Baku, Azerbaijan, August 19
Trend:
The number of transit flights through Iran’s air territory has witnessed a fall by 6.4 percent during the first quarter of the current fiscal year (March 20-June 20).
Over 92,012 transit flights carried out over Iran's air zone in the first quarter of the Iranian fiscal year compared to 98,293 in the same period of the preceding year, according to the latest data released by Iran’s Airports Company, affiliated with the country’s Ministry of Roads & Urban Development.
|
Iranian month |
2017 |
2018 |
change |
|
|
1 |
March 20-April 20 |
33 151 |
31 966 |
-3.6 |
|
2 |
April 20-May 20 |
31 294 |
30 521 |
-2.5 |
|
3 |
May 20- June 21 |
33 848 |
29 525 |
-12.8 |
|
total |
98 293 |
92 012 |
-6.4 |
|
The unveiled statistics indicate that the figure was in decline in the current fiscal year as it has decreased from 31,966 flights in the first calendar month to 29,525 in the third calendar month, witnessing a 12.8 percent fall year-on-year.
Number of international transit flights over Iran's air zone increased in recent years, however the increase trend during the two recent years was lower compared to the preceding years.
|
Iranian year |
Transit Flights |
Change % |
|
|
(2008-2009) |
1387 |
165,479 |
- |
|
(2009-2010) |
1388 |
153,509 |
-7.2 |
|
(2010-2011) |
1389 |
157,466 |
2.6 |
|
(2011-2012) |
1390 |
160,135 |
1.7 |
|
(2012-2013) |
1391 |
164,550 |
2.8 |
|
(2013-2014) |
1392 |
178,685 |
8.6 |
|
(2014-2015) |
1393 |
272,581 |
52.5 |
|
(2015-2016) |
1394 |
345,682 |
26.8 |
|
(2016-2017) |
1395 |
382,162 |
10.6 |
|
(2017-2018) |
1396 |
426,684 |
11.6 |
The number of international transit flights over Iran's air zone sharply increased from July 2014 following the Malaysian plane crash in Ukraine and security problems in Iraq.
The Islamic Republic made new air routes following that to meet the high demand of the passing flights.
A total 120 air routes with length of 75,000 kilometers are available in Iran's air zone.