Muscat: According to early statistics provided by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total number of passengers passing through Oman's airports (Muscat, Salalah, Sohar, and Duqm Airport) reached around 5.79 million by the end of May 2025, compared to 5.96 million during the same period in 2024, indicating a 3% decrease.
Muscat International Airport handled 5.20 million passengers by the end of May 2025, down 3.5% from 5.39 million in the same period last year. The number of flights decreased by 7.5% to 37,307, compared to 40,322 in the same period of 2024.
According to the data, Salalah Airport saw a 6.7% increase in passenger traffic, totaling 5.57 million passengers by the end of May 2025, up from 5.22 million during the same period in 2024.
However, the total number of flights decreased by 0. 3%, with 3,717 recorded compared to 3,730 flights by the end of May 2024.
Sohar Airport saw a significant 98.8% decrease in passenger traffic from 336 passengers by the end of May 2025 to 27,350 passengers by the end of May 2024.
Meanwhile, the number of flights decreased by 63.7%, from 226 flights by the end of May 2024 to 82 flights.
Duqm Airport also saw a decrease in flight operations of 1.5%, with 256 flights recorded against 260 in the same period last year, while passenger numbers at the same airport fell by 1.2%, totaling 25,371 passengers by the end of May 2025, compared to 25,675 in May 2024.
According to the statistics, Indian nationals topped the list of the most frequent passengers (arrivals and departures) at Muscat International Airport in May 2025, with a total of 193,861 passengers, including 85,447 arrivals and 108,414 departures.
Omani nationals followed Indian nationals, with a total of 108,916 passengers (54,086 arrivals and 54,830 departures), while Pakistani nationals ranked third, with 46,930 passengers (21,267 arrivals and 25,663 departures).
