Over 6.9 million passengers travel through Oman's airports by the end of June 2025

Muscat: The total number of passengers travelling through Oman's airports (Muscat, Salalah, Sohar and Duqm) reached 6,921,569 by the end of June 2025, compared to 7,074,913 passengers during the same period in 2024, registering a 2.2 percent decrease, according to preliminary data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

The data showed that Muscat International Airport received 6,233,954 passengers by the end of June 2025, compared to 6,384,874 passengers during the same period of the previous year, a decrease of 2.4 percent.

The number of flights through the airport also reached 44,743, a decrease of 6.9 percent compared to 48,052 flights during the same period in 2024.

The number of passengers travelling through Salalah Airport increased by 4.5 percent until the end of June 2025, reaching 657,209 passengers, compared to 628,951 passengers during the same period in 2024.

The total number of flights recorded a slight increase of 0.3 percent, reaching 4,526 flights, compared to 4,514 flights by the end of June 2024.

In contrast, Sohar Airport witnessed a sharp decline in passenger numbers by the end of June 2025, dropping to 336 passengers, compared to 31,203 passengers during the same period last year.

The number of flights also decreased by 68.7 percent, reaching 84 flights, compared to 268 flights by the end of June 2024.

Duqm Airport recorded a slight decrease in the number of flights by 0.6 percent until the end of June 2025, recording 306 flights compared to 308 flights during the same period last year.

Meanwhile, the number of passengers increased slightly by 0.6 percent until the end of June 2025, reaching 30,070 passengers compared to 29,885 passengers at the end of June 2024.

Statistics showed that Indian nationalities topped the list of nationalities with the highest number of departures and arrivals through Muscat International Airport during June 2025, with a total of 193,183 passengers (79,424 passengers arriving and 113,759 passengers departing), followed by Omani nationalities with a total of 135,093 passengers (62,476 passengers arriving and 72,617 passengers departing), then Pakistani nationalities with a total of 48,733 passengers (23,247 passengers arriving and 25,486 passengers departing).