BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 11. The number of international flights (passenger planes only) through Iranian airports increased by 12.3 percent, during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through July 22, 2023), compared to the same period last year, Trend reports.
As was reflected in the statistics of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC), around 9,000 international flights were carried out from Iran’s airports in 4 months.
In the first 4 month of the last Iranian year (March 21 through July 22, 2022), the figure was around 8,000.
|
Month |
Number of flights |
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|
Current Iranian year (March 21, 2023 through March 19, 2024) |
Last Iranian year (March 21, 2022 through March 20, 2023) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
1st month (March 21 through April 20) |
1,513 |
1,688 |
-10 |
|
2nd month (April 21 through May 21) |
1,795 |
1,731 |
+3.7 |
|
3rd month (May 22 through June 21) |
2,699 |
2,042 |
32.1 |
|
4th month (June 22 through July 22) |
2,967 |
2,528 |
17.3 |
|
Total |
8,974 |
7,989 |
12.3 |
There are 54 active civil airports in Iran. Some 14 of them are international airports. On average, 30 million passengers are transported through Iranian airports per year.
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