Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP): flights and passenger guide

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Málaga Airport at a glance

Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport is the airport of Málaga and the Costa del Sol. Its IATA code is AGP and its ICAO code is LEMG, and it is operated by Aena. It stands about 8 km south-west of Málaga city centre, between the city and Torremolinos, and handled 26,760,549 passengers in 2025 (Aena). Until 2011 its official name was simply “Málaga Airport”, and many travellers still use that name.

Passengers use one connected passenger terminal. The historic buildings T1, T2 and T3 are joined internally, and their names survive only as zone labels on signs, in some Aena service descriptions and occasionally on a boarding pass. You do not need to travel between separate terminals. Arrivals are on level 0, check-in and departures on level 1, and car hire and the coach station on level -1. Use the airport guide for the identity and layout, and the terminal guide for the walk-through.

Current Málaga Airport arrivals and departures

The compact boards above provide a quick view of recently recorded arrivals and departures. Open the full board to search, filter, sort and see the data timestamp. Times are displayed in the airport's local Europe/Madrid time zone.

A recorded board is useful for deciding when to leave, meet someone or monitor a delay, but it does not replace the operating airline. Confirm time-critical changes, cancellations, check-in deadlines and boarding information with your airline. Remember Málaga-Costa del Sol does not announce gates over the loudspeakers, so watch the screens. Check the board’s update time before relying on a flight status. Previous days and months remain available through the flight archive.

Before departing from AGP

Work backwards from your airline's check-in and boarding deadlines, not only from the scheduled departure time. Aena recommends arriving 3 hours before a non-Schengen flight and 2 hours before a domestic or Schengen flight (Aena departures information for Málaga, checked 9 October 2026). Your airline's check-in and boarding deadlines are separate and contractual, so allow extra time if you are checking baggage, travelling with children or requesting assistance.

A simple departure sequence

1. Confirm the flight on the departure board and in the airline's messages.
2. Confirm travel documents, check-in status and the airline's baggage allowance.
3. Plan the journey to the terminal: train, bus, taxi, car hire or parking.
4. Prepare for security and follow the instructions given at the checkpoint.
5. Check in and drop bags on level 1 (desk numbers in the 200 and 300 series), clear security, pass passport control if your flight is non-Schengen, then follow the screens to your gate.

For checked-bag problems, the airline or its ground handler owns the case. For an item left in the terminal, use the separate lost property guide.

After landing at Málaga Airport

After disembarking, follow the signs. If your flight came from a non-Schengen country, including the United Kingdom, Ireland and Morocco, you pass passport control first; Schengen and Spanish domestic arrivals go straight to baggage reclaim. Reclaim is on level 0; Aena states that baggage checked in outside the European Union is delivered to carousels 31–34. If a checked suitcase does not arrive or is damaged, report it at your airline's or ground handler's desk in the reclaim area before leaving and ask for a Property Irregularity Report (PIR).

The public arrivals hall on level 0 leads to the taxi rank, the bus and coach stops and the walkway to the railway station; car hire is one floor down on level -1. The baggage guide and transport comparison cover each step.

Transport from Málaga Airport

Choose transport by destination, arrival time and budget. The airport has its own station on the Renfe Cercanías C-1 line between Málaga Centro-Alameda and Fuengirola, which also serves Torremolinos and Benalmádena. EMT Málaga Express line A links the airport with the city centre, and coaches run by operators such as Avanza and ALSA serve towns along the coast and inland Andalusia. There are also licensed taxis at Arrivals, VTC pick-up points, car hire desks and several Aena car parks. Málaga's metro does not reach the airport.

Late at night the choice narrows: published train services end around midnight, after which taxi, VTC or a pre-booked transfer are the usual options. Compare the options in the transport guide, or go straight to the bus, taxi, car hire or parking pages.

Check-in, baggage and passenger services

The services hub is the quickest route to practical terminal help. Use Security for checkpoint rules and passport control, Baggage for allowances, reclaim and incidents, and Special assistance for Aena's free reduced-mobility service, which should be requested in advance through the airline. The terminal also has a VIP lounge, a paid Fast Lane at security, shops, restaurants and free Wi-Fi; see the lounges, Fast Lane, shops and restaurants guides for the current offer.

Airlines, destinations and connections

Aena lists 158 destinations operated by 58 companies at Málaga (published 2026-10-09); the counts change between the summer and winter seasons. For recorded movements, use the airline directory and the destination directory.

The shape of the network is distinctive: unusually broad British and Irish routes, Nordic, Dutch, Belgian, German and French leisure flows, Spanish domestic links led by Madrid and Barcelona, services to Melilla and Ceuta, and a long-haul and connecting layer to the Gulf, Türkiye and the Americas. Many routes are seasonal, so the summer schedule is substantially larger than the winter one.

How to use this site's flight data

The flight boards show recorded movements and their latest update time. Statistics covers traffic, delays and routes. The archive holds earlier flight records.

Check the coverage shown on each statistics page before using a trend or ranking. This guide is independent of the airport operator and airlines. For gates, desks, cancellations, contractual claims and urgent disruption, use the responsible airline or service provider.

Málaga Airport and the Costa del Sol

Málaga is the airport of the Costa del Sol. It serves Málaga city and the coast from Torremolinos, Benalmádena and Fuengirola towards Marbella and Estepona, as well as inland Andalusia. Traffic is strongly seasonal and mostly international, so the busiest summer weeks feel very different from a quiet winter weekday. In 2026 the airport was named ACI EUROPE's Best Airport in Europe in the 25–40 million passenger category.

For the airport's identity and layout, open the airport guide.

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