Customs airport AAI data, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026

Chandigarh Airport Traffic

Name: Chandigarh Airport Monthly Traffic: Passengers, Aircraft Movements and Cargo
Creator: Airports Authority of India
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Chandigarh airport handled 2.87 lakh passengers in August 2026, 2.8% fewer than in August 2025, across 2,130 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 17.06 lakh passengers, 6.9% more than a year earlier, ranking #18 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was May 2024, with 4.34 lakh passengers. International flights carried 3.3% of its passengers over the last 12 months. It handled 17,843 tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Rank in India

#18of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.93% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers

2.8%

2.87 L

2,87,349 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements

2.0%

2,130

About 69 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo

27.5%

1,446 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

International passengers

7.0%

15,220

5.3% of all passengers

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

Passengers

6.9%

17.06 L

17,05,857 over 5 months

Aircraft movements

6.8%

11,618

Take-offs and landings

Cargo

53.4%

9,571 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Chandigarh 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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Chandigarh airport traffic by financial year
Financial year	Passengers	vs previous year	Movements	Cargo (t)	International
FY 2026-275 months	17,05,857	6.9%	11,618	9,571	1.9%
FY 2025-26	39,26,519	5.4%	26,395	14,513	4.4%
FY 2024-25	41,49,840	11.5%	28,331	14,138	4.9%
FY 2023-24	37,21,229	1.2%	26,315	8,303	4.0%
FY 2022-23	36,77,786	60.7%	29,042	9,366	4.0%
FY 2021-22	22,89,169	65.7%	20,895	11,085	0.8%
FY 2020-21	13,81,634	43.5%	12,884	8,069	0.8%
FY 2019-20	24,45,202	16.6%	18,321	8,939	5.0%
FY 2018-19	20,98,645	1.8%	17,003	5,051	6.0%
FY 2017-18	21,37,739	17.1%	18,715	5,650	6.9%
FY 2016-173 months	5,17,660	38.0%	4,244	1,169	7.9%

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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Chandigarh airport monthly traffic, newest first
Month	Passengers	vs last year	Domestic	International	Movements	Cargo (t)
Aug 2026	2,87,349	2.8%	2,72,129	15,220	2,130	1,446
Jul 2026	2,80,049	0.1%	2,71,603	8,446	2,004	1,942
Jun 2026	3,72,731	3.5%	3,64,462	8,269	2,444	2,519
May 2026	4,05,769	42.9%	4,05,759	10	2,669	2,152
Apr 2026	3,59,959	4.2%	3,59,959	0	2,371	1,512
Mar 2026	3,71,946	3.9%	3,71,946	0	2,302	1,277
Feb 2026	3,56,061	2.8%	3,36,361	19,700	2,278	1,218
Jan 2026	3,76,676	9.3%	3,55,995	20,681	2,417	1,097
Dec 2025	3,57,627	4.1%	3,38,564	19,063	2,348	1,086
Nov 2025	3,01,827	13.9%	2,88,770	13,057	1,960	1,172
Oct 2025	2,79,836	16.3%	2,66,878	12,958	2,066	1,136
Sep 2025	2,86,703	4.5%	2,72,370	14,333	2,144	1,287
Aug 2025	2,95,704	4.4%	2,81,483	14,221	2,088	1,134
Jul 2025	2,80,353	10.8%	2,65,826	14,527	1,972	1,236
Jun 2025	3,60,041	6.5%	3,43,885	16,156	2,380	1,551
May 2025	2,83,863	34.6%	2,70,498	13,365	1,870	1,012
Apr 2025	3,75,882	18.0%	3,60,899	14,983	2,570	1,307
Mar 2025	3,87,081	22.5%	3,68,310	18,771	2,565	1,148
Feb 2025	3,46,209	23.6%	3,29,148	17,061	2,201	836
Jan 2025	3,44,752	32.9%	3,27,544	17,208	2,214	889
Dec 2024	3,72,739	23.2%	3,55,338	17,401	2,371	985
Nov 2024	3,50,570	20.5%	3,32,370	18,200	2,314	1,081
Oct 2024	3,34,445	4.1%	3,18,345	16,100	2,436	1,412
Sep 2024	3,00,137	1.3%	2,81,633	18,504	2,298	1,210
Aug 2024	3,09,292	10.2%	2,91,424	17,868	2,400	1,033
Jul 2024	3,14,155	17.5%	2,96,133	18,022	2,362	1,301
Jun 2024	3,38,181	8.4%	3,19,793	18,388	2,341	1,285
May 2024	4,33,820	28.4%	4,17,912	15,908	2,639	1,848
Apr 2024	3,18,459	5.1%	3,08,143	10,316	2,190	1,109
Mar 2024	3,15,932	5.4%	3,03,541	12,391	2,171	889
Feb 2024	2,80,083	10.0%	2,69,142	10,941	1,953	893
Jan 2024	2,59,377	12.0%	2,48,248	11,129	1,775	714
Dec 2023	3,02,550	4.3%	2,90,891	11,659	2,061	953
Nov 2023	2,91,014	4.0%	2,79,734	11,280	2,116	705
Oct 2023	3,21,374	4.2%	3,06,931	14,443	2,312	776
Sep 2023	3,03,992	3.2%	2,90,427	13,565	2,292	859
Aug 2023	2,80,781	1.9%	2,68,106	12,675	2,293	665
Jul 2023	3,80,828	42.5%	3,67,888	12,940	2,219	489
Jun 2023	3,11,886	4.2%	2,96,420	15,466	2,182	419
May 2023	3,37,985	2.5%	3,25,860	12,125	2,451	460
Apr 2023	3,35,427	5.7%	3,23,480	11,947	2,490	481
Mar 2023	3,33,985	12.6%	3,20,655	13,330	2,590	494
Feb 2023	3,11,139	55.6%	2,98,664	12,475	2,414	387
Jan 2023	2,94,759	65.8%	2,81,531	13,228	2,354	425
Dec 2022	3,16,228	21.1%	3,02,670	13,558	2,376	437
Nov 2022	3,03,104	7.6%	2,89,934	13,170	2,431	461
Oct 2022	3,08,342	20.4%	2,95,684	12,658	2,468	487
Sep 2022	2,94,494	51.4%	2,82,417	12,077	2,549	487
Aug 2022	2,75,675	51.5%	2,64,879	10,796	2,242	904
Jul 2022	2,67,303	76.7%	2,55,874	11,429	2,304	1,267
Jun 2022	3,25,666	266.0%	3,14,089	11,577	2,386	1,330
May 2022	3,29,861	654.7%	3,19,631	10,230	2,484	1,550
Apr 2022	3,17,230	103.9%	3,06,435	10,795	2,444	1,137
Mar 2022	2,96,484	25.9%	2,91,857	4,627	2,340	1,110
Feb 2022	1,99,938	16.7%	1,97,663	2,275	1,694	765
Jan 2022	1,77,793	21.5%	1,75,981	1,812	1,700	807
Dec 2021	2,61,127	21.6%	2,58,815	2,312	1,902	892
Nov 2021	2,81,811	74.5%	2,79,411	2,400	2,205	942
Oct 2021	2,56,074	144.5%	2,53,659	2,415	2,076	1,197
Sep 2021	1,94,476	205.1%	1,93,899	577	1,904	1,114
Aug 2021	1,81,909	270.4%	1,81,909	0	1,826	946
Jul 2021	1,51,313	254.4%	1,51,234	79	1,536	910
Jun 2021	88,990	138.5%	88,990	0	870	840
May 2021	43,708	677.9%	43,660	48	738	541
Apr 2021	1,55,546	999+%	1,54,155	1,391	2,104	1,021
Mar 2021	2,35,440	38.2%	2,34,079	1,361	2,158	934
Feb 2021	2,40,072	5.5%	2,39,116	956	1,944	937
Jan 2021	2,26,376	8.4%	2,25,556	820	1,841	1,114
Dec 2020	2,14,780	1.1%	2,13,399	1,381	1,726	1,049
Nov 2020	1,61,511	31.4%	1,59,445	2,066	1,376	896
Oct 2020	1,04,751	51.3%	1,03,393	1,358	1,074	972
Sep 2020	63,743	68.5%	63,507	236	804	738
Aug 2020	49,114	74.0%	48,676	438	696	566
Jul 2020	42,696	78.4%	41,340	1,356	618	433
Jun 2020	37,319	80.3%	36,397	922	544	418
May 2020	5,619	97.2%	5,376	243	99	12
Apr 2020	213	99.9%	105	108	4	0
Mar 2020	1,70,303	7.1%	1,64,419	5,884	1,514	509
Feb 2020	2,27,452	42.9%	2,19,099	8,353	1,704	618
Jan 2020	2,08,915	25.0%	2,03,846	5,069	1,508	585
Dec 2019	2,12,435	18.4%	2,04,292	8,143	1,528	666
Nov 2019	2,35,502	20.8%	2,22,798	12,704	1,764	1,003
Oct 2019	2,15,294	0.8%	2,03,241	12,053	1,718	839
Sep 2019	2,02,420	1.3%	1,92,267	10,153	1,528	603
Aug 2019	1,88,538	7.3%	1,78,081	10,457	1,436	644
Jul 2019	1,97,458	1.1%	1,85,821	11,637	1,474	678
Jun 2019	1,89,440	12.4%	1,76,164	13,276	1,322	952
May 2019	2,02,775	229.4%	1,90,838	11,937	1,399	1,415
Apr 2019	1,94,670	17.0%	1,82,841	11,829	1,426	427
Mar 2019	1,83,321	1.3%	1,70,813	12,508	1,392	318
Feb 2019	1,59,143	127.9%	1,51,513	7,630	1,161	310
Jan 2019	1,67,174	11.2%	1,62,518	4,656	1,292	306
Dec 2018	1,79,393	17.9%	1,70,879	8,514	1,381	370
Nov 2018	1,94,876	18.2%	1,83,223	11,653	1,565	448
Oct 2018	2,13,578	30.5%	2,00,293	13,285	1,843	580
Sep 2018	2,05,028	7.0%	1,95,517	9,511	1,792	502
Aug 2018	2,04,264	2.8%	1,93,354	10,910	1,695	631
Jul 2018	1,95,374	5.6%	1,81,914	13,460	1,656	567
Jun 2018	1,68,569	22.2%	1,53,714	14,855	1,382	413
May 2018	61,565	73.1%	56,440	5,125	520	236
Apr 2018	1,66,360	21.9%	1,51,967	14,393	1,324	370
Mar 2018	1,80,925	11.1%	1,63,732	17,193	1,549	278
Feb 2018	69,831	58.9%	63,204	6,627	572	109
Jan 2018	1,50,347	4.2%	1,32,535	17,812	1,078	336
Dec 2017	1,52,115	5.0%	1,39,807	12,308	1,212	413
Nov 2017	1,64,884	4.2%	1,53,091	11,793	1,366	476
Oct 2017	1,63,608	2.4%	1,51,800	11,808	1,394	495
Sep 2017	1,91,664	39.7%	1,80,319	11,345	1,862	493
Aug 2017	1,98,781	44.8%	1,88,084	10,697	1,988	461
Jul 2017	2,06,936	42.7%	1,95,239	11,697	1,960	426
Jun 2017	2,16,694	42.0%	2,03,293	13,401	1,920	636
May 2017	2,28,832	62.8%	2,17,675	11,157	1,940	906
Apr 2017	2,13,122	79.3%	2,00,912	12,210	1,874	621
Mar 2017	2,03,629	42.1%	1,89,578	14,051	1,812	432
Feb 2017	1,69,708	30.0%	1,56,587	13,121	1,346	379
Jan 2017	1,44,323	42.4%	1,30,540	13,783	1,086	358

Chandigarh airport: common questions

How many passengers used Chandigarh airport in August 2026?

2,87,349 passengers (2,72,129 domestic and 15,220 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 2.8% fewer than in August 2025.

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

17,05,857 passengers from April to August 2026, 6.9% more than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #18 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Chandigarh airport's busiest month?

May 2024, with 4,33,820 passengers and 2,639 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since January 2017.

Does Chandigarh airport have international flights?

Yes. 1,31,737 international passengers used Chandigarh airport in the 12 months to August 2026, 3.3% of its passenger traffic.

How many flights operate from Chandigarh airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Chandigarh airport recorded 2,130 movements in August 2026, about 69 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 CHANDIGARH, CHANDIGARH (JV AIRPORT, CHANDIGARH (JV AIRPORT); the figures are combined here.