Málaga Airport is the fourth most important airport in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca. It is the top international airport in the south of Spain, handling 85% of the international air traffic in Andalucia.

The shuttle buses at Málaga airport take passengers back and forth between the off site long-term parking sites and the airport.

Welcome, plane spotters! Málaga Airport is an especially spotter-friendly airport. An active group of spotters meet regularly at various locations around the airport, tuning in to radio frequencies to monitor flight activity and thus get the best photos of the greatest take offs and landings in the area.

When returning rental cars to Málaga Airport it’s good to know that there is a petrol station conveniently located at the entrance to the airport.

Whilst waiting for you flight at Malaga Airport, there is plenty to do such as shopping or eating a good meal. The Airport also offers other passenger services to help with any stressful situation.

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The Málaga Airport Museum is worth a visit whether you love airplanes, airports, local history or simply getting a glimpse inside a project 100% made-in-Málaga by a group of passionate, "Friends of the Museum" who are always dreaming up new exhibits and restoring new artifacts for display.

This brief guide to preparing, checking in, managing and collecting your luggage at Málaga Airport will help you plan ahead and avoid possible problems.

The history of the Málaga-Costa del Sol International Airport is a story well worth telling. And it all began with an intrepid French engineer and entrepreneur Pierre-Georges Latécoère, considered by many to be the trailblazer that eventually led to the creation of Air France.

Here you can book flights, monitor your arriving or departing flights and research destinations served by this bustling Mediterranean airport.

If you are dropping someone off at Málaga airport, read our driving instructions and follow the signs to "Departures" ("Salidas", in Spanish ).

The new airport elevated access roads (MA-23) opened in 2014 which leads directly to the MA-20 which is the new number for the section of the A7 motorway that goes past Malaga city. The planned new inland access link roads from the E-15 or A7 will be constructed one day.

Granada Airport, situated in the area known as "Vega del Genil" or plains of the River Genil 16 km west of the city of Granada and 106 km south of the city of Jaen. It traditionally handled national flights to Madrid and Barcelona but recently has expanded with a number of international flights from low cost airlines. The first recorded flight at the Santa Fe location was in 1911 to celebrate Corpus Cristi.

Málaga Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Spain with over 22 million passenger movements in 2023. Malaga Airport offers full range of passenger services. The airport essentially operates from Terminal 3 which was opened in March 2010. The second runway which is only used at peak times was opened in June 2012.

Affectionately known as an airport with Solera, after the famous method of producing Sherry. This is a quiet airport looking a little tired but a perfect alternative to Sevilla with access to Jerez, Cadiz, Tarifa and the Costa de la Luz. It is also just an alternative for the western end of the Costa del Sol being 90 min motorway drive to Sotogrande or Estepona.

Seville Airport dates from 1914 when a permanent aerodrome was established on land used for an air show and for the first flight between Europe and Africa. The present terminal was opened in 1989. The architect Rafael Moneo designed the with three traditional components of Seville culture in mind

There are 9 international airports which serve as regional gateways. Five are located within Andalucia; Malaga, Seville, Almeria, Granada and Jerez, and four located just outside Andalucia; Gibraltar, Faro, Murcia, Alicante. There are also a number of privately operated airstrips which serve non scheduled private aircrafts.

Gibraltar airport (IATA: GIB, ICAO: LXGB) is located about 2km from the town centre, adjacent to the frontier with Spain. The new 84m pound terminal, which opened in 2012, is spacious and pleasant to use. It has a design capacity of one million passengers a year.

There are regular national flights to Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Sevilla, Melilla. There are also regular International flights to London Gatwick, Stanstead, Munich, and Dusseldorf. See the table below. Charter companies also fly to Almería, making it the second most important airport in terms of foreign tourist arrivals in Andalucia.

Helity operates about four flights a day between the Algeciras heliport and the Ceuta heliport on the North African coast. They also operate flights from Málaga airport to Mellila, another Spanish enclave on the North African coast. Helity operates two Agusta Westland AW-139 helicopters, each with a capacity of 15 passengers. The company was founded in 2014 and has been operating these routes since then.