BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 8. The passenger traffic through Iran's airports increased by 9.6 percent during the seven months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through October 21, 2024) compared to the same month of last year (from March 21 through October 22, 2023).
Data obtained by Trend from the Iranian Airports Company shows that 21.1 million (21,128,569) passengers were transported through Iranian airports during the seven months.
The statistics indicate that 19.3 million (19,277,272) 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 |
|
Total |
21,128,569 |
19,277,272 |
9,6 |
To note, Iran has 54 active civilian airports. Of these, 14 are international airports. Iranian airports carry an average of 30 million passengers annually.