BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 27. The number of passenger planes operating international flights through Iran's airports grew by 16 percent during 11 months of the current Iranian year (from March 20, 2024, through February 18, 2025) compared to the same period last year (from March 21, 2023, through February 19, 2024).
Data obtained by Trend from the Iran Airports Company shows that 28,800 passenger planes operated international flights via the airports in the reporting period, against 24,900 planes in 11 months of the last Iranian 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) |
2,160 |
1,513 |
43 |
|
2nd month (from April 20 through May 20) |
2,569 |
1,795 |
43 |
|
3rd month (from May 21 through June 20) |
3,184 |
2,699 |
18 |
|
4th month (from June 21 through July 21) |
3,385 |
2,967 |
14 |
|
5th month (from July 22 through August 21) |
3,079 |
2,581 |
19 |
|
6th month (from August 22 through September 21) |
3,091 |
2,859 |
8 |
|
7th month (from September 22 through October 21) |
2,033 |
2,138 |
-5 |
|
8th month (from October 22 through November 20) |
2,017 |
1,922 |
5 |
|
9th month (from November 21 through December 20) |
2,301 |
2,037 |
13 |
|
10th month (from December 21 through January 19, 2025) |
2,432 |
2,135 |
14 |
|
11th month (from January 20 through February 18) |
2,582 |
2,262 |
14 |
|
Total |
28,833 |
24,908 |
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.
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