Muscat: By the end of July 2025, the total number of passengers passing through Oman's airports reached around 8,366,273, reflecting a 1.3 percent decline from the same timeframe last year, which recorded 8,478,607 passengers.
Preliminary figures released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) indicated that Muscat International Airport accommodated 7,453,204 passengers by the end of last July, in contrast to 7,569,755 passengers during the corresponding period in 2024, marking a decrease of 1.5 percent.
Additionally, the number of flights at the same airport fell by 5.9 percent, totaling 53,170 flights, compared to 56,498 flights during the same period last year.
On the other hand, Salalah Airport experienced a rise in passenger numbers, increasing by 5.2 percent to 870,616 passengers by the end of July 2025, up from 827,486 passengers during the same period in 2024.
The number of flights also saw a 1.4 percent increase, reaching 5,881 flights, compared to 5,801 flights by the end of July 2024.
Sohar Airport experienced a significant drop in air traffic, with passenger numbers plummeting by 85.3 percent by the end of July, totaling 6,831 passengers, in contrast to 46,578 passengers during the same timeframe last year.
The flight count also saw a reduction, falling to 130 flights, compared to 384 flights by the end of July 2024.
Duqm Airport demonstrated stable performance. The passenger count rose by 2.4 percent to 35,622 by the end of July 2025, up from 34,788 by the end of July 2024.
Conversely, the number of flights experienced a slight decline of 0.6 percent, totaling 360 flights by the end of July 2025, compared to 362 flights during the same period last year.
Data revealed that Omanis were the most numerous among passengers arriving and departing through Muscat International Airport in July 2025, with a total of 210,239 passengers (96,858 arriving and 113,381 departing).
Following them were Indian nationals, totaling 186,402 passengers (108,270 arriving and 78,132 departing), and Pakistani nationals, who accounted for 47,777 passengers (20,411 arriving and 27,366 departing).
