The airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira handled 534,600 passengers in September 2026, up 2.3% on the same month last year. A total of 3,559 aircraft were recorded on commercial flights, down 0.8% year on year.
Madeira Airport accounted for most of the traffic, with 502,400 passengers, a 2.1% increase. Porto Santo recorded 32,300 passengers, up 5.5%. Aircraft occupancy rose to 88.2%, compared with 86.1% in September 2025.
From January to September, passenger numbers grew 3%, to 4.47 million. The United Kingdom was the main international market, followed by Germany, France, Poland and the Netherlands. The data was published by the Madeira Regional Statistics Directorate.
