Domestic airport Bihar AAI data, Apr 2021 to Aug 2026

Darbhanga Airport Traffic

Darbhanga airport handled 48,063 passengers in August 2026, 28.1% fewer than in August 2025, across 298 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 3.25 lakh passengers, 1.3% more than a year earlier, ranking #49 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was October 2025, with 78,680 passengers. All of its passenger traffic over the last 12 months was domestic. It handled 741 tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Rank in India
#49of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.15% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers
28.1%
48,063

48,063 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements
33.2%
298

About 10 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo
83.1%
49 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
1.3%
3.25 L

3,25,256 over 5 months

Aircraft movements
9.4%
1,958

Take-offs and landings

Cargo
41.2%
523 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Darbhanga airport, month by month

Every monthly AAI report since April 2021, 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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Darbhanga airport traffic by financial year
Financial yearPassengersvs previous yearMovementsCargo (t)International
FY 2026-275 months3,25,2561.3%1,9585230.0%
FY 2025-267,74,52448.0%5,0465890.0%
FY 2024-255,01,0264.8%3,5254160.0%
FY 2023-245,26,06614.3%3,3354180.0%
FY 2022-236,14,1140.9%4,1702710.0%
FY 2021-226,19,948304.5%4,350960.0%

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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Darbhanga airport monthly traffic, newest first
MonthPassengersvs last yearDomesticInternationalMovementsCargo (t)
Aug 202648,06328.1%48,063029849
Jul 202653,38918.1%53,389032261
Jun 202672,18019.2%72,1800422303
May 202677,12214.0%77,122045680
Apr 202674,50222.6%74,502046030
Mar 202662,95510.5%62,955038832
Feb 202658,13540.1%58,135035436
Jan 202663,139100.5%63,139038828
Dec 202555,5717.3%55,571034635
Nov 202569,87047.2%69,870042830
Oct 202578,680110.3%78,680054630
Sep 202565,18491.1%65,184043629
Aug 202566,82687.4%66,826044627
Jul 202565,15972.2%65,159042628
Jun 202560,57140.7%60,5710456185
May 202567,65566.9%67,6550454113
Apr 202560,77938.7%60,779037818
Mar 202570,34278.7%70,342046428
Feb 202541,49217.0%41,492027029
Jan 202531,49816.7%31,498022014
Dec 202459,95011.1%59,950038831
Nov 202447,4526.7%47,452034518
Oct 202437,4055.0%37,405030841
Sep 202434,11816.5%34,118026426
Aug 202413,51669.7%13,516012424
Jul 202437,83919.6%37,839026625
Jun 202443,0495.8%43,0490296106
May 202440,53326.2%40,533028250
Apr 202443,83215.5%43,832029823
Mar 202439,35927.0%39,359023012
Feb 202435,45623.6%35,456022810
Jan 202426,98531.7%26,98501688
Dec 202353,97219.5%53,972032027
Nov 202350,8504.1%50,850034618
Oct 202339,39025.4%39,390026899
Sep 202340,86319.8%40,863027020
Aug 202344,63717.2%44,637028441
Jul 202347,0686.5%47,068030448
Jun 202340,69342.4%40,693025456
May 202354,91215.7%54,912032174
Apr 202351,88120.2%51,88103425
Mar 202353,92214.6%53,92203483
Feb 202346,40711.6%46,40702704
Jan 202339,53038.3%39,53002784
Dec 202245,17933.9%45,17902963
Nov 202252,99730.0%52,99703404
Oct 202252,78019.1%52,78003863
Sep 202234,10529.4%34,10502703
Aug 202238,07831.4%38,07802842
Jul 202250,33326.7%50,33303382
Jun 202270,60045.3%70,6000474202
May 202265,158116.1%65,158043434
Apr 202265,02554.7%65,02504527
Mar 202247,0712.8%47,07103244
Feb 202241,59215.9%41,59202584
Jan 202228,58540.0%28,58502048
Dec 202168,398159.9%68,39804789
Nov 202175,724204.3%75,72404849
Oct 202165,236New65,236040428
Sep 202148,321New48,32103260
Aug 202155,530New55,53003820
Jul 202168,703New68,70305100
Jun 202148,600New48,600037833
May 202130,155New30,15502821
Apr 202142,033New42,03303200

Darbhanga airport: common questions

How many passengers used Darbhanga airport in August 2026?

48,063 passengers (48,063 domestic and 0 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 28.1% fewer than in August 2025.

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

3,25,256 passengers from April to August 2026, 1.3% more than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #49 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Darbhanga airport's busiest month?

October 2025, with 78,680 passengers and 546 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since April 2021.

Does Darbhanga airport have international flights?

No international passengers were reported at Darbhanga airport in the 12 months to August 2026.

How many flights operate from Darbhanga airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Darbhanga airport recorded 298 movements in August 2026, about 10 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.