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Updated: 16/10/2026
Opened in 2008 as a private, low-cost alternative to Madrid with a 4.2 km runway. Airlines left by 2011, the operator went bankrupt in 2012, and a 2015 auction drew a single €10,000 bid. It now stores, maintains and recycles aircraft. Cost estimates range from about €200m to €1.1bn.
Sources: Xataka: what became of Ciudad Real airport (Apr 2024) · Gulf News/AP: ghost airport gets one bid at auction · Aviacionline: from ghost airport to MRO hub (Apr 2023)
Opened in 1975 as 'the airport of the 21st century', planned for 50 million passengers a year, on 97,000 acres of expropriated farmland. Without a fast link to Montreal it never passed about 3 million. Passenger flights ended in 2004 and the terminal was later demolished; Airbus builds A220s there.
Sources: Globe and Mail: Mirabel terminal to be demolished (2014) · House of Commons TRAN committee evidence (Oct 2022) · Skies Magazine: Mirabel (2019)
Opened in 2007 to bring skiers to the Pyrenees, with a forecast of 160,000 passengers a year. Scheduled flights ended in 2011; it now handles light aircraft, gliders and the odd charter.
Sources: Aena: Huesca-Pirineos traffic data · elDiario.es Aragón (2017)
Built in 2013 with a runway for wide-body jets and capacity for 700,000 passengers. Traffic peaked at about 132,000 in 2018 and fell 64% in 2025; it loses about €5m a year.
Sources: ADV monthly statistics, December 2025 · hessenschau: Kassel Airport losses (Jan 2026)
Rebuilt as a second Warsaw airport and opened in April 2023, designed for 3 million passengers a year. In winter 2025/26 its only route was Wizz Air to Larnaca, and Poland's audit office has suggested handing it to the military.
Sources: Pasazer.com: Radom traffic 2025 (Jan 2026) · Pasazer.com: Radom at a crossroads (Sep 2025)
Opened in 2018 for 5 million passengers a year, two to three hours from Bandung. All domestic routes were suspended in June 2025, leaving a few weekly flights to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur plus hajj charters.
Sources: Kompas: Kertajati, a trillion-rupiah project (Jun 2025) · Jakarta Post: Java airports grounded by low demand (Jul 2025)
Inaugurated in October 2024 as a flagship China–Pakistan Economic Corridor project, on Pakistan's largest airport site. Its first two months saw about 1,500 passengers; it has a handful of weekly flights, mostly to Karachi.
Sources: Dawn: Gwadar airport becomes operational (Jan 2025) · Aaj News: Gwadar airport figures (Mar 2025) · Daily Times: two new flights at Gwadar (Jul 2026)
Opened in 2013 as Sri Lanka's second international airport, built for 1 million passengers. Its 2025 record was still about 14% of capacity, and in April 2026 the government invited new bids to turn it into a cargo and maintenance hub.
Sources: Daily Mirror: fresh bids for Mattala (Apr 2026) · Bangladesh Monitor: Mattala record 2025 (Feb 2026)
Catalonia built it for Pyrenees ski traffic and forecast 395,000 passengers within ten years. Its one year-round route is Palma; it now earns more from pilot training and aircraft dismantling.
Sources: NacióDigital: 15 years of Lleida-Alguaire (Jan 2025) · El Debate: airports with scheduled flights outside Aena (Jul 2026)
The ghost airport that came back. Inaugurated in 2011 with no permits and no airlines, it saw its first flight in 2015. In 2026 it has 16 routes with Ryanair, Wizz Air, Volotea and Air Nostrum.
Sources: Xataka: Castellón is no longer a ghost airport · ESdiario: Castellón record summer (Feb 2026)
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