BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 14. The passenger traffic through Iranian airports decreased by 19 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, 16.9 million passengers were transported through the airports against 20.7 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) |
3.5 million |
3.5 million |
5 |
|
3rd month (from May 22 through June 21, 2025) |
2.5 million |
3.5 million |
-28 |
|
4th month (from June 22 through July 22, 2025) |
929.951 |
3.4 million |
-73 |
|
5th month (from July 23 through August 22, 2025) |
2.6 million |
3.28 million |
- 18 |
|
6th month (from March 21 through September 22, 2025) |
3.54 million |
3.58 million |
- 1 |
|
Total |
16.8 million |
20.7 million |
- 19 |
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 5.13 million passengers, followed by Mashhad Airport with 3.94 million, and Shiraz Airport, which registered 1.1 million passengers.
During the preceding Iranian fiscal cycle (from March 20, 2024, through 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, through March 19, 2024.
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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