Annual report 2009 2 General Information
214 General information Airports TRAFFIC TRENDS IN SPAIN <strong>Aena</strong>’s network airports recorded more than 187,6 million passengers in 2009 (8,0% fewer than in 2008) and operated more than 2,1 million fl ights (10,4% fewer), Nearly 570,000 tons of freight were transported through them (11,4% l<strong>es</strong>s), Although th<strong>es</strong>e fi gur<strong>es</strong> refl ect a decline in passengers, operations and cargo with r<strong>es</strong>pect to 2008, in line with the sharp downturn in air traffi c worldwide, <strong>Aena</strong> is still the larg<strong>es</strong>t airport operator in the world. Passengers A total of 187,631,102 passengers used <strong>Aena</strong> network faciliti<strong>es</strong> during 2009, which repr<strong>es</strong>ents an 8,0% decline with r<strong>es</strong>pect to 2008, Of all th<strong>es</strong>e passengers, 186,426,611 pertain to commercial fl ights (-7,9%), Of th<strong>es</strong>e, 110,772,629 used international fl ights (-8,0%) and 75,703,982 travelled on dom<strong>es</strong>tic fl ights (-7,6%). Among the busi<strong>es</strong>t airports as regards passenger traffi c, Madrid-Barajas continu<strong>es</strong> to be the larg<strong>es</strong>t in the network, with 48,437,147 passengers, which entails a 4,7% decline with r<strong>es</strong>pect to 2008, It is followed by Barcelona, with 27,421,628 passengers (-9,4%); Palma de Mallorca, with 21,203,041 (-7,1%); Malaga, with 11,622,429 (-9,3%); Gran Canaria, with 9,155,665 (-10,3%), and Alicante, with 9,139,479 (-4,6%). Noteworthy among the airports with the larg<strong>es</strong>t growth percentag<strong>es</strong> are those in Burgos, with an increase of 112,6%; Reus, with 33,5%; Santander, with 11,9%; and Santiago, with 1,4%, During 2009 the international passenger traffi c decreased by 8,0% in the network overall, On the contrary, there was signifi cant growth at the airports of Leon (1,280,7%), Salamanca (866,8%), Annual report 2009 Burgos (242,7%), Asturias (25,8%), Reus (7,3%), Tenerife Norte (5,8%) and Corunna (4,5%). «<strong>Aena</strong> is the larg<strong>es</strong>t airport operator in the world, with more than 187 million passengers a year,» As of July 2009 and during succeeding months a recovery of the monthly air traffi c of passengers can be observed at different airports such as Alicante, Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona, Malaga, Tenerife Norte, Valencia and Lanzarote, Aircraft Airports Throughout 2009, the airports performed a total of 2,168,580 operations, which entails a decline with r<strong>es</strong>pect to the number of operations in 2008 (-10,4%), Of the total of th<strong>es</strong>e movements, 1,823,282 pertain to commercial fl ights (-11,4%), of which 943,991 were dom<strong>es</strong>tic (-12,2%) and 880,291 were international (-10,5%), As regards typ<strong>es</strong> of fl ights, 1,616,755 were scheduled (-9,4%) and 181,277 (-22,7%) charter fl ights were recorded. Madrid-Barajas Airport continu<strong>es</strong> to be the busi<strong>es</strong>t of the entire network, with 435,187 fl ights (-7,4%), followed by Barcelona, with 278,981 operations (-13,3%); Palma de Mallorca, with 177,502 (-8,2%); Malaga, with 103,539 (-13,6%); Gran Canaria, with 101,557 fl ights (-12,6%); Valencia, with 81,126 (-16,2%); Alicante, with 74,281 (-8,4%); Tenerife Norte, with 62,776 (-7,4%), and Seville, with 55,601 (-14,5%). Reus Airport is outstanding among the airports with the larg<strong>es</strong>t growth in percentag<strong>es</strong> of operations as it recorded a 16,0% increase (30,946 operations);