BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 20. The number of passenger planes flying from Iranian airports increased by 9 percent during the ten months of the current Iranian year (from March 20, 2024, through January 19, 2025) compared to the same period last year (from March 21, 2023, through January 20, 2024).
The data obtained by Trend from the country's airports shows that the number of flights organized through Iranian airports during ten months totaled about 262,000 (261,946).
Meanwhile, the statistics note that during the same period last year, the number of passenger airplanes flying via Iranian airports amounted to about 240,000 (239,804).
|
Month |
Iran's current year (from March 20, 2024, through March 20, 2025) |
Iran's last year (from March 21, 2023, through March 19, 2024) |
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 Aug. 21) |
27,059 |
23,604 |
15 |
|
Sixth Month (from August 22 through September 21) |
27,647 |
24,017 |
15 |
|
Seventh Month (from Sept. 22 through Oct. 21) |
24,152 |
22,912 |
5 |
|
Eighth Month (from Oct. 22 through Nov. 20) |
25,693 |
23,543 |
9 |
|
Ninth Month (from Nov. 21 through Dec. 20) |
25,955 |
23,748 |
9 |
|
Tenth Month (from Dec. 21 through Jan. 19) |
25,067 |
23,806 |
5 |
|
Total |
261,946 |
239,804 |
9 |
To note, as many as 54 civilian airports operate in Iran. Of these, 14 are international airports. Iranian airports carry an average of 30 million passengers a year.