SCQ

Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Operated by Aena SME SAmixed
ICAOLESTElev1,213 ft
The Verdict
45/100Could be worse (but not by much)

And it's getting worse.

Ranked #192 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026
Operational30%
59Passable
Sentiment25%
60Unremarkable
Infrastructure15%
43Room for improvement
Sent. Velocity15%
23Rock bottom
Connectivity15%
18Dire

Carbon Accreditation

Level 1/7Mapping
2024

Measured their carbon footprint

What People Think

SCQ: aggressively adequate. Not great, not terrible — the airport equivalent of a shrug.

7.9Avg Rating / 10
1,411
ReviewsGoogle 1409Skytrax 2
54%Positive
★ 4.2on Google Maps (1,409 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (2024–2026)+2.54 over 3 years
Then: 5.9/5 (15 reviews)Now: 8.5/5 (73 reviews)
Positive54%
Neutral44%
Negative2%
Queuing
2.4
Cleanliness
2.5
Staff
2.6
Food & Bev
1.9
Wifi
2.1
Wayfinding
2.4
Transport
2.3
Shopping
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The Numbers

3.1MPassengers (2025)
-14.3%YoY Growth

Record year! 3.1M passengers in 2025, up 8% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 234% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

585KInternational (19%)
2.5MDomestic (81%)
Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 20,974 flights
0.0%Flights Delayed0 of 20,974 flights
0.0minAvg Delay

If punctuality were a religion, this airport would be the cathedral.

Where You Can Escape To

32 routes · 3 regions · Top: Barcelona International Airport (15/mo)
Europe10
Barcelona International Airport (BCN)15
Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)7
Palma De Mallorca Airport (PMI)5
A Coruna Airport (LCG)5
Paris-Orly Airport (ORY)4
Sevilla Airport (SVQ)4
London Heathrow Airport (LHR)3
Malaga Airport (AGP)2
Birmingham International Airport1
Zurich Airport1

The Runway Report

1 Runway
17/3510,499ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

Skytrax World Airport Awards
2026🏆
SkytraxBest Staff in South America
2025🏆
SkytraxBest Staff in South America