International airport AAI data, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026

Imphal Airport Traffic

Imphal airport handled 1.04 lakh passengers in August 2026, 5.8% fewer than in August 2025, across 762 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 5.32 lakh passengers, 7.9% fewer than a year earlier, ranking #41 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was March 2025, with 1.31 lakh passengers. All of its passenger traffic over the last 12 months was domestic. It handled 6,469 tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Rank in India
#41of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.33% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers
5.8%
1.04 L

1,03,622 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements
4.3%
762

About 25 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo
20.1%
454 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
7.9%
5.32 L

5,32,187 over 5 months

Aircraft movements
17.3%
3,837

Take-offs and landings

Cargo
2.7%
2,725 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Imphal 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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Imphal airport traffic by financial year
Financial yearPassengersvs previous yearMovementsCargo (t)International
FY 2026-275 months5,32,1877.9%3,8372,7250.0%
FY 2025-2613,66,7652.8%10,5426,5110.0%
FY 2024-2514,17,80011.2%12,5056,3520.0%
FY 2023-2412,74,6663.3%12,8614,4780.0%
FY 2022-2312,33,99751.4%12,0987,6460.0%
FY 2021-228,14,91365.4%8,8117,1950.0%
FY 2020-214,92,75261.7%5,6814,8380.0%
FY 2019-2012,85,8600.7%9,9127,8600.0%
FY 2018-1912,77,16329.3%10,0106,3130.0%
FY 2017-189,87,50611.4%6,7374,3060.0%
FY 2016-173 months2,32,40211.3%1,7101,5120.0%

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.

View all 116 months as a table
Imphal airport monthly traffic, newest first
MonthPassengersvs last yearDomesticInternationalMovementsCargo (t)
Aug 20261,03,6225.8%1,03,6220762454
Jul 20261,05,9883.1%1,05,9880734713
Jun 20261,05,8216.2%1,05,8210706638
May 20261,12,5407.4%1,12,5400806604
Apr 20261,04,21616.2%1,04,2160829316
Mar 20261,23,3456.2%1,23,3450885435
Feb 20261,11,1913.7%1,11,1910901608
Jan 20261,23,9913.0%1,23,9910844762
Dec 20251,13,9727.6%1,13,9720830653
Nov 20251,04,95210.8%1,04,9520758369
Oct 20251,07,7379.9%1,07,7370902466
Sep 20251,03,4312.0%1,03,4310782452
Aug 20251,10,0362.2%1,10,0360796568
Jul 20251,09,3866.8%1,09,3860834536
Jun 20251,12,8273.8%1,12,8270917521
May 20251,21,5008.9%1,21,50001,045575
Apr 20251,24,3979.2%1,24,39701,048567
Mar 20251,31,46614.6%1,31,46601,066508
Feb 20251,15,49814.4%1,15,4980980541
Jan 20251,20,3718.3%1,20,3710996559
Dec 20241,23,3757.5%1,23,37501,028648
Nov 20241,29,27618.3%1,29,27601,083670
Oct 20241,19,52314.0%1,19,52301,021513
Sep 20241,05,5928.7%1,05,59201,043615
Aug 20241,12,5559.1%1,12,5532994573
Jul 20241,17,33212.0%1,17,33201,072479
Jun 20241,17,33321.6%1,17,33301,091498
May 20241,11,5865.7%1,11,58601,006409
Apr 20241,13,8931.9%1,13,89301,125340
Mar 20241,14,6716.4%1,14,67101,134753
Feb 20241,00,9573.2%1,00,95701,002494
Jan 20241,11,1220.5%1,11,12201,068942
Dec 20231,14,7690.5%1,14,76901,030654
Nov 20231,09,3160.3%1,09,31601,029575
Oct 20231,04,8132.3%1,04,81301,05456
Sep 202397,1733.4%97,17301,04654
Aug 20231,03,21412.1%1,03,21401,02794
Jul 20231,04,7728.8%1,04,77201,09549
Jun 202396,4861.7%96,48601,09437
May 20231,05,5949.5%1,05,59401,214506
Apr 20231,11,77920.9%1,11,77901,068264
Mar 20231,22,54327.1%1,22,54301,099527
Feb 20231,04,26551.2%1,04,26501,082428
Jan 20231,10,55652.8%1,10,55601,110509
Dec 20221,14,24315.9%1,14,24301,114849
Nov 20221,09,02414.3%1,09,02401,050669
Oct 20221,07,28924.0%1,07,28901,034644
Sep 202293,97332.5%93,9730944656
Aug 202292,08955.5%92,0890931650
Jul 202296,309129.9%96,3090922725
Jun 202294,830195.8%94,8300912722
May 202296,403317.6%96,4030964674
Apr 202292,47333.1%92,4730936593
Mar 202296,43611.7%96,4360939676
Feb 202268,9647.6%68,9640747689
Jan 202272,3744.1%72,3740778705
Dec 202198,57047.3%98,5700902931
Nov 202195,41880.5%95,4180946619
Oct 202186,52199.3%86,5210820637
Sep 202170,938127.9%70,9380720651
Aug 202159,206258.5%59,2060663477
Jul 202141,886104.3%41,8860601627
Jun 202132,05950.4%32,0590492422
May 202123,085531.1%23,0850441251
Apr 202169,456999+%69,4560762510
Mar 202186,3459.8%86,33312840734
Feb 202174,63125.4%74,6310767752
Jan 202175,47029.0%75,46010832667
Dec 202066,91736.0%66,9170797622
Nov 202052,85250.7%52,8439537521
Oct 202043,41462.4%43,4140484511
Sep 202031,12369.9%31,1230429353
Aug 202016,51685.3%16,5160303228
Jul 202020,49983.1%20,4990350222
Jun 202021,32081.4%21,320024768
May 20203,65896.9%3,65807159
Apr 20207100.0%7024101
Mar 202078,60429.5%78,6040657376
Feb 20201,00,0675.0%1,00,0670801728
Jan 20201,06,25012.5%1,06,2500812681
Dec 20191,04,60718.5%1,04,6070840698
Nov 20191,07,1673.0%1,07,065102849717
Oct 20191,15,5847.6%1,15,5840911798
Sep 20191,03,3624.5%1,03,3620803614
Aug 20191,12,13213.8%1,12,1320889729
Jul 20191,21,41914.0%1,21,4190868708
Jun 20191,14,55910.0%1,14,5590810569
May 20191,16,19517.7%1,16,1950844627
Apr 20191,05,91410.7%1,05,9140828615
Mar 20191,11,43431.1%1,11,4340832613
Feb 201995,34126.1%95,3410753504
Jan 20191,21,46142.0%1,21,4610992528
Dec 20181,28,37047.6%1,28,37001,003540
Nov 20181,10,53528.7%1,10,5350872507
Oct 20181,07,44428.6%1,07,4440774569
Sep 201898,94628.7%98,9442806719
Aug 201898,54222.9%98,5420822681
Jul 20181,06,53821.8%1,06,5380823468
Jun 20181,04,14729.7%1,04,1470801399
May 201898,74219.9%98,7420806407
Apr 201895,66323.1%95,6630726378
Mar 201885,0197.6%85,0190616417
Feb 201875,6253.0%75,6250530389
Jan 201885,5216.9%85,5210580349
Dec 201786,9614.5%86,9610586245
Nov 201785,90915.3%85,9090520339
Oct 201783,53613.7%83,5360590474
Sep 201776,90110.3%76,9010572443
Aug 201780,20220.5%80,2020586403
Jul 201787,43622.4%87,4360585191
Jun 201780,2899.6%80,2890536358
May 201782,37615.6%82,3760526367
Apr 201777,73110.3%77,7310510331
Mar 201778,9937.1%78,9930576494
Feb 201773,44410.6%73,4440562548
Jan 201779,96516.4%79,9650572470

Imphal airport: common questions

How many passengers used Imphal airport in August 2026?

1,03,622 passengers (1,03,622 domestic and 0 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 5.8% fewer than in August 2025.

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

5,32,187 passengers from April to August 2026, 7.9% fewer than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #41 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Imphal airport's busiest month?

March 2025, with 1,31,466 passengers and 1,066 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since January 2017.

Does Imphal airport have international flights?

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

How many flights operate from Imphal airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Imphal airport recorded 762 movements in August 2026, about 25 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.