Ibiza AirportThe terminal at Ibiza Airport
A single terminal and a single runway for nine million passengers a year. How is it organised, and what to expect during peak season?
One terminal, one runway
Ibiza Airport has a single terminal and a single clue (06/24, measuring 2,800 × 45 metres). That figure, whilst it may not sound like much, explains its nature: a building that has plenty of capacity in January but which, by August, has to handle the same volume of passengers as airports with three terminals.
With 9,138,224 passengers in 2025 and 85,086 flights, Ibiza is one of the most seasonal airports in the Spanish network. The practical implication for travellers is simple: during peak season, you need to allow more time than usual at security and at the check-in desk, whilst off-season many services operate on reduced hours.
How it is organised
As with any terminal, the route is the same, and it’s a good idea to be clear about it before you arrive:
- Outings. Check-in desks, security checks and, once through security, the boarding area with its shops and restaurants.
- Arrivals. Collecting your luggage by its baggage carousels — the carousel for your flight appears on the arrivals board when it is in use — and, on exiting, the taxi rank, the bus stop and the car hire desks.
- Car parks. Standard, long-stay and express – all Aena. How they work.
We do not publish a floor plan or the numbering of boarding gates, as there is no published version that we can reproduce with any certainty, and drawing one from memory would amount to making it up. The terminal’s signage and physical display boards take precedence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Just one. All flights, both domestic and international, depart from and arrive at the same terminal, so there’s no need to plan any transfers between terminals.
Whatever your airline says is the bare minimum. In July and August, at an airport that handles nine million passengers a year – all concentrated into just a few months – it’s best to allow for a bit of extra time: the security queues at Ibiza during peak season are notoriously long first thing in the morning and in the mid-afternoon.
Signposted in front of the terminal, in the arrivals area. That’s where the five of them stop AERO lines.
Opening hours are set by Aena and vary depending on the season, so it’s not a matter of what’s usual but rather whether the building is open that evening. Before making plans, check the Aena website — and have a look at departures what time the first flight of the day leaves, which is a good clue as to when the terminal comes back to life.