Oman
Airports Handle 6.28 Million Passengers by End of June 2026

Muscat,
3 Aug 2026 (ONA) — The total number of passengers (arrivals, departures, and
transit) travelling through the airports of the Sultanate of Oman reached
6,276,117 passengers by the end of June 2026, representing a 9.3% decline
compared with the corresponding period in 2025, when the total stood at 6,921,569
passengers, according to the latest data released by the National Centre for
Statistics and Information (NCSI).

The
total number of international flights (arrivals and departures) through Muscat,
Salalah, and Sohar airports reached 38,203 flights by the end of June 2026, a
decrease of 10.7% compared with 42,778 flights during the corresponding period
in 2025.

Statistics
showed that Muscat International Airport recorded an 8.3% decline in the total
number of flights (international and domestic), reaching 41,022 flights by the
end of June 2026, compared with 44,743 flights during the same period in 2025.
The total number of passengers also fell by 8.8% to 5,688,276 passengers,
compared with 6,233,954 passengers in the corresponding period of the previous
year.

In
terms of passenger traffic through Muscat International Airport during June
2026, the Indian nationals accounted for the largest share of arriving and
departing passengers, with a total of 173,156 passengers, comprising 76,271
arrivals and 96,885 departures. Omani nationals ranked second with 125,560
passengers, including 54,222 arrivals and 71,338 departures, while Bangladeshi
nationals ranked third with 47,822 passengers, comprising 20,092 arrivals and 27,730
departures.

Salalah
Airport recorded a 12.8% decline in the total number of flights (international
and domestic), reaching 3,945 flights by the end of June 2026, compared with 4,526
flights during the corresponding period in 2025. The total number of passengers
also decreased by 14.6% to 561,532 passengers, compared with 657,209 passengers

At
Sohar Airport, the total number of flights (international and domestic)
declined by 9.5% to 76 flights by the end of June 2026, compared with 84
flights during the corresponding period of the previous year. Passenger traffic
also fell by 45.8% to 182 passengers, compared with 336 passengers during the
same period last year.

At
Duqm Airport, the total number of domestic flights declined by 10.5% to 274
flights by the end of June 2026, compared with 306 flights during the
corresponding period in 2025

The
number of passengers also decreased by 13.1% to 26,127 passengers, compared
with 30,070 passengers during the corresponding period of the previous year.

—Ends/AG