BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 27. The number of passenger planes operating international flights through Iran's airports grew by 20 percent during 10 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).
Data obtained by Trend from the Iran Airports Company shows that the Iranian airports handled 3.17 million international passengers in 10 months, compared to 2.65 million in the same period last year.
|
Month |
Current Iranian Year (from March 20, 2024, through March 20, 2025) |
Last Iranian Year (from March 21, 2023 through March 19, 2024) |
Change, % |
|
1st month (from March 20 through April 19) |
261 226 |
163 029 |
60 percent |
|
2nd month (from April 20 through May 20) |
295 930 |
208 284 |
42 percent |
|
3rd month (from May 21 through June 20) |
392 534 |
309 887 |
27 percent |
|
4th month (from June 21 through July 21) |
426 057 |
358 183 |
19 percent |
|
5th month (from July 22 through August 21) |
379 919 |
312 212 |
22 percent |
|
6th month (from August 22 through September 21) |
389 607 |
340 568 |
14 percent |
|
7th month (from September 22 through October 21) |
238 580 |
256 545 |
-7 percent |
|
8th month (from October 22 through November 20) |
231 472 |
219 976 |
5 percent |
|
9th month (from November 21 through December 20) |
270 290 |
234 038 |
15 percent |
|
10th month (from December 21 through January 19, 2025) |
290 398 |
247 612 |
17 percent |
|
Total |
3 176 013 |
2 650 334 |
20 percent |
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.
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