Oman's airports handle over 4.7 million passengers till April
Preliminary data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) indicated that Muscat International Airport handled 4,222,789 passengers by the end of April 2025, down 4.7% from 4,428,726 passengers during the same period in 2024. The number of flights also decreased by 8.6%, totaling 29,731 flights compared to 32,520 flights in the previous year.
Meanwhile, Salalah Airport saw a 6.8% increase in passenger traffic, reaching 458,394 passengers by the end of April 2025, up from 429,181 passengers in the same period last year. However, total flights at the airport experienced a marginal decline of 0.2%, with 2,974 flights compared to 2,980 flights in April 2024.
Sohar Airport recorded a sharp drop in flight operations, with a 62.5% decrease in flights (72 flights compared to 192 in April 2024). Passenger numbers plummeted by 98.7%, with only 307 passengers, down from 23,842 in the same period last year.
Similarly, Duqm Airport witnessed a 1.9% reduction in flights, totaling 204 flights by the end of April 2025 versus 208 flights in April 2024. Passenger traffic also declined by 2.7%, reaching 19,565 passengers compared to 20,106 in the previous year.
As for the most active nationalities at Muscat International Airport, Indian travelers topped the list for both arrivals and departures, with a total of 182,628 passengers in April 2025 (99,163 arrivals and 83,465 departures). Omani nationals followed with 101,087 passengers (45,072 arrivals and 56,015 departures), while Pakistani travelers ranked third with 47,078 passengers (25,426 arrivals and 21,652 departures).
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