Customs airport AAI data, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026

Bagdogra Airport Traffic

Name: Bagdogra Airport Monthly Traffic: Passengers, Aircraft Movements and Cargo
Creator: Airports Authority of India
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Bagdogra airport handled 2.37 lakh passengers in August 2026, 3.0% fewer than in August 2025, across 1,674 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 16.48 lakh passengers, 12.2% more than a year earlier, ranking #20 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was May 2026, with 4.37 lakh passengers. International flights carried 0.6% of its passengers over the last 12 months. It handled 10,435 tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Rank in India

#20of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.76% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers

3.0%

2.37 L

2,36,635 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements

3.8%

1,674

About 54 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo

19.2%

1,034 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

International passengers

33.1%

1,255

0.5% of all passengers

FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026), compared with the same months a year earlier

Passengers

12.2%

16.48 L

16,47,880 over 5 months

Aircraft movements

6.7%

10,780

Take-offs and landings

Cargo

25.9%

5,266 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Bagdogra airport, month by month

Every monthly AAI report since January 2017, split into domestic and international.

Monthly traffic

The dashed line is the same month a year earlier. Drag the slider to see other years.

Year by year

Financial years (April to March), split into domestic and international, with the change from the previous year.

Hatched columns are partial years; their growth compares the same months a year earlier.

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Bagdogra airport traffic by financial year
Financial year	Passengers	vs previous year	Movements	Cargo (t)	International
FY 2026-275 months	16,47,880	12.2%	10,780	5,266	0.5%
FY 2025-26	36,57,078	13.6%	24,930	9,352	0.7%
FY 2024-25	32,19,410	3.2%	22,390	8,952	0.6%
FY 2023-24	31,18,368	22.0%	20,838	8,444	0.7%
FY 2022-23	25,55,305	29.1%	17,932	8,997	0.5%
FY 2021-22	19,80,049	34.4%	16,250	8,780	0.0%
FY 2020-21	14,73,310	54.2%	10,784	6,024	0.0%
FY 2019-20	32,16,640	11.0%	23,218	7,508	0.6%
FY 2018-19	28,98,784	28.5%	21,081	6,478	0.8%
FY 2017-18	22,55,768	48.0%	15,954	4,986	1.1%
FY 2016-173 months	4,64,008	65.7%	3,454	912	1.4%

Month by month

Seasonality across every year on record, and how each month compares with a year earlier.

Each square is one month; darker means busier. Hover for the exact figure and the change from a year earlier.

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Bagdogra airport monthly traffic, newest first
Month	Passengers	vs last year	Domestic	International	Movements	Cargo (t)
Aug 2026	2,36,635	3.0%	2,35,380	1,255	1,674	1,034
Jul 2026	2,61,789	5.7%	2,60,430	1,359	1,763	1,059
Jun 2026	3,59,567	14.3%	3,57,851	1,716	2,235	1,388
May 2026	4,36,587	23.3%	4,34,431	2,156	2,623	1,060
Apr 2026	3,53,302	14.8%	3,51,831	1,471	2,485	725
Mar 2026	3,22,889	14.2%	3,20,506	2,383	2,227	711
Feb 2026	3,13,754	28.2%	3,11,915	1,839	2,055	693
Jan 2026	3,37,567	30.3%	3,35,756	1,811	2,270	633
Dec 2025	3,26,134	19.5%	3,23,963	2,171	2,174	680
Nov 2025	3,21,559	19.4%	3,19,243	2,316	2,107	894
Oct 2025	3,13,873	13.6%	3,11,117	2,756	2,135	746
Sep 2025	2,53,245	7.3%	2,51,205	2,040	1,862	813
Aug 2025	2,43,878	3.3%	2,42,001	1,877	1,740	868
Jul 2025	2,47,759	0.7%	2,45,498	2,261	1,734	938
Jun 2025	3,14,534	6.1%	3,11,576	2,958	2,140	971
May 2025	3,54,174	12.6%	3,51,844	2,330	2,434	749
Apr 2025	3,07,712	9.3%	3,05,686	2,026	2,052	657
Mar 2025	2,82,647	7.3%	2,81,175	1,472	1,928	627
Feb 2025	2,44,658	1.4%	2,42,698	1,960	1,634	574
Jan 2025	2,59,079	4.4%	2,57,061	2,018	1,658	688
Dec 2024	2,73,028	7.7%	2,71,062	1,966	1,806	758
Nov 2024	2,69,273	2.6%	2,66,981	2,292	1,860	642
Oct 2024	2,76,369	3.8%	2,74,557	1,812	1,964	819
Sep 2024	2,36,087	0.9%	2,34,292	1,795	1,730	806
Aug 2024	2,35,991	2.7%	2,34,626	1,365	1,762	933
Jul 2024	2,49,601	2.2%	2,48,066	1,535	1,786	790
Jun 2024	2,96,553	10.4%	2,94,866	1,687	2,040	885
May 2024	3,14,571	21.8%	3,13,678	893	2,140	824
Apr 2024	2,81,553	11.5%	2,79,890	1,663	2,082	607
Mar 2024	2,63,412	4.2%	2,61,682	1,730	1,800	660
Feb 2024	2,41,206	13.8%	2,39,360	1,846	1,602	642
Jan 2024	2,70,995	21.0%	2,69,161	1,834	1,822	643
Dec 2023	2,95,877	23.8%	2,93,979	1,898	1,926	812
Nov 2023	2,76,473	24.3%	2,74,995	1,478	1,836	680
Oct 2023	2,66,170	11.4%	2,64,425	1,745	1,901	722
Sep 2023	2,38,113	25.2%	2,36,391	1,722	1,591	680
Aug 2023	2,42,503	37.9%	2,41,354	1,149	1,624	754
Jul 2023	2,44,205	36.9%	2,42,462	1,743	1,772	717
Jun 2023	2,68,671	12.9%	2,66,738	1,933	1,746	702
May 2023	2,58,246	4.7%	2,56,268	1,978	1,600	694
Apr 2023	2,52,497	123.8%	2,50,416	2,081	1,618	738
Mar 2023	2,52,716	8.1%	2,51,406	1,310	1,566	673
Feb 2023	2,12,039	27.7%	2,10,325	1,714	1,422	651
Jan 2023	2,24,018	59.9%	2,22,256	1,762	1,572	650
Dec 2022	2,38,989	10.5%	2,37,331	1,658	1,596	728
Nov 2022	2,22,461	13.1%	2,20,740	1,721	1,530	729
Oct 2022	2,39,001	3.0%	2,37,076	1,925	1,696	756
Sep 2022	1,90,142	22.9%	1,88,558	1,584	1,392	922
Aug 2022	1,75,883	27.1%	1,75,690	193	1,410	842
Jul 2022	1,78,344	65.1%	1,78,245	99	1,462	816
Jun 2022	2,37,938	305.0%	2,37,938	0	1,670	940
May 2022	2,70,958	499.3%	2,70,958	0	1,792	942
Apr 2022	1,12,816	37.4%	1,12,816	0	824	348
Mar 2022	2,33,720	0.7%	2,33,720	0	1,726	647
Feb 2022	1,66,092	20.4%	1,66,092	0	1,262	603
Jan 2022	1,40,125	31.6%	1,40,125	0	1,274	608
Dec 2021	2,67,046	28.7%	2,67,010	36	1,916	747
Nov 2021	2,55,874	51.3%	2,55,725	149	1,862	684
Oct 2021	2,31,961	48.7%	2,31,961	0	1,772	797
Sep 2021	1,54,707	51.7%	1,54,458	249	1,246	807
Aug 2021	1,38,381	153.6%	1,38,269	112	1,206	727
Jul 2021	1,08,011	61.4%	1,08,011	0	1,054	672
Jun 2021	58,755	6.3%	58,755	0	684	646
May 2021	45,211	722.6%	45,211	0	690	855
Apr 2021	1,80,166	999+%	1,80,166	0	1,558	987
Mar 2021	2,35,447	21.9%	2,35,276	171	1,632	602
Feb 2021	2,08,694	17.0%	2,08,478	216	1,496	613
Jan 2021	2,04,859	22.1%	2,04,779	80	1,508	656
Dec 2020	2,07,572	27.9%	2,07,410	162	1,406	715
Nov 2020	1,69,148	41.1%	1,69,148	0	1,216	747
Oct 2020	1,55,965	48.4%	1,55,916	49	1,122	822
Sep 2020	1,01,961	59.5%	1,01,961	0	772	724
Aug 2020	54,568	78.4%	54,568	0	422	324
Jul 2020	66,912	75.4%	66,912	0	596	388
Jun 2020	62,683	79.3%	62,683	0	554	337
May 2020	5,496	98.2%	5,496	0	58	94
Apr 2020	5	100.0%	5	0	2	2
Mar 2020	1,93,105	26.1%	1,92,433	672	1,516	427
Feb 2020	2,51,333	10.8%	2,49,815	1,518	1,834	595
Jan 2020	2,62,959	4.0%	2,62,558	401	1,966	624
Dec 2019	2,88,045	8.9%	2,87,492	553	2,002	577
Nov 2019	2,86,956	9.7%	2,84,824	2,132	1,966	623
Oct 2019	3,02,269	17.7%	3,00,037	2,232	2,154	686
Sep 2019	2,51,709	16.9%	2,50,507	1,202	1,928	763
Aug 2019	2,52,422	22.4%	2,50,894	1,528	2,074	652
Jul 2019	2,72,418	24.3%	2,70,419	1,999	2,004	563
Jun 2019	3,02,424	19.2%	3,00,092	2,332	2,010	729
May 2019	3,05,781	19.5%	3,03,128	2,653	2,026	716
Apr 2019	2,47,219	10.2%	2,44,969	2,250	1,738	553
Mar 2019	2,61,447	21.6%	2,59,165	2,282	1,892	575
Feb 2019	2,26,738	22.7%	2,24,817	1,921	1,614	442
Jan 2019	2,52,931	26.0%	2,52,639	292	1,879	561
Dec 2018	2,64,565	28.7%	2,62,361	2,204	1,892	494
Nov 2018	2,61,495	47.2%	2,59,535	1,960	1,882	476
Oct 2018	2,56,843	38.2%	2,54,818	2,025	1,880	540
Sep 2018	2,15,296	29.0%	2,13,708	1,588	1,744	622
Aug 2018	2,06,144	23.0%	2,04,728	1,416	1,690	516
Jul 2018	2,19,212	52.0%	2,17,320	1,892	1,618	683
Jun 2018	2,53,761	26.2%	2,51,607	2,154	1,644	691
May 2018	2,55,946	17.5%	2,53,399	2,547	1,812	460
Apr 2018	2,24,406	19.1%	2,22,006	2,400	1,534	418
Mar 2018	2,15,003	19.4%	2,13,672	1,331	1,488	349
Feb 2018	1,84,798	33.7%	1,82,994	1,804	1,312	324
Jan 2018	2,00,739	37.7%	1,98,923	1,816	1,386	346
Dec 2017	2,05,623	41.9%	2,03,477	2,146	1,456	398
Nov 2017	1,77,624	34.1%	1,75,916	1,708	1,270	421
Oct 2017	1,85,860	45.8%	1,83,756	2,104	1,324	417
Sep 2017	1,66,898	55.8%	1,65,312	1,586	1,214	673
Aug 2017	1,67,541	67.2%	1,65,609	1,932	1,168	789
Jul 2017	1,44,265	33.7%	1,42,593	1,672	1,248	471
Jun 2017	2,01,079	56.5%	1,97,896	3,183	1,376	308
May 2017	2,17,913	103.3%	2,14,764	3,149	1,410	265
Apr 2017	1,88,425	79.9%	1,86,293	2,132	1,302	225
Mar 2017	1,80,028	68.5%	1,77,891	2,137	1,312	282
Feb 2017	1,38,244	69.3%	1,35,927	2,317	1,048	310
Jan 2017	1,45,736	59.3%	1,43,694	2,042	1,094	320

Bagdogra airport: common questions

How many passengers used Bagdogra airport in August 2026?

2,36,635 passengers (2,35,380 domestic and 1,255 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 3.0% fewer than in August 2025.

How many passengers has Bagdogra airport handled in FY 2026-27?

16,47,880 passengers from April to August 2026, 12.2% more than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #20 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Bagdogra airport's busiest month?

May 2026, with 4,36,587 passengers and 2,623 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since January 2017.

Does Bagdogra airport have international flights?

Yes. 23,273 international passengers used Bagdogra airport in the 12 months to August 2026, 0.6% of its passenger traffic.

How many flights operate from Bagdogra airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Bagdogra airport recorded 1,674 movements in August 2026, about 54 a day.

Where does this data come from?

From the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic reports. This page is updated when a new report is published; the latest covers August 2026.

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Source: Airports Authority of India, monthly traffic reports. Passengers count everyone arriving or departing; aircraft movements count take-offs and landings; cargo is freight loaded and unloaded, in tonnes.