BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 13. The number of passenger flights through Iranian airports decreased by 16 percent during the first half of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through September 22, 2025) compared to the same period of the last year (from March 20 through September 21, 2024).
The data obtained by Trend from the Iranian Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC) shows that in the reporting period, 152,000 flights from the airports took place against 182,000 in the same period last year.
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Month |
Current Iranian Year (from March 21, 2025, through March 20, 2026) |
Last Iranian Year (from March 20, 2024, through March 19, 2025) |
Change, % (percent) |
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|
1st month (from March 21 through April 20, 2025) |
32,152 |
25,253 |
27.3 percent |
||
|
2nd month (from April 21 through May 21, 2025) |
30,938 |
30,505 |
1.4 percent |
||
|
3rd month (from May 22 through June 21, 2025) |
22,219 |
30,562 |
-27 percent |
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|
4th month (from June 22 through July 22, 2025) |
9,610 |
30,234 |
-68 percent |
||
|
25,808 |
29,966 |
-14 percent |
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|
6th month (from March 21 through September 22, 2025) |
31,586 |
30,936 |
3 percent |
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|
Total |
152,313 |
182,227 |
-16 percent |
During the first six months of the current fiscal year, the preeminent throughput was recorded at Iran's Mehrabad Airport, achieving a substantial figure of 47,000 flights, followed by Mashhad Airport with 30,300, and Shiraz Airport, which registered 10,200 flights.
A cumulative count of 54 civilian airports is in operational status across the Iranian territory. Among these entities, a total of 14 are classified as international airports. Iran's aviation infrastructure handles the transit of approximately 30 million people per year through the country's network of airports.
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