César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport closed last October with a new historical record for this period of the year, registering a total of 774,427 passengers, which represents an increase of 1.7% compared to the same month in 2025.
In the overall Canary Islands, airports recorded a total of 4,663,759 passengers in October, 1% more than in October 2025. Of this figure, 4,651,947 corresponded to commercial flights: 1,928,496 traveled on domestic routes (+1.1%) and 2,723,451 on international connections (+1.2%). Additionally, 41,838 aircraft movements were managed throughout the island network, and 2,685 tons of cargo were transported.
By island, Gran Canaria Airport led regional traffic with 1,359,470 travelers (+2.6%), followed by Tenerife South with 1,142,246 passengers, which decreased by 1.9%.
Following Lanzarote were Tenerife North-Ciudad de La Laguna, with 634,145 travelers (+2.2%), and Fuerteventura, which closed the month in negative territory with 578,704 passengers (-1.6%). For their part, the airports of the smaller islands saw the largest percentage increases: La Palma reached 133,905 passengers (+8.9%), El Hierro registered 28,969 (+9.2%), and La Gomera added 11,893 (+8.2%).
However, in the cumulative total for the first ten months of 2026 (from January to October), air traffic in the Archipelago reflects a slight stagnation, with 45,182,192 passengers, representing a decrease of 0.2% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Of the 45,018,483 commercial travelers registered up to October, the domestic market grew by 0.6% (18,964,008 passengers), while the international market declined by 0.3% (26,054,475 travelers). In these ten months, 405,499 flights were operated, and 25,584 tons of cargo were moved.
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