SDR

Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport

Santander, Spain

Operated by Aena SME SAmixed
ICAOLEXJElev16 ft
The Verdict
57/100Not broken, just… tired

Infrastructure is the weak link. The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #102 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026
Operational30%
84Reliably good
Sentiment25%
61It'll do
Infrastructure15%
38Struggling
Sent. Velocity15%
49Not great
Connectivity15%
25A cautionary tale

What People Think

SDR doesn't inspire complaints or compliments. It inspires silence.

8.3Avg Rating / 10
1,541
ReviewsGoogle 1541
48%Positive
★ 4.3on Google Maps (1,541 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (2023–2026)-0.70 over 4 years
Then: 8.4/5 (549 reviews)Now: 7.7/5 (38 reviews)
Positive48%
Neutral47%
Negative4%
Queuing
2.6
Cleanliness
2.3
Staff
2.4
Food & Bev
1.8
Wifi
2.0
Wayfinding
2.4
Transport
2.3
Shopping
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The Numbers

1.1MPassengers (2025)
-2.4%YoY Growth

1.1M passengers in 2025 — still 9% below the 2019 peak, though up 220% from the 2020 COVID crater.

486KInternational (45%)
582KDomestic (54%)
Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 8,713 flights
0.0%Flights Delayed0 of 8,713 flights
0.0minAvg Delay

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

Where You Can Escape To

27 routes · 2 regions
Europe9
Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)—
Barcelona International Airport (BCN)—
London Stansted Airport (STN)—
Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)—
Jerez Airport (XRY)—
Valencia Airport (VLC)—
Vigo Airport (VGO)—
Tenerife Norte Airport (TFN)—
Sevilla Airport (SVQ)—
Africa1
Menara Airport (RAK)—

Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

The Runway Report

1 Runway
11/297,612ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

HistoryUntil 2003, the premises were considered underused due to the limited number of flights and their high fees, which made a shift in potential passengers to the airport of Bilbao, 100 km away. From this date, following an agreement signed between...
Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.