Flight Report

This page presents ADS-B radar data captured at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN/LEBL) on January 20, 2026, the 63rd anniversary of the airport's opening day. A total of 634 flight operations were recorded across the full 24-hour period in CET, comprising 317 arrivals, 312 departures, and 5 touch-and-go movements. Those 634 operations involved 251 unique aircraft. Activity ran continuously from 00:00 to 23:59, with the quietest stretch falling between 03:00 and 05:00, when combined hourly totals dropped as low as 2 movements. The peak hour was 12:00 CET, with 47 flights recorded, and the average across all hours was 26.4 flights per hour. A secondary concentration of departures appeared in the 07:00 to 08:00 window, with 23 and 25 outbound movements respectively. Palma de Mallorca (PMI) was the busiest route by far, generating 36 total movements (18 arrivals, 18 departures). Madrid-Barajas (MAD) ranked second at 29 movements, followed by London Heathrow (LHR) at 20. Rome Fiumicino (FCO) and Milan Malpensa (MXP) each recorded 18 movements. The top 10 routes collectively accounted for 191 movements, with European destinations dominating. Approach and departure directions were broadly distributed, with N, SW, and NE appearing most frequently in both datasets. The longest recorded flight was an arrival from Vilnius (VNO) covering 2,980.3 nautical miles over 193.8 minutes. The shortest was a local arrival covering just 13.3 nautical miles in 11.3 minutes. The 448,438 ADS-B position points recorded across 634 flights yield an average leg distance of 606.3 nautical miles and an average leg duration of 103.8 minutes. Average groundspeed across all tracked aircraft was 320.0 knots, with a maximum recorded groundspeed of 613.5 knots. The highest altitude reached was 48,050 feet, logged by departure T7-AFP. Cruise altitudes clustered most heavily in the 35,000 to 37,000 foot band, while the 0 to 1,000 foot band recorded the highest raw position count at 48,205 points, reflecting approach and departure phases. Aircraft registrations spanned 29 countries, with the largest identified groups from Croatia (20), Italy (14), Germany (14), and Portugal (11).