Over
11 Million Passengers Travel Through Oman’s Airports

Muscat,
17 Nov 2025 (ONA) — Passenger traffic through the Sultanate of Oman’s airports
witnessed a 0.7 percent increase up to the end of September 2025, reaching a
total of 11,176,189 passengers, compared to 11,097,577 passengers during the
same period in 2024, according to preliminary statistics issued by the National
Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

Muscat
International Airport received 9,767,193 passengers till the end of September
2025, an increase of 0.1 percent compared to the same period in 2024. However,
the number of flights through the same airport decreased by 5 percent, totaling
69,439 flights compared to 73,095 flights.

Salalah
Airport witnessed remarkable growth in air traffic with passenger numbers
increased by 9.3 percent, reaching 1,345,356 passengers. The number of flights
increased by 5.7 percent, recording 8,670 flights.

Sohar
Airport recorded a decline in passenger traffic of 71.1 percent, reaching
18,557 passengers. The number of flights also decreased by 61.4 percent,
recording 210 flights.

Duqm
Airport maintained balanced performance with passenger numbers increased by 0.7
percent, reaching 45,083 passengers. The number of flights decreased by 1.3
percent, recording 460 flights.

Statistics
also showed that the Indian nationality topped the list of most frequent
travelers (arrivals and departures) via Muscat International Airport during
September 2025, with a total of 158,572 passengers (86,898 arrivals and 71,674
departures). Omanis came in second with a total of 115,092 passengers (58,491
arrivals and 56,601 departures), followed by the Bangladeshi nationality with a
total of 43,052 passengers (21,322 arrivals and 21,730 departures).

—Ends/AG