In September 2026

Passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (ARM) recorded a 2.3% year-on-year increase

According to the information provided by ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal to the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM), in September 2026 the ARM airports recorded a movement of 534.6 thousand passengers, carried on 3 559 aircraft (commercial flights), corresponding to year-on-year changes of +2.3% and -0.8%, respectively.

In the month under review, Madeira airport recorded an increase in the number of passengers (502.4 thousand; +2.1% compared with September 2025) and a slight decrease in aircraft movements (3 264; -0.5%). At Porto Santo airport, there was also an increase in the number of passengers (32.3 thousand; +5.5% compared with the same month of the previous year) and a decrease in aircraft movements (295; -3.3%).

In the first nine months of 2026, the changes in aircraft movements and passengers were +1.5% and +3.0%, respectively, compared with the same period of 2025.

In the month under review, each aircraft (considering those that landed and took off together) carried, on average, about 154 passengers (150 in September 2025) at Madeira airport, while at Porto Santo airport this figure reached approximately 109 passengers (100 in the same period of 2025).

In September 2026, passenger movement at ARM airports increased, year-on-year, by 1.6% in international traffic (295.5 thousand) and by 3.2% in domestic traffic (239.1 thousand).

At Madeira airport, international traffic (57.5% of the total) predominated over domestic traffic (42.5%). At Porto Santo airport, domestic traffic predominated (79.6% of the total), although with a smaller disproportion compared with September 2025 (89.7%).

In the month under review, movements associated with scheduled flights at ARM airports accounted for 93.1% of total aircraft movements and 95.5% of passengers (92.1% and 94.5% in September 2025, respectively).

In September 2026, the load factor of aircraft operating at RAM airports was around 88.2%, with Madeira airport reaching 88.1% and Porto Santo airport 90.6%. In September 2025, the load factor was lower for the two regional airports combined (86.1%), at Madeira airport (86.4%) and at Porto Santo airport (81.5%).

From January to September 2026, embarked and disembarked passengers at ARM airports, excluding transit passengers, amounted to 4 474.7 thousand. Of this total, 43.5% corresponded to traffic exclusively between airports located in national territory, which includes internal and domestic connections, and 56.5% to international traffic.

Within the latter, the United Kingdom (26.8%) and Germany (19.7%) were the main countries of origin and destination of international flights at ARM airports. France (11.0%) ranked third, followed by Poland (9.0%) and the Netherlands (6.4%).

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