Muscat: The total number of passengers—including arrivals, departures, and transit—traveling through the Sultanate of Oman’s airports reached 10,432,121 by the end of September 2026.
This represents a 6.7 percent decrease compared to the 11,176,189 passengers recorded during the same period in 2025.
The latest data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) indicates that the total number of international flights—both arriving and departing—through the airports of Muscat, Salalah, and Sohar reached 60,387 by the end of September 2026, a decline of 8.4 percent compared to the 65,918 flights recorded during the same period in 2025.
Muscat International Airport recorded 64,938 international and domestic flights, a decrease of 6.5 percent from the 69,439 flights recorded by the end of September of the previous year.
The total number of passengers passing through Muscat International Airport reached 9,065,676, down 7.2 percent from the 9,767,193 passengers recorded during the same period in 2025.
In September 2026, Indian nationals topped the list of travelers—in terms of arrivals and departures—at Muscat International Airport, with a total of 141,896 passengers, comprising 79,539 arrivals and 62,357 departures. ...and 1,357 departures.
Omani nationals ranked second, with a total of 116,161 travelers—comprising 60,537 arrivals and 55,624 departures—while Bangladeshi nationals ranked third, with a total of 50,423 travelers, consisting of 28,174 arrivals and 22,249 departures.
Salalah Airport
As for Salalah Airport, the total number of international and domestic flights reached 8,682 by the end of September 2026, an increase of 0.1 percent compared to the 8,670 flights recorded during the same period in 2025.
The total number of travelers passing through Salalah Airport reached 1,307,454, a decrease of 2.8 percent compared to the 1,345,356 travelers recorded during the same period in 2025.
Sohar Airport
Sohar Airport recorded 204 international and domestic flights by the end of September 2026; a decrease of 2.9 percent compared to the 210 flights recorded during the same period in 2025.
The number of travelers using the airport reached 16,290, a decline of 12.2 percent compared to the 18,557 travelers recorded previously. Duqm Airport recorded 440 domestic flights by the end of September 2026; a decrease of 4.3 percent compared to 460 flights during the same period in 2025.
Meanwhile, the number of passengers fell by 5.3 percent to 42,701, down from 45,083 passengers during the corresponding period of the previous year.
