The passenger traffic at Mangalore International Airport (MIA) recorded a growth of 15.34%, by handling 23,28,505 passengers during 2024-25 as against 20,18,796 in 2023-24.
The airport handled 3,09,709 more passengers in 2024-25 than in the previous financial year. The growth is 24.1% when compared with the pre-COVID-19 financial year of 2019-20 when the airport handled 18,76,294 passengers, the airport said in a release on Saturday.
The increase in passenger growth comes primarily from the domestic sector, with 16,13,250 passengers using the airport in 2024-25 as against 14,08,300 in the previous financial year, thus registering a growth of 14.55%. The number of international passengers travelling jumped by 17.15% in 2024-25, with 7,15,255 passengers travelling to various overseas destinations as against 6,10,496 in 2023-24, it said.
The airport handled its highest-ever 8,103 passengers for a single day on April 12, 2025, bettering the 8,086 mark achieved on February 22, 2025. The airport began 2025-26 with growth on the passenger front, managing 2,17,893 passengers in April. This includes 1,43,117 domestic and 74,776 international passengers.
