Where is LEI airport?

LEI is a medium-sized airport in Almería, Andalucía, Spain, at 36.8439, -2.3701, 21 m above sea level.

What time zone is LEI in?

LEI is in the Europe/Madrid time zone, UTC+1 / UTC+2 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use LEI?

795,835 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Mar 2026: 137,484 passengers, +9.6% on the same months of 2025.

Almería Airport opened in 1968.

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Medium-sized airport in Almería, Spain.

IATA code: LEI
ICAO code: LEAM
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 795,835; 2025 · +1.7% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 14; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2; Europe/Madrid
Elevation: 21 m; 69 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,200 m

Jan–Mar 2026: 137,484 passengers, +9.6% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with L

About LEI

Almería Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Almería, Spain. It opened in 1968 and is run by ENAIRE. 795,835 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 14 nonstop routes from LEI.

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Busiest nonstop routes from LEI

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LEI → MAD	Madrid, Spain	418 km	206,401
LEI → BCN	Barcelona, Spain	626 km	100,195
LEI → MAN	Manchester, United Kingdom	1,834 km	76,849
LEI → LGW	London, United Kingdom	1,599 km	48,294
LEI → MLN	Melilla, Spain	181 km	47,796
LEI → SVQ	Seville, Spain	319 km	33,019
LEI → STN	London, United Kingdom	1,684 km	32,371
LEI → CRL	Charleroi, Belgium	1,609 km	30,765
LEI → BHX	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1,735 km	24,556
LEI → BRU	Brussels, Belgium	1,654 km	24,406
LEI → RTM	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1,763 km	23,065
LEI → DUB	Dublin, Ireland	1,868 km	21,908
LEI → BIO	Bilbao, Spain	718 km	18,220
LEI → ORY	Paris, France	1,375 km	16,691

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
GRX	F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport	Granada, Spain	131 km
RMU	Region of Murcia International Airport	Corvera, Spain	153 km
MLN	Melilla Airport	Melilla, Spain	182 km
AGP	Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport	Málaga, Spain	191 km
ORN	Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport	Oran, Algeria	208 km

Distance from LEI to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LEI → LHR	London, United Kingdom	1,632 km	—
LEI → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	5,575 km	—
LEI → CDG	Paris, France	1,409 km	—
LEI → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	1,707 km	—
LEI → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	2,721 km	—
LEI → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1,807 km	—
LEI → JFK	New York, United States	6,048 km	—
LEI → ATL	Atlanta, United States	7,232 km	—
LEI → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,752 km	—
LEI → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	11,373 km	—
LEI → HND	Tokyo, Japan	11,090 km	—
LEI → DOH	Doha, Qatar	5,239 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
07/25	3,200 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Almería, Andalucía, Spain · 36.8439, -2.3701

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Questions

Almería Airport has the IATA code LEI and the ICAO code LEAM. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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