This is a list of airlines of Spain. The list includes only airlines having an Air Operator Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Spain.
Airline | IMAGE | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Notes |
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Air Europa Express | UX | OVA | Aeronova | 1996/2016 | At the beginning of 2016, Air Europa bought Aeronova as a low-cost subsidiary, renaming it Air Europa Express (not to be confused with the already dissolved Air Europa Express (1996)). | |
Air Europa | UX | AEA | EUROPA | 1986 | ||
Air Nostrum | YW | ANE | NOSTRUM AIR | 1994 | Regional franchise of Iberia. | |
AlbaStar | AP | LAV | 2010 | |||
Binter Canarias | NT | IBB | BINTER/CANAIR | 1989 | ||
Canaryfly | PM | CNF | 2010 | |||
Iberia | IB | IBE | IBERIA | 1927 | National carrier | |
Iberia Express | I2 | IBS | IBERIAEXPRES | 2012 | Low-cost branch of Iberia (airline). | |
LEVEL | IB | IBE | LEVEL | 2017 | ||
Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas | PU | PUE | SPANISH | 2012 | ||
Volotea | V7 | VOE | VOLOTEA | 2012 | ||
Vueling | VY | VLG | VUELING | 2004 | ||
Airline | IMAGE | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Notes |
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Evelop Airlines | E9 | EVE | EVELOP | 2013 | ||
Executive Airlines (Spain) | EXU | SACAIR | ||||
Gestair | GP | GES | GESTAIR | 1977 | ||
Helicópteros del Sureste | ||||||
Inaer | UV | INR | 1965 | |||
Mayoral Executive Jet | MYO | MAYORAL | 1985 | |||
Privilege Style | PVG | PRIVILEGE | 2003 | |||
Swiftair | WT | SWT | SWIFT | 1986 | ||
Taxijet | ||||||
Wamos Air | EB | PLM | PULMANTUR | 2003 | Formerly called Pullmantur Air. | |
World2fly | 2W | WFL | BLUE WORLD | 2019 | ||
Airline | IMAGE | IATA | ICAO | Commenced operations | Notes |
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Cygnus Air | RGN | 2013 | |||
Iberia, legally incorporated as Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A. Operadora, Sociedad Unipersonal, is the flag carrier of Spain. Founded in 1927 and based in Madrid, it operates an international network of services from its main base of Madrid–Barajas Airport. Iberia, with Iberia Regional and with Iberia Express, is a part of International Airlines Group. In addition to transporting passengers and freight, Iberia Group carries out related activities, such as aircraft maintenance, handling in airports, IT systems and in-flight catering. Iberia Group airlines fly to over 109 destinations in 39 countries, and a further 90 destinations through code-sharing agreements with other airlines.
Ministro Pistarini International Airport, also known as Ezeiza International Airport owing to its location in Ezeiza in Greater Buenos Aires, is an international airport 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-southwest of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. Covering 3,475 hectares, it is one of two commercial airports serving Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, along with Aeroparque Jorge Newbery. Pistarini Airport is the country's largest international airport by number of passengers handled—85% of international traffic—and is a hub for international flights of Aerolíneas Argentinas, which operates domestic services from the airport as well. It has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. since 1998.
Avianca Costa Rica S.A., using callsign as LACSA, minority owned by the Synergy Group, is the national airline of Costa Rica and is based in San José. It operates international scheduled services to over 35 destinations in Central, North and South America. The airline previously used the TACA/LACSA moniker when it was a subsidiary of Grupo TACA. Since May 2013, following Avianca's purchase of Grupo TACA, Avianca Costa Rica became one of seven nationally branded airlines operated by Avianca Group of Latin American airlines.
Spanair S.A. was a Spanish airline, with its head office in the Spanair Building in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona. Until 2009, it was a subsidiary of the SAS Group; the same parent company in control of Scandinavian Airlines and held slightly under 20% of the company. Spanair provided a scheduled passenger network within Spain and Europe, with an extension to West Africa. Worldwide charters were also flown for tour companies. Its main hub was Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport, with focus cities at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport and Palma de Mallorca Airport. The airline had 3,161 employees and was a Star Alliance member from 2003 until its demise on 27 January 2012.
Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A.U., branded as Air Europa, is the third-largest Spanish airline after Iberia and Vueling. The airline is headquartered in Llucmajor, Mallorca, Spain; it has its main hub at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport with focus city operations at Palma de Mallorca Airport and Tenerife North Airport. Air Europa flies to over 44 destinations in Spain, the rest of Europe, South America, North America, the Caribbean, Morocco and Tunisia. Since September 2007, Air Europa has been member of the SkyTeam alliance.
Vueling S.A. is a Spanish low-cost airline based at Viladecans in Greater Barcelona with hubs at Barcelona–El Prat Airport (main); Paris-Orly Airport in Paris, France; Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy (secondary). It is the largest airline in Spain, measured by fleet size and number of destinations. As of 2021, Vueling serves 122 destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and carried more than 34 million passengers in 2019. Since 2013, it has been an operating company of International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus.
Air Nostrum is a Spanish regional airline based in Valencia.
Cancún International Airport serves as the primary gateway for the Cancún Metropolitan Area in Quintana Roo, the Mexican Caribbean, Riviera Maya, and Yucatán Peninsula. Operating as a hub for Viva Aerobus and a focus city for Volaris and Magnicharters, it facilitates flights to over 100 cities across 30 countries in the Americas and Europe. The airport is managed by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) and is the easternmost airport in Mexico.
Aerolane Líneas Aéreas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A. d/b/a LATAM Airlines Ecuador is a subsidiary of LATAM Airlines Group, based in Quito, Ecuador. It is owned by Translloyd (55%) and LATAM Airlines (45%).
Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur S.A, d/b/a LATAM Airlines Paraguay, is the flag carrier and the national airline of Paraguay with its headquarters in Asunción, Paraguay. Its flights operate from Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asunción. Its parent company is LATAM Airlines Group.
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A., trading as International Airlines Group and usually shortened to IAG, is a British-Spanish multinational airline holding company with its registered office in Madrid, Spain, and its corporate headquarters in London, England. It was formed in January 2011 after a merger agreement between British Airways and Iberia, the flag carriers of the United Kingdom and Spain respectively, when British Airways and Iberia became wholly owned subsidiaries of IAG. British Airways shareholders were given 55% of the shares in the new company.
Evelop Airlines, S.L., operating as Iberojet, is a Spanish-Portuguese charter airline that operates short- and long-haul flights out of Spain and Portugal on behalf of tour operators. The airline has registered offices in Palma de Mallorca and Lisbon.