ACI-LAC’s latest traffic data highlights continued growth across Latin America’s busiest airports, led by Brazil, Mexico and Colombia in 2025.
The Airports Council International Latin America and Caribbean (ACI-LAC) has released its latest airport traffic figures, showing continued growth in passenger traffic, cargo volumes and aircraft movements across the region’s busiest airports during 2025.
According to the ACI World Airport Traffic Dataset 2026, the 20 busiest airports in Latin America and the Caribbean handled 440.4 million passengers during the year, representing 55.4% of the region’s total passenger traffic. Combined, the airports recorded passenger growth of 5% compared with 2024, while air cargo increased by 1.8% and aircraft movements rose by 3%.
Brazil and Mexico remained the region’s largest aviation markets for passenger traffic and aircraft movements, while Colombia continued to lead in air cargo operations and total aircraft movements, underlining the strategic role these countries play in regional aviation.
Brazil leads regional passenger traffic growth
São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) became the region’s busiest airport after climbing two positions from the previous year. The airport handled 47.1 million passengers during 2025, representing year-on-year growth of 8.3%.
El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Bogotá and Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) in Mexico City remained among the region’s largest passenger hubs despite recording slight declines in passenger numbers, handling 45.4 million and 44.6 million passengers respectively.
Several airports recorded particularly strong passenger growth during the year. Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport (GIG) led the rankings with a 23.6% increase in passenger traffic, followed by Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) in Buenos Aires with growth of 19.3%. Monterrey International Airport (MTY) recorded a 15.6% increase, while Brasília International Airport (BSB) reported growth of 11.9%.
Brazil accounted for six of the region’s 20 busiest passenger airports, while Mexico was home to five, reflecting the scale of both countries’ aviation sectors.
Cargo operations also continued to expand. The region’s 20 busiest cargo airports handled more than 4.9 million tonnes during 2025, accounting for 76.6% of all air freight in Latin America and the Caribbean. El Dorado International Airport retained its position as the region’s leading cargo hub with 828,600 tonnes, ahead of São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport.
Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) recorded the strongest cargo growth at 16.7%, closely followed by Recife International Airport (REC), which increased volumes by 16.4%.
Aircraft movements across the region’s 20 busiest airports reached almost 3.46 million during 2025. El Dorado International Airport remained the busiest for aircraft operations with 362,400 movements, while Monterrey International Airport and Aeroparque Jorge Newbery recorded the strongest annual growth in aircraft movements at 18% and 15.2% respectively.
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