Over
9 Million Passengers Travel Through Oman Airports by End of August 2026

Muscat,
12 Oct 2026 (ONA) — The total number of passengers traveling through the
airports of the Sultanate of Oman, including arriving, departing, and transit
passengers, reached 9,309,192 passengers by the end of August 2026, dropping by
7.1 percent compared to 10,024,998 passengers during the corresponding period
of 2025.

According
to the latest data published by the National Centre for Statistics and
Information (NCSI), the total number of international arriving and departing
flights through Muscat, Salalah, and Sohar airports reached 53,716 flights by
the end of August 2026, a decrease of 8.8 percent compared to 58,890 flights
during the same period in 2025.

Muscat
International Airport recorded 57,870 international and domestic flights by the
end of August 2026, representing a decline of 6.7 percent compared to 62,007
flights during the corresponding period of 2025.

The
total number of passengers through Muscat International Airport reached 8,101,852
passengers, down by 7.5 percent compared to 8,757,696 passengers by the end of
August 2025.

During
August 2026, Omani nationality topped the list of most frequent nationalities
in terms of arriving and departing passengers through Muscat International
Airport, with a total of 202,033 passengers, including 111,360 arrivals and 90,673
departures.

Indian
nationality ranked second with a total of 145,720 passengers, including 77,001
arrival and 68,719 departures, while Bangladeshi nationality came third with a
total of 42,050 passengers, including 23,454 arrivals and 18,596 departures.

As
for Salalah Airport, the total number of international and domestic flights
reached 7,657 flights by the end of August 2026, a decrease of 1.4 percent
compared to 7,769 flights during the corresponding period of 2025.

The
total number of passengers through Salalah Airport reached 1,155,605
passengers, reflecting a decrease of 4.4 percent compared to 1,208,607
passengers during the same period in 2025.

Sohar
Airport recorded 188 international and domestic flights by the end of August
2026, a decline of 6.9 percent compared to 202 flights during the corresponding
period of 2025, while the number of passengers traveling through the airport
reached 15,292 passengers, dropping by 17.4 percent compared to 18,522
passengers.

Duqm
Airport recorded 380 domestic flights by the end of August 2026, a decline of
7.3 percent compared to 410 flights during the corresponding period of 2025,
while the number of passengers decreased by 9.3 percent to reach 36,443
passengers, compared to 40,173 passengers during the same period of the
previous year.

—Ends/AG