State govt / private airport AAI data, Apr 2020 to Aug 2026

Bengaluru (HAL) Airport Traffic

Bengaluru (HAL) airport handled 1,774 passengers in August 2026, 3.1% more than in August 2025, across 477 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 7,679 passengers, 4.7% more than a year earlier, ranking #108 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was March 2023, with 2,738 passengers. All of its passenger traffic over the last 12 months was domestic.

Rank in India
#108of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.01% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers
3.1%
1,774

1,774 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements
0.6%
477

About 15 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo
0 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

International passengers
0

0.0% of all passengers

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

Passengers
4.7%
7,679

7,679 over 5 months

Aircraft movements
17.2%
2,126

Take-offs and landings

Cargo
0 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Bengaluru (HAL) airport, month by month

Every monthly AAI report since April 2020, 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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Bengaluru (HAL) airport traffic by financial year
Financial yearPassengersvs previous yearMovementsCargo (t)International
FY 2026-275 months7,6794.7%2,12600.0%
FY 2025-2619,94115.5%5,29900.0%
FY 2024-2517,2673.8%4,23200.0%
FY 2023-2417,95020.6%5,10900.0%
FY 2022-2314,885620.1%5,26600.0%
FY 2021-222,067New66800.0%
FY 2020-21030–

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.

View all 77 months as a table
Bengaluru (HAL) airport monthly traffic, newest first
MonthPassengersvs last yearDomesticInternationalMovementsCargo (t)
Aug 20261,7743.1%1,77404770
Jul 20261,22814.6%1,22804420
Jun 20261,4820.8%1,48203770
May 20261,6454.9%1,64504350
Apr 20261,55017.4%1,55003950
Mar 20261,7138.6%1,71305060
Feb 20261,5436.1%1,54304760
Jan 20261,6610.7%1,66104080
Dec 20252,19033.1%2,19005890
Nov 20251,99829.2%1,99805300
Oct 20251,56720.4%1,56704110
Sep 20251,93442.1%1,93405650
Aug 20251,72014.7%1,72004740
Jul 20251,07221.6%1,07202970
Jun 20251,49432.8%1,49403300
May 20251,72948.3%1,72904180
Apr 20251,3203.1%1,32002950
Mar 20251,5782.8%1,57804070
Feb 20251,6433.1%1,64303810
Jan 20251,67314.2%1,67304160
Dec 20241,6451.0%1,64503960
Nov 20241,54613.7%1,54603610
Oct 20241,30135.7%1,30103260
Sep 20241,36114.2%1,36103170
Aug 20241,49942.8%1,49903950
Jul 20241,36824.7%1,36803130
Jun 20241,1257.7%1,12503010
May 20241,16650.8%1,16602840
Apr 20241,36219.3%1,36203350
Mar 20241,62340.7%1,62303790
Feb 20241,59427.5%1,59403680
Jan 20241,95021.0%1,95005070
Dec 20231,6287.8%1,62804090
Nov 20231,36029.1%1,36003740
Oct 2023959145.3%95902890
Sep 20231,587280.6%1,58703640
Aug 20231,05021.8%95303890
Jul 20231,09714.7%1,08203560
Jun 20231,045New1,04504240
May 20232,370999+%2,37005990
Apr 20231,687922.4%1,68706510
Mar 20232,738999+%2,71607440
Feb 20232,200New2,20005630
Jan 20232,467New2,46708000
Dec 20221,766New1,76605760
Nov 20221,917249.2%1,91705990
Oct 202239136.7%39105530
Sep 2022417103.4%41706530
Aug 20221,342303.0%1,34203750
Jul 20221,286331.5%1,28603290
Jun 20220100.0%0000
May 2022196317.0%1960420
Apr 2022165New1650320
Mar 2022234New2340430
Feb 2022000810
Jan 2022000500
Dec 2021000720
Nov 2021549New5490500
Oct 2021286New2860560
Sep 2021205New2050480
Aug 2021333New3330850
Jul 2021298New2980830
Jun 2021115New1150300
May 202147New470270
Apr 2021000430
Mar 202100010
Feb 202100020
Jan 202100000
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Bengaluru (HAL) airport: common questions

How many passengers used Bengaluru (HAL) airport in August 2026?

1,774 passengers (1,774 domestic and 0 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 3.1% more than in August 2025.

How many passengers has Bengaluru (HAL) airport handled in FY 2026-27?

7,679 passengers from April to August 2026, 4.7% more than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #108 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Bengaluru (HAL) airport's busiest month?

March 2023, with 2,738 passengers and 744 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since April 2020.

Does Bengaluru (HAL) airport have international flights?

No international passengers were reported at Bengaluru (HAL) airport in the 12 months to August 2026.

How many flights operate from Bengaluru (HAL) airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Bengaluru (HAL) airport recorded 477 movements in August 2026, about 15 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. AAI has listed this airport as BANGALORE (HAL), BENGALURU (HAL); the figures are combined here.