JV international airport AAI data, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026

Bengaluru (Kempegowda) Airport Traffic

Name: Bengaluru (Kempegowda) Airport Monthly Traffic: Passengers, Aircraft Movements and Cargo
Creator: Airports Authority of India
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Bengaluru (Kempegowda) airport handled 34.04 lakh passengers in August 2026, 3.1% fewer than in August 2025, across 21,396 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 1.80 crore passengers, 1.2% fewer than a year earlier, ranking #3 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was January 2026, with 40.31 lakh passengers. International flights carried 16.3% of its passengers over the last 12 months. It handled 5,67,202 tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Rank in India

#3of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

10.98% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers

3.1%

34.04 L

34,04,073 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements

4.6%

21,396

About 690 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo

18.9%

53,444 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

International passengers

6.1%

6,16,381

18.1% of all passengers

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

Passengers

1.2%

1.80 Cr

1,80,05,313 over 5 months

Aircraft movements

3.5%

1,12,664

Take-offs and landings

Cargo

16.0%

2,55,699 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Bengaluru (Kempegowda) 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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Bengaluru (Kempegowda) airport traffic by financial year
Financial year	Passengers	vs previous year	Movements	Cargo (t)	International
FY 2026-275 months	1,80,05,313	1.2%	1,12,664	2,55,699	16.1%
FY 2025-26	4,44,62,005	6.2%	2,79,811	5,29,764	16.2%
FY 2024-25	4,18,75,620	11.6%	2,67,852	5,02,509	13.9%
FY 2023-24	3,75,28,533	17.6%	2,44,891	4,39,495	12.4%
FY 2022-23	3,19,11,429	95.9%	2,23,223	4,10,311	11.9%
FY 2021-22	1,62,87,097	49.2%	1,48,014	4,11,550	6.8%
FY 2020-21	1,09,14,194	66.3%	1,13,651	3,26,672	4.3%
FY 2019-20	3,23,61,666	2.8%	2,30,359	3,74,062	14.1%
FY 2018-19	3,33,07,702	23.8%	2,39,395	3,86,849	13.5%
FY 2017-18	2,69,10,431	17.6%	1,96,560	3,48,403	14.2%
FY 2016-173 months	56,26,748	14.1%	41,371	78,421	15.8%

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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Bengaluru (Kempegowda) airport monthly traffic, newest first
Month	Passengers	vs last year	Domestic	International	Movements	Cargo (t)
Aug 2026	34,04,073	3.1%	27,87,692	6,16,381	21,396	53,444
Jul 2026	33,33,960	3.2%	27,23,911	6,10,049	20,313	55,058
Jun 2026	35,65,325	2.2%	29,78,625	5,86,700	22,146	51,536
May 2026	40,16,820	4.0%	34,35,720	5,81,100	25,141	49,230
Apr 2026	36,85,135	2.0%	31,78,826	5,06,309	23,668	46,431
Mar 2026	36,49,460	0.3%	31,30,473	5,18,987	23,338	46,396
Feb 2026	36,41,994	10.1%	30,49,057	5,92,937	21,828	43,428
Jan 2026	40,31,081	8.2%	33,32,751	6,98,330	24,433	42,812
Dec 2025	38,28,247	2.7%	31,33,697	6,94,550	23,105	45,213
Nov 2025	39,22,412	9.9%	32,79,765	6,42,647	23,728	44,786
Oct 2025	37,34,923	4.4%	31,21,242	6,13,681	24,493	43,893
Sep 2025	34,35,700	1.7%	28,70,357	5,65,343	22,322	44,975
Aug 2025	35,13,564	3.6%	29,32,526	5,81,038	22,434	44,960
Jul 2025	34,44,975	4.6%	28,66,480	5,78,495	22,118	47,670
Jun 2025	36,38,555	9.5%	30,83,167	5,55,388	23,467	41,350
May 2025	38,62,571	9.5%	32,56,829	6,05,742	24,702	43,001
Apr 2025	37,58,523	9.8%	31,86,221	5,72,302	23,843	41,280
Mar 2025	36,38,080	12.7%	31,16,753	5,21,327	24,291	45,773
Feb 2025	33,07,035	8.6%	28,09,028	4,98,007	20,199	37,161
Jan 2025	37,24,850	14.7%	31,54,562	5,70,288	23,403	38,698
Dec 2024	37,26,597	9.6%	31,60,515	5,66,082	23,090	40,481
Nov 2024	35,68,099	16.0%	30,63,408	5,04,691	22,192	38,800
Oct 2024	35,78,889	17.0%	30,89,018	4,89,871	23,298	44,336
Sep 2024	33,78,498	16.9%	29,38,503	4,39,995	21,982	43,743
Aug 2024	33,90,189	13.3%	29,34,466	4,55,723	22,146	43,335
Jul 2024	32,91,960	9.2%	28,47,201	4,44,759	21,465	45,469
Jun 2024	33,21,878	9.1%	28,88,731	4,33,147	21,342	42,331
May 2024	35,27,548	6.1%	30,45,932	4,81,616	22,270	43,614
Apr 2024	34,21,997	6.7%	29,93,348	4,28,649	22,174	38,768
Mar 2024	32,28,069	1.8%	28,30,919	3,97,150	22,164	41,316
Feb 2024	30,46,010	6.3%	26,67,958	3,78,052	20,101	38,392
Jan 2024	32,46,191	2.9%	28,20,596	4,25,595	21,189	35,765
Dec 2023	34,01,107	8.5%	29,56,760	4,44,347	21,650	37,380
Nov 2023	30,75,234	8.6%	26,76,442	3,98,792	20,563	36,171
Oct 2023	30,57,818	10.9%	26,63,647	3,94,171	20,638	37,763
Sep 2023	28,89,368	20.0%	25,32,537	3,56,831	19,017	35,959
Aug 2023	29,93,061	27.3%	26,30,673	3,62,388	19,615	36,517
Jul 2023	30,13,675	34.9%	26,19,755	3,93,920	19,668	37,647
Jun 2023	30,45,866	34.0%	26,64,127	3,81,739	19,082	35,601
May 2023	33,25,778	34.5%	29,37,599	3,88,179	20,563	34,157
Apr 2023	32,06,356	42.2%	28,59,889	3,46,467	20,641	32,827
Mar 2023	31,70,837	47.9%	28,30,581	3,40,256	22,112	36,567
Feb 2023	28,66,773	103.2%	25,42,089	3,24,684	18,992	30,832
Jan 2023	31,56,238	156.4%	27,89,729	3,66,509	21,386	31,200
Dec 2022	31,35,070	43.6%	27,44,182	3,90,888	20,319	34,375
Nov 2022	28,31,655	40.4%	24,83,329	3,48,326	18,700	33,291
Oct 2022	27,57,114	58.4%	24,20,054	3,37,060	19,228	34,185
Sep 2022	24,06,879	84.1%	21,06,335	3,00,544	17,240	36,013
Aug 2022	23,51,078	86.1%	20,48,671	3,02,407	17,078	34,878
Jul 2022	22,34,000	142.6%	19,14,500	3,19,500	16,267	37,163
Jun 2022	22,72,777	333.4%	19,82,590	2,90,187	17,124	34,623
May 2022	24,73,615	522.9%	22,04,233	2,69,382	18,010	34,747
Apr 2022	22,55,393	96.6%	20,59,872	1,95,521	16,767	32,437
Mar 2022	21,44,094	43.8%	19,74,561	1,69,533	16,400	36,109
Feb 2022	14,10,920	6.9%	13,04,767	1,06,153	10,917	31,881
Jan 2022	12,31,222	21.4%	11,18,570	1,12,652	12,259	32,973
Dec 2021	21,82,445	46.0%	20,32,147	1,50,298	17,532	35,122
Nov 2021	20,17,190	55.2%	18,94,859	1,22,331	16,202	34,353
Oct 2021	17,40,758	51.8%	16,27,108	1,13,650	14,901	39,473
Sep 2021	13,07,562	52.8%	12,22,046	85,516	12,368	37,735
Aug 2021	12,63,375	93.6%	11,83,230	80,145	12,050	37,336
Jul 2021	9,20,928	110.2%	8,78,823	42,105	9,716	34,619
Jun 2021	5,24,457	37.9%	5,02,457	22,000	6,637	30,418
May 2021	3,97,085	456.8%	3,73,017	24,068	6,356	29,090
Apr 2021	11,47,061	999+%	10,74,360	72,701	12,676	32,441
Mar 2021	14,90,908	3.3%	14,06,763	84,145	15,347	34,423
Feb 2021	15,14,719	43.7%	14,39,086	75,633	13,854	30,566
Jan 2021	15,66,521	46.7%	14,91,564	74,957	15,051	30,964
Dec 2020	14,94,458	50.0%	14,31,837	62,621	14,569	33,189
Nov 2020	12,99,944	55.1%	12,57,293	42,651	12,708	31,579
Oct 2020	11,46,474	58.8%	11,15,028	31,446	11,770	34,334
Sep 2020	8,55,801	67.2%	8,26,291	29,510	9,753	32,458
Aug 2020	6,52,582	76.4%	6,27,367	25,215	7,556	27,751
Jul 2020	4,38,083	84.0%	4,18,302	19,781	5,829	25,053
Jun 2020	3,80,406	86.2%	3,69,752	10,654	5,021	23,647
May 2020	71,317	97.6%	65,525	5,792	1,662	14,542
Apr 2020	2,981	99.9%	0	2,981	531	8,166
Mar 2020	15,41,403	45.8%	14,16,537	1,24,866	14,651	24,198
Feb 2020	26,91,323	3.6%	23,65,588	3,25,735	19,713	30,878
Jan 2020	29,39,411	2.8%	25,00,110	4,39,301	21,055	30,531
Dec 2019	29,89,258	2.5%	25,42,865	4,46,393	20,717	30,968
Nov 2019	28,93,291	3.4%	24,81,058	4,12,233	19,891	31,374
Oct 2019	27,83,484	1.2%	23,85,204	3,98,280	20,192	34,291
Sep 2019	26,05,195	0.9%	22,37,442	3,67,753	18,462	32,349
Aug 2019	27,61,310	0.7%	23,62,574	3,98,736	19,322	32,632
Jul 2019	27,45,723	0.6%	23,31,749	4,13,974	19,228	32,581
Jun 2019	27,59,009	4.4%	23,48,284	4,10,725	18,798	31,103
May 2019	29,15,693	6.2%	24,92,324	4,23,369	19,568	32,672
Apr 2019	27,36,566	3.6%	23,19,400	4,17,166	18,762	30,485
Mar 2019	28,43,363	11.5%	24,45,004	3,98,359	20,048	33,062
Feb 2019	25,97,232	8.9%	22,36,283	3,60,949	17,744	28,777
Jan 2019	30,25,442	18.4%	26,03,329	4,22,113	21,504	29,148
Dec 2018	30,65,251	22.6%	26,44,995	4,20,256	21,537	30,784
Nov 2018	27,98,921	23.8%	24,26,691	3,72,230	20,668	29,558
Oct 2018	28,16,293	24.3%	24,57,167	3,59,126	21,018	33,925
Sep 2018	26,29,599	25.8%	22,95,397	3,34,202	19,490	32,972
Aug 2018	27,42,486	27.9%	23,77,057	3,65,429	19,947	35,123
Jul 2018	27,60,962	30.4%	23,99,010	3,61,952	19,558	35,930
Jun 2018	26,42,007	29.0%	22,96,655	3,45,352	19,523	34,380
May 2018	27,44,779	25.5%	23,58,276	3,86,503	19,811	33,056
Apr 2018	26,41,367	46.1%	22,85,077	3,56,290	18,547	30,134
Mar 2018	25,49,523	47.9%	22,25,771	3,23,752	18,873	31,996
Feb 2018	23,85,482	34.8%	20,89,470	2,96,012	16,949	28,115
Jan 2018	25,54,902	19.8%	22,02,335	3,52,567	18,478	27,252
Dec 2017	25,00,382	16.1%	21,36,680	3,63,702	17,683	30,158
Nov 2017	22,60,332	12.4%	19,51,875	3,08,457	16,284	28,979
Oct 2017	22,66,261	13.3%	19,61,737	3,04,524	16,964	28,893
Sep 2017	20,89,935	17.0%	17,91,883	2,98,052	15,824	29,957
Aug 2017	21,44,244	14.0%	18,29,612	3,14,632	16,055	29,564
Jul 2017	21,17,282	10.0%	17,96,729	3,20,553	15,896	29,905
Jun 2017	20,47,780	17.7%	17,57,678	2,90,102	15,462	29,035
May 2017	21,86,636	11.2%	18,47,667	3,38,969	15,612	28,273
Apr 2017	18,07,672	0.8%	15,04,943	3,02,729	12,480	26,276
Mar 2017	17,23,787	4.2%	14,39,540	2,84,247	12,855	28,698
Feb 2017	17,69,819	10.8%	14,93,490	2,76,329	12,840	24,639
Jan 2017	21,33,142	26.9%	18,02,314	3,30,828	15,676	25,084

Bengaluru (Kempegowda) airport: common questions

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

34,04,073 passengers (27,87,692 domestic and 6,16,381 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 3.1% fewer than in August 2025.

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

1,80,05,313 passengers from April to August 2026, 1.2% fewer than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #3 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

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

January 2026, with 40,31,081 passengers and 24,433 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since January 2017.

Does Bengaluru (Kempegowda) airport have international flights?

Yes. 72,27,014 international passengers used Bengaluru (Kempegowda) airport in the 12 months to August 2026, 16.3% of its passenger traffic.

How many flights operate from Bengaluru (Kempegowda) airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Bengaluru (Kempegowda) airport recorded 21,396 movements in August 2026, about 690 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 (BIAL), BENGALURU (BIAL); the figures are combined here.