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Airport HistoryEst. 1946
Malaga's aviation history stretches back to 1919, when a Latecoere airmail pilot made the first landing on what was then a modest plot known as 'El Rompedizo,' and scheduled service began that same year, making it one of the earliest airfields in Spain. The site was used as a military air base from 1937 before opening to civil traffic in 1946. Officially named Malaga Airport in 1965, it later added the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Terminal in 1991, designed by architect Ricardo Bofill and named for the city's famous native son. Today, operated by Spain's national airport authority Aena, it is one of Spain's busiest airports, serving as the main gateway to the Costa del Sol.
A Latecoere airmail pilot made the first landing on the future airport site on 9 March 1919, and scheduled service began later that year, making it one of the earliest sites of scheduled flight in Spain.
After use as a military air base beginning in 1937, the airport formally opened to civil aviation traffic on 12 July 1946.
A ministerial order formally designated the site 'Malaga Airport' in 1965.
A new passenger terminal was inaugurated on 29 January 1968 to handle growing tourist traffic to the Costa del Sol.
The Pablo Ruiz Picasso Terminal, designed by architect Ricardo Bofill and named for the Malaga-born artist, opened on 30 November 1991.
A new Terminal 3 opened in March 2010, connecting with the existing terminals to raise capacity to over 9,000 passengers per hour.
The airport's official name was changed to Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport in 2011, reflecting its role as the region's tourism gateway.
Compiled from Aena's official history pages and aviation-history sources; some early dates (e.g., the exact 1919 first-landing details) vary slightly across secondary sources and should be treated as approximate.