BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 28. The number of passengers transported to international destinations via Iranian airports grew by 20 percent during 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).
The data obtained by Trend from the Iranian Airports Company shows that this figure amounted to 2.88 million passengers versus 2.49 million passengers in nine months of the last Iranian year.
|
Month |
Current Iranian Year (from March 20 through September 21, 2024) |
Last Iranian Year (from March 21 through September 22, 2023) |
Change, % |
|
First month (from March 20 through April 19) |
261,226 |
163,029 |
60 |
|
Second month (from April 20 through May 20) |
295,930 |
208,284 |
42 |
|
Third Month (from May 21 through June 20) |
392,534 |
309,887 |
27 |
|
Fourth Month (from June 21 through July 21) |
426,057 |
358,183 |
19 |
|
Fifth Month (from July 22 through August 21) |
379,919 |
312,212 |
22 |
|
Sixth Month (from August 22 through September 21) |
389,607 |
340,568 |
14 |
|
Seventh Month (from September 22 through October 21) |
238,580 |
256,545 |
-7 |
|
8th Month (from October 22 through November 21) |
231,472 |
219,976 |
5 |
|
9th Month (from November 21 through December 20) |
270,290 |
234,038 |
15 |
|
Total |
2.88 million |
2.49 million |
20 |
To note, a total of 54 civilian airports operate in Iran. Of these, 14 are international airports. Iranian airports transport an average of 30 million passengers annually.
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