BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 20. The passenger traffic through Iranian airports increased by 8 percent during the nine months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through December 20, 2024) compared to the same period last year (from March 21 through December 21, 2023).
Data obtained by Trend from the Iranian Airports Company shows that 26.9 million passengers were transported through Iranian airports during the nine months.
The statistics indicate that 24.9 million passengers were transported through Iranian airports during the same period last year.
|
Month |
Current Iranian Year (from March 20 through October 21, 2024) |
Last Iranian Year (from March 21 through October 22, 2023) |
Percentage change |
|
First month (from March 20 through April 19) |
2,882,662 |
2,882,487 |
2 |
|
Second month (from April 20 through May 20) |
3,110,501 |
2,903,750 |
7 |
|
Third month (from May 21 through June 20) |
3,169,238 |
2,858,865 |
11 |
|
Fourth month (from June 21 through July 21) |
3,077,894 |
2,742,029 |
12 |
|
Fifth month (from July 22 through August 21) |
2,989,950 |
2,590,667 |
15 |
|
Sixth month (from August 22 through September 21) |
3,224,587 |
2,696,221 |
20 |
|
Seventh month (from September 22 through October 21) |
2,673,737 |
2,653,253 |
1 |
|
Eighth month (from October 22 through November 20) |
2,868,200 |
2,794,588 |
3 |
|
Ninth month (from November 21 through December 20) |
2,942,280 |
2,844,512 |
3 |
|
Total |
26,939,049 |
24,916,372 |
8 |
To note, Iran boasts 54 bustling civilian airports. Out of these, 14 are airports that serve international flights. Iranian airports see around 30 million travelers each year.