BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 26. The number of passenger planes serving international flights via Iran's airports increased by 16 percent during the nine months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through December 20, 2024) compared to the same period last year (from March 21 through December 21, 2023), the statistics of Iran's Airports Company said, Trend reports.
According to the statistics, the number of passenger airplanes flying through Iran's airports totaled 23,800 during nine months. Meanwhile, during the same period last year, the figure for international flights through Iran's airports stood at 20,500.
|
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) |
2,160 |
1,513 |
43 |
|
Second month (from April 20 through May 20) |
2,569 |
1,795 |
43 |
|
Third month (from May 21 through June 20) |
3,184 |
2,699 |
18 |
|
Fourth month (from June 21 through July 21) |
3,385 |
2,967 |
14 |
|
Fifth month (from July 22 through August 21) |
3,079 |
2,581 |
19 |
|
Sixth Month (from August 22 through September 21) |
3,091 |
2,859 |
8 |
|
Seventh Month (from September 22 through October 21) |
2,033 |
2,138 |
-5 |
|
Eighth Month (from October 22 through November 20) |
2,017 |
1,922 |
5 |
|
Ninth month (from November 21 through December 20) |
2,301 |
2,037 |
13 |
|
Total |
23,819 |
20,511 |
16 |
To note, there are currently 54 civilian airports in operation across Iran. Among these, 14 are classified as international airports. Iranian airports facilitate the transit of approximately 30 million travelers each year.