BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 16. The passenger traffic through Iranian airports decreased by 2.2 percent during three months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through June 21, 2025) compared to the same period of the last year (from March 20 through June 20, 2024).
The data obtained by Trend from the Iranian Airports Company shows that in the reporting period, 9.71 million passengers were transported through the airports against 9.93 million in the same period last year.
|
Month |
Current Iranian Year (from March 21, 2025, through March 20, 2026) |
Last Iranian Year (from March 20, 2024, through March 19, 2025) |
Change, % |
|
1st month (from March 21 through April 20, 2025) |
3.6 million |
2.8 million |
2 |
|
2nd month (from April 21 through May 21, 2025) |
3.55 million |
3.52 million |
5 |
|
3rd month (from May 22 through June 21, 2025) |
2.5 million |
3.53 million |
- 28 |
|
Total |
9.7 million |
9.9 million |
- 2.2 |
During the initial quarter of the current fiscal year, the
preeminent passenger throughput was recorded at Iran's Mehrabad
Airport, achieving a substantial figure of 3.03 million, followed
by Mashhad Airport with a commendable 2.11 million, and Shiraz
Airport, which registered a total of 648,000 passengers.
During the preceding Iranian fiscal cycle (spanning from March 20,
2024, to March 20, 2025), a total of 35.6 million travelers were
facilitated through the various Iranian aviation hubs. The
throughput of passenger traffic experienced a six percent uptick
relative to the preceding fiscal year, specifically from the period
of March 21, 2023, to March 19, 2024.
A cumulative count of 54 civilian aerodromes are in operational
status across the Iranian territory. Among these entities, a total
of 14 are classified as international aerodromes. The aviation
infrastructure in Iran facilitates the transit of approximately 30
million individuals per annum through its network of airports.
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