-haul markets and solid performance at key airports

Spain welcomed 10.3 million international air passengers in October 2025, marking a 5.6% increase compared with the same month in 2024, according to figures released today by Turespaña. Between January and October, the total number of international passengers reached 96.7 million, also 5.6% more than in the same period last year.

Broad growth across key source markets

All major source markets registered year-on-year increases in October. Ireland (+14.6%) and Poland (+12.5%) recorded particularly strong gains.

Market diversification continued to deepen, with notable growth from Latin American countries – especially Colombia, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina – as well as from China and Japan in Asia, and the UAE and Qatar in the Gulf region.

Main source markets: UK, Germany and Italy

The United Kingdom remained Spain’s leading source market with around 2.2 million passengers in October, representing 21.7% of all international arrivals (+4.4% year-on-year). The Canary Islands received 26.2% of these arrivals, posting a moderate increase of 2.9%. Andalusia and the Valencia region also stood out with more than 20,000 additional UK passengers.

From Germany, 1.5 million travellers flew to Spain, accounting for 14.4% of the total – a slight year-on-year rise of 0.2%. The Balearic Islands remained the main destination but saw a decline of 24,000 passengers, while the Valencia region and Catalonia received more than 10,000 additional passengers each.

Arrivals from Italy reached 985,632 passengers, or 9.6% of the total, an increase of 6.5%. Catalonia and the Madrid region together absorbed 58.7% of this flow, with respective rises of 8.2% and 6.7%. All other regions benefited from Italian arrivals except the Balearic Islands, Cantabria and Galicia.

France accounted for 7.4% of arrivals (+1.8%). Catalonia and Madrid captured 49% of French visitors, with Catalonia seeing a strong 12.4% rise. Asturias and the Basque Country also posted increases of more than 5%.

Passengers from the Netherlands represented 4.9% of the total (+3.9%). Most travelled to Catalonia, the Valencia region and Andalusia. All major regions except the Balearic Islands recorded positive growth, with Madrid showing an 11.6% increase.

Destination regions: strong gains in Madrid and Valencia

In October, the six leading destination regions accounted for 97.1% of all international arrivals. All registered increases except the Balearic Islands. The Madrid region (+8.7%) and the Valencia region (+8.6%) posted the strongest growth.

Airports: Madrid and Barcelona lead, Valencia and Seville grow fastest

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport received the highest number of international arrivals in October, with 2.2 million passengers (+8.7%). It was followed by Barcelona–El Prat with 1.9 million (+6.9%) and Palma de Mallorca with 1.2 million arrivals.

The fastest year-on-year growth was recorded at the airports of Valencia and Seville, each posting an 11.2% increase.

Spain’s October passenger figures reflect both robust demand from traditional European markets and growing dynamism from long-haul destinations, consolidating the country’s position as one of the world’s most resilient and diversified tourism hubs.