Baku, Azerbaijan, April 19
By Gazenfer Hamidov – Trend:
The transit flights through Iran’s air territory witnessed an increase by 12 percent during the last fiscal year, ended March 20, 2018.
The latest data released by Iran’s Airports Company, affiliated with the country’s Ministry of Roads & Urban Development indicates that in total 426,684 transit flights carried out over Iran's air zone in last fiscal year compared to 382,162 in the preceding year.
Number of international transit flights over Iran's air zone has increased in recent years, however the increase trend during the two recent years was lower compared to the preceding years.
|
Iranian calendar months |
Flight numbers 2017-2018 |
Flight numbers 2016-2017 |
Change % |
|
March 20-April 20 |
33,151 |
31,948 |
3.8 |
|
April 20-May 20 |
31,294 |
31,902 |
-1.9 |
|
May 20-June 20 |
33,848 |
30,647 |
10.4 |
|
June 20-July 20 |
38,856 |
32,303 |
20.3 |
|
July 20-August 20 |
39,449 |
33,054 |
19.3 |
|
August 20-September 20 |
40,257 |
33,239 |
21.1 |
|
September 20-October 20 |
37,946 |
31,608 |
20.1 |
|
October 20-November 20 |
39,384 |
31,058 |
26.8 |
|
November 20-December 20 |
37,178 |
31,480 |
18.1 |
|
December 20-January 20 |
33,754 |
31,898 |
5.8 |
|
January 20-February 20 |
31,441 |
31,032 |
1.3 |
|
February 20-March 20 |
30,126 |
31,993 |
-5.8 |
|
Total |
426,684 |
382,162 |
11.6 |
Number of international transit flights over Iran's air zone has increased in recent years, however the increase trend during the two recent years was lower compared to the preceding years.
|
Iranian year |
Number |
% |
|
|
(2008-2009) |
1387 |
165,479 |
- |
|
(2009-2010) |
1388 |
153,509 |
-7.2 |
|
(2010-2011) |
1389 |
157,466 |
2.6 |
|
(2011-2012) |
1390 |
160,135 |
1.7 |
|
(2012-2013) |
1391 |
164,550 |
2.8 |
|
(2013-2014) |
1392 |
178,685 |
8.6 |
|
(2014-2015) |
1393 |
272,581 |
52.5 |
|
(2015-2016) |
1394 |
345,682 |
26.8 |
|
(2016-2017) |
1395 |
382,162 |
10.6 |
The number of international transit flights over Iran's air zone sharply increased from July 2014 following the Malaysian plane crash in Ukraine and security problems in Iraq.
The Islamic Republic made new air routes following that to meet the high demand of the passing flights.
A total 120 air routes with length of 75,000 kilometers are available in Iran's air zone.
