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Aena

Airport operator · Spain

Aena runs 46 airports in Spain plus London Luton and 17 airports in Brazil, earning regulated charges from airlines and rents from shops, car parks and car rental at its terminals.

What makes it different

One company runs almost every airport in Spain.

46Airports in SpainFY2025

The 46 airports are run and priced as one network, so busy airports help fund small ones.

How big it is

How big is Aena?

€6.4BRevenueFY2025
384.8MPassengersFY2025
10,827EmployeesFY2025
How it makes money FY2025

Airline charges first, then shops and car parks.

  • Airport charges53%€3.35B
  • Shops, car parks and car rental31%€1.98B
  • International airports14%€0.91B
  • Real estate and cargo2%€0.13B
How the business works

Regulated charges plus shops on top.

  1. 146 Spanish airports
  2. 2Fees set by government
  3. 3Shops, car parks, lounges

Airline charges are capped every five years by the state, while shop and car-park rents are not, so commercial income drives profit growth.

Who owns it
  • ENAIRE (Spanish state)51%
  • Other shareholders38.55%
  • Christopher Hohn (TCI funds)6.257%

CEO: Maurici Lucena Betriu

Who it competes with
AAéroports de Paris (Groupe ADP)FFraportFFerrovialVVINCI AirportsHHeathrow
Key moments
  1. 5-23Aena Aeropuertos incorporated
  2. 1-27Buys into London Luton Airport
  3. 2-11Listed on the Spanish stock exchanges
  4. 0-09Starts running six airports in north-east Brazil
  5. 2021Loss year in the pandemic
Sources

Every number on this page comes from Aena's own reports.

Full profile

The rest of the story is in the app.

What Aena tracks24 metrics
Passengers
Airports in Spain
International airports with a stake
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from2 regions
Spain
International (UK, Brazil)
The full timeline12 moments
2018
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2026
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