Muscat: The number of passengers passing through the airports of the Sultanate of Oman (arrivals, departures, and transit) exceeded 1.41 million in January 2024, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
The number of arrivals through all airports of the Sultanate of Oman increased by 18 per cent, while the number of departures increased by 25 per cent compared to the same month in 2023, The number of International flights arriving and departing through various airports of the Sultanate of Oman was 8,541.
The number of domestic and international air traffic through Muscat International Airport increased by 16 per cent to 8,756, compared to 7,550 flights during the same month of the previous year.
The total number of passengers was also recorded. Domestic and international flights (arrivals, departures, and flight transfers) increased by 22.7 per cent to 1.29 million.
Muscat Airport The number of international flights through Muscat International Airport increased to 8,090, or 16.5 per cent, in January, including 4,044 arrivals and 4,046 departures.
The number of passengers through the airport also rose to 1.2 million, compared to 961,300 passengers in January 2023.
The number of domestic flights through Muscat International Airport was 666, an increase of 9.5 per cent, including 332 arrivals and 334 departures.
The number of domestic flight passengers through Muscat International Airport was more than 89,700.
Salalah Airport Salalah Airport recorded an increase in the number of flights by 4.5 per cent in January 2024, bringing the number of international and domestic flights arriving and departing through the airport to 809, compared to 774 flights during the same month of the previous year.
The number of domestic flights increased by 9.7 per cent, international flights by 0.2 per cent, and the number of passengers through Salalah Airport increased by 14 per cent to 120,500 passengers last January.
Sohar Airport The number of international flights (departures and arrivals) at Sohar Airport was 28 in January, while the number of passengers on international flights (arriving and departing) was 1,014.
Duqm Airport Duqm Airport recorded a 3.8 per cent increase in the number of domestic flights (departing and arriving) to 54 in January, compared to 52 flights during the same period in 2023.
The number of passengers decreased by 11.5 per cent to 5,370 passengers.
Nationalities Indian nationals topped the list of passengers using the Muscat International Airport (169,000), followed by Pakistan nationals( 48, 000), and Bangladesh nationals (41,200).
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