Mangalore International Airport (MIA) Records Passenger Growth of 12.5% During 2023-24

Mangalore International Airport (MIA) Records Passenger Growth of 12.5% During 2023-24

Mangalore International Airport (MIA) recorded a growth of 12.5% during 2023-24. The airport handled 20,18,796 passengers as against 17,94,054 passengers during 2022-23. The number of domestic travellers was 14,08,300 and international travellers stood at 6,10,496. Domestic travellers increased by 16.5% in FY 2023-24. Likewise, international travellers were 4.2% higher than what was recorded in the previous year. The air traffic movements (ATMs) during FY 2023-24 at 15,113 was 4.4% higher than the 14,475 ATMs handled during the previous fiscal.

The general aviation (chartered flights) grew at 37.7% in the last fiscal where the airport handled 365 flights, which was 100 more than what the airport handled in 2022-23. The increase in domestic ATMs despite the multiple challenges that airlines operating to the airport faced was an impressive 11.7%. More passengers travelled internationally despite a fall in overseas ATMs.