Baku, Azerbaijan, May 12
Trend:
The transit flights through Iran’s air territory witnessed a fall by 3.6 percent during the last calendar month (March 20-April 20).
Over 31,966 transit flights carried out over Iran's air zone in the first Iranian calendar month compared to 33,151in the same period of the preceding year, according to the latest data released by Iran’s Airports Company, affiliated with the country’s Ministry of Roads & Urban Development.
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 |
Transit Flights |
Change % |
|
|
(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 |
|
(2017-2018) |
1396 |
426,684 |
11.6 |
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.
