BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 5. The count of passenger planes taking to the skies from Iranian airports saw a jump of 9.8 percent over the seven-month stretch of the current Iranian year (from March 20 to October 21, 2024) when stacked against the same timeframe last year (from March 21 to October 22, 2023).
The data obtained by Trend from the country's Airports Company shows that the number of flights organized through Iranian airports amounted to 185 thousand (185,233) during the seven months.
The statistics show that in the same period last year, the number of passenger airplanes flying through Iranian airports amounted to about 169,000 (168,707).
|
Month |
Current Iranian Year (from March 20 through September 21, 2024) |
Last Iranian year (from March 21 through September 22, 2023) |
Percentage change |
|
First Month (from March 20 through April 19) |
25,253 |
24,365 |
4 |
|
Second month (from April 20 through May 20) |
26,759 |
24,231 |
10 |
|
Third Month (from May 21 through June 20) |
27,219 |
24,937 |
9 |
|
Fourth Month (from June 21 through July 21) |
27,142 |
24,641 |
10 |
|
Fifth Month (from July 22 through August 21) |
27,059 |
23,604 |
15 |
|
Sixth Month (from August 22 through September 21) |
27,647 |
24,017 |
15 |
|
Seventh Month (from September 22 through October 21) |
24,154 |
22,912 |
5 |
|
Total |
185,233 |
168,707 |
9,8 |
To note, there are a whopping 54 civilian airports up and running in Iran. Iranian airports carry an average of 30 million passengers a year.