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Almería Airport

Almería, ES

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Almería Airport

Almería, Spain · Europe

Aena's civilian airport 9 km east of Almería, with one long runway and a single terminal. The definitive 2025 total is 801,949 passengers. The city bus is cheap, the taxi is metered, and there is no lounge.

Airportist Score

5.5/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities5.4
Food & retail4.8
Ground access5.8
Reliability6.0
Lounges1.5

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Almería Airport

Almería, Spain · Europe

Aena's civilian airport 9 km east of Almería, with one long runway and a single terminal. The definitive 2025 total is 801,949 passengers. The city bus is cheap, the taxi is metered, and there is no lounge.

Airportist Score

5.5/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities5.4
Food & retail4.8
Ground access5.8
Reliability6.0
Lounges1.5

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Fastest to city
9 km
Taxi rank outside arrivals
Cheapest to city
Surbus line 30
€1.05 · 35 min
Terminals
1
Passengers / year
801,949 (2025)

LEI security wait times

7 photos

LEIGuide

Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

Hours

The airport is not open overnight

Summer (V) opening on the AIP is 05:10–20:45 local, winter (I) 06:10–21:45, each with a 30-minute extension only if prior permission is granted.

ATS hours are longer: summer 04:55–21:05 and winter 05:55–22:05 local, and 30 minutes later still when that extension is activated. Security follows aerodrome hours.

One terminal

Check-in is on the ground floor

Aena puts the check-in desks on the ground floor and the arrivals hall, including three baggage belts, on the same level.

Non-Schengen flights, including the United Kingdom, also pass document control. Aena's own departures page says to allow 3 hours for non-Schengen and 2 hours for Schengen and domestic flights.

Food

Eat before security if BeerCode is shut

TRIB'S is in the public departures area on floor 0. BeerCode is airside, on floor −1 in the boarding area. Both say their hours follow the flight programme.

Baker St. is also listed, without a floor on its page. The arrivals hall has vending machines and a pharmacy. No pharmacy hours are published on that page.

Winter board

Most of the summer map is not the winter board

On 22 October 2026 Aena listed 15 destinations and 9 airlines, and warned that the airline schedule can change.

The 2025 sales card says 26 routes that year and 38 in 2019. Do not treat a summer newspaper list as the current board.

Live conditions

Right now at LEI

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

Best for

A short hop to the city on the €1.05 bus
UK leisure flights when the seasonal board is running
A small terminal with ground-floor check-in

Watch out for

The airport closes at night
No lounge, only a paid Fast Lane
The winter destination list is much shorter than the summer map

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

7.2

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

5.4

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

4.8

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

5.8

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

6.0

Lounges · 10%

Worth-it density and access quality.

1.5

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

801,949 (2025)

Terminals

1 terminal

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for LEI.

Updated Oct 22, 2026

Aena definitive 2025 network table: 801,949 passengers (+1.9%), 14,078 movements (+14.9%), and 0 kg of cargo.
One runway, 07/25, 3,165 × 45 m asphalt. Only runway 25 has ILS Category I. Aerodrome elevation is 21 m / 70 ft.
The AIP reference point is 9 km east of the city, on Carretera de Níjar km 9. There is no train to the terminal.
Live Aena board on 22 October 2026: 15 destinations and 9 airlines. The 2025 sales page counted 26 routes. Those are different counts.
No Aena VIP lounge. Fast Lane at the security checkpoint is sold at €11.10. It is not a lounge.
Surbus line 30 links the airport with the city and Retamar. Aena estimates 35 minutes. The operator's tariff page still shows a €1.05 single ticket.

11 official sources

https://aip.enaire.es/aip/contenido_AIP/AD/AD2/LEAM/LE_AD_2_LEAM_en.pdf
https://www.aena.es/sites/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1576875166736&ssbinary=true
https://www.aena.es/es/prensa/el-aeropuerto-de-almeria-cierra-2025-con-mas-de-800.000-pasajeros-y---14.000-vuelos.html
https://www.aena.es/es/aerolineas/aeropuertos-y-destinos/nuestros-aeropuertos/almeria.html
https://www.aena.es/en/almeria/airlines-and-destinations/destination-from-almeria-airport.html
https://www.aena.es/es/almeria/como-llegar/taxi.html
https://www.aena.es/es/almeria/como-llegar/autobus.html
https://www.aena.es/en/almeria/car-park/nt/general.html
https://www.aena.es/es/almeria/servicios-del-aeropuerto/wifi.html
https://serviciosvip.aena.es/vip/es/aeropuertos/almeria
https://www.surbusalmeria.es/tarifas

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Map
Almería Airport and the Almeria city center
City center
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Getting There
3 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
Fastest: Taxi rank outside arrivalsCheapest: Surbus line 30
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Lounges
There is no lounge. Aena's open VIP-lounge list, checked 22 October 2026, names A Coruña, Madrid, Alicante, Asturias, Bilbao, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Barcelona, Málaga, Menorca, Palma, Santiago, Sevilla, Tenerife Norte, Tenerife Sur, Valencia and Vigo. Almería is not on it. The VIP shop for Almería sells Fast Lane only.
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Traveler Tips
The airport closes at night. Summer opening is 05:10–20:45 local and winter opening is 06:10–21:45 local. A further 30 minutes exists only with prior permission. Do not plan a late arrival as if the building were open 24 hours.
11 tips & hacks
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Amenities
4 rated amenities — food, Wi-Fi, quiet spots, family, and sleep.
Free Wi-FiSurbus line 30
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Water
Aena's Almería pages do not publish a water-fountain or bottle-refill point, so none is listed here.
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Editorial and traveler reviews — what people actually complain about.
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Almería Airport and the Almeria city center

This airport LEI
City center Almeria

Terminal navigation guide

Terminal-change and gate-area notes pulled from the markdown guide.

From Terminals & Navigation

One passenger terminal. Airline rows on Aena's page use terminal "T". The Fast Lane product is labelled T1. Wizz Air Malta's row has no terminal printed.
Check-in is on the ground floor. After security, non-Schengen passengers pass document control before the gate. Schengen and domestic passengers do not.
Arrivals are also on the ground floor: passport control when the flight is from outside Schengen, then the baggage hall, then customs for non-EU arrivals. Aena says there are 3 baggage belts. The belt number is on the screens.
Lost or damaged bags go to the airline or handling desk, not a separate airport lost-property counter described on that page.
Car-rental desks are in the arrivals hall. The AIP lists buses, taxis and hire cars, and says there is no hotel on the aerodrome.
AIP passenger facilities: a restaurant, yes; medical facilities, no; a cash dispenser, yes; a post office, no; tourist information, yes.
The 8 September 2026 Aena press note says a nursing room, device-charging work spots, and a terrace looking toward Cabo de Gata had been added before the Fast Lane opened. It does not give a gate count.
The new departures building entered service in 2009, after a 1995 terminal remodelling and a cargo building inaugurated in 2002, according to Aena's airline sales page.

Ground transport guide

City-transfer, rideshare, train, and parking guidance from the markdown guide.

From Ground Transport & Parking

No rail at the terminal. Surbus line 30, Almería–Airport–Retamar, runs every day of the year. Aena's estimate is 35 minutes. Information +34 950 170 050.
The ordinary ticket on surbusalmeria.es is €1.05, bought from the driver. A 10-trip card is €4.45, with a €3 deposit for the card, and a free transfer within one hour onto a different line. The page still cites the 17 February 2017 ordinance.
The airport stop is on both directions of line 30. The city end of the route passes the intermodal station. Use the operator's winter and summer clocks rather than a third-party frequency.
Taxis wait outside arrivals. Radio Taxi +34 950 222 222 and +34 950 226 161. Tele Taxi +34 950 251 111.
Tariff 1, Monday to Friday 06:00–22:00: flag fall €1.65, €0.91 per km, waiting €21.67 per hour, minimum fare €4.31, airport minimum €14.72.
Tariff 2 covers weekday nights 22:00–06:00, all day Saturday, Sunday and holidays, fair days, and 24 December 00:00 through 6 January 00:00: flag fall €2.01, €1.12 per km, waiting €27.76 per hour, minimum €5.31, airport minimum €17.39.
Supplements on the Aena taxi page: €0.68 for each bag over 60 cm, €2.00 for a pet, €1.00 for each passenger beyond the fourth seat, €5.27 for an airport–city trip in one direction, and €2.26 from 00:00 to 08:00 on 25 December and 1 January.
General parking P1 has 679 covered spaces, headroom 2.29 m, a few metres from the terminal. The office is inside the car park, opposite arrivals. Entry reads the plate. Aena does not print an hourly rate on that page.

Ride to Almeria

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To city center

Almeria

~8.3 km

Typical fare

€14.72

From Taxi rank outside arrivals notes

On-demand apps

Uber → city Bolt

Fixed-price transfers

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Cheapest

Surbus line 30

Almería–Airport–Retamar, every day, stop at the airport in both directions.

Time to city

35 min

Cost

€1.05

Tip: Pay the driver. A 10-trip card is €4.45 plus a €3 card deposit. The fare page still cites the 2017 ordinance.

FastestBest for luggage

Taxi rank outside arrivals

Metered city taxis. Radio Taxi and Tele Taxi numbers are on the Aena taxi page.

Time to city

9 km

Cost

from €14.72

Tip: Weekday daytime airport minimum is €14.72, plus a €5.27 airport–city supplement. It is not one flat fare.

General car park P1

679 covered spaces beside the terminal, headroom 2.29 m, plate-read entry.

Time to city

at the terminal

Cost

see Aena

Tip: The office is inside the car park, opposite arrivals. No hourly rate is printed on the parking page.

Lounge & amenity notes

Lounge, food, and quiet-spot picks pulled from the markdown guide.

From Lounges, Food & Amenities

There is no lounge. Aena's open VIP-lounge list, checked 22 October 2026, names A Coruña, Madrid, Alicante, Asturias, Bilbao, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Barcelona, Málaga, Menorca, Palma, Santiago, Sevilla, Tenerife Norte, Tenerife Sur, Valencia and Vigo. Almería is not on it. The VIP shop for Almería sells Fast Lane only.
Fast Lane T1 costs €11.10. Aena's 8 September 2026 press note says it is a separate security lane, booked with the airline or through Aena's site or app. It is not a sala vip.
TRIB'S is a café on floor 0, departures, public side, with hot and cold drinks, pastries, sandwiches, salads and a small convenience range. Hours follow the flight programme.
BeerCode is a bar on floor −1, departures, in the boarding area, with beer, wine, hot food, sandwiches and salads, to eat there or take aboard. Hours follow the flight programme. The shop index title says BeerCode Rooftop Terrace; the outlet page itself gives the floor and does not describe a rooftop.
Baker St. is listed as a café for coffee, sandwiches and snacks. Its page gives a Lagardère email, foodservices.lei@lagardere-tr.es, and does not publish a floor.
The arrivals hall has vending machines for snacks and hot and cold drinks, and a pharmacy. No opening hours for the pharmacy are on that page.
Aena's departures text says the boarding area has a café-restaurant and a duty-free shop. The shop directory search returned no named retailer. Do not invent a duty-free brand.
Wi-Fi is Airport Free Wifi Aena. Guest access uses an email, or an Aena Club login. You have 15 minutes to confirm the email, then the connection has no time limit.

good

Free Wi-Fi

Fast WiFi

Airport Free Wifi Aena. Confirm a guest email within 15 minutes, then there is no time limit.

basic

TRIB'S and BeerCode

Food

TRIB'S is landside on floor 0. BeerCode is airside on floor −1. Hours follow the flights.

good

Surbus line 30

Easy Transport

City and Retamar bus every day. Aena estimates 35 minutes. The published single ticket is €1.05.

basic

Small retail

Shopping

A convenience range inside TRIB'S, vending in arrivals, and a duty-free mentioned in the boarding-area text without a named shop.

Editorial guide tricks

The markdown guide's highest-signal tactics before the data-backed tips below.

From Best Airport Tricks & Hacks

The airport closes at night. Summer opening is 05:10–20:45 local and winter opening is 06:10–21:45 local. A further 30 minutes exists only with prior permission. Do not plan a late arrival as if the building were open 24 hours.
United Kingdom flights are non-Schengen. Aena's departures page says to allow 3 hours before a non-Schengen departure and 2 hours before a Schengen or domestic departure. Check-in desks are on the ground floor.
There is no lounge to buy. Fast Lane, labelled T1, is a paid security queue at €11.10 on Aena's VIP shop. Aena's open lounge list does not include Almería.
Line 30 is the cheap ride. Aena estimates 35 minutes to the city. Surbus still publishes a €1.05 ordinary ticket, paid to the driver, under the 17 February 2017 fiscal ordinance shown on its tariff page.
Taxi is metered, with a published airport minimum and an airport-to-city supplement. It is not a single flat fare to the centre. Confirm the meter is on and ask for a receipt. The rank is outside arrivals.
The live board is seasonal. On 22 October 2026 Aena showed 15 destinations. The 2025 sales page's 26 routes are a year total, not today's map.
Runway 25 is the precision runway. Runway 07 has a simple approach and a displaced threshold, so its landing distance is 3,050 m against a 3,165 m runway.
Gulls are a published hazard, heavier at sunrise and sunset and in winter. Wildlife control is sunrise to sunset, not overnight.

01

SecurityTraveler Tips & Hacks

Check the closing time before a late flight

Summer opening is 05:10–20:45 local and winter opening is 06:10–21:45, plus 30 minutes only with prior permission.

Security follows those aerodrome hours. ATS stays open longer, which is not the same as the terminal staying open for passengers.

02

TransportTraveler Tips & Hacks

Take line 30 unless you have a lot of bags

The ordinary Surbus ticket is €1.05 and Aena estimates 35 minutes.

The taxi rank is outside arrivals. Weekday daytime airport minimum is €14.72 before the €5.27 airport–city supplement and bag charges.

Pro

The bus fare is published and low.

Watch-out

There is no train, and the bus is not an overnight service.

03

LoungeTraveler Tips & Hacks

Do not arrive expecting a lounge

Aena does not list a sala vip at Almería. Fast Lane is a €11.10 security queue.

Food is TRIB'S before security and BeerCode after it. Both publish flight-related hours rather than a fixed clock.

Water & Hydration

Hydration notes pulled from the editorial guide.

From Water & Hydration

Aena's Almería pages do not publish a water-fountain or bottle-refill point, so none is listed here.
Drinks are sold at TRIB'S on the public side and at BeerCode after security, and from the vending machines in the arrivals hall. No bottle price is published on those pages.

Entry requirements

Spain (ES)

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Disruptions

No current alerts on file

No editorial alerts are on file for this airport. We do not invent them.

Editorial file dated Oct 22, 2026. Typical delay percentages are omitted — they are not live news.

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