Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport — Barcelona, Spain

BCN belongs to one of Spain's busiest terminals, renamed Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport in 2019 to honor the first president of the restored Catalan government after the Franco era. Sitting just 12 feet above sea level, the field runs three runways, giving it the capacity to manage heavy scheduled traffic alongside charter and cargo operations. Most travelers and locals still call it simply El Prat or refer to it by its code, BCN. It functions as a major hub for Vueling and stands as a key gateway for leisure travelers arriving in Catalonia as well as business travelers connecting through southern Europe. With that three-runway layout and a terminal complex sized for one of the continent's most visited cities, BCN ranks among Europe's highest-capacity aviation gateways, moving tens of millions of passengers every year. High-speed AVE rail service to Madrid has drawn away much of the short-haul shuttle traffic the airport once carried on that particular route, shifting its focus increasingly toward European and long-haul connections instead.