Domestic airport AAI data, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026

Kangra (Gaggal) Airport Traffic

Kangra (Gaggal) airport handled 12,597 passengers in August 2026, 60.2% more than in August 2025, across 242 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 78,545 passengers, 10.8% more than a year earlier, ranking #79 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was June 2023, with 26,616 passengers. All of its passenger traffic over the last 12 months was domestic.

Rank in India
#79of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.04% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers
60.2%
12,597

12,597 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements
65.8%
242

About 8 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
10.8%
78,545

78,545 over 5 months

Aircraft movements
14.2%
1,508

Take-offs and landings

Cargo
0 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Kangra (Gaggal) 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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Kangra (Gaggal) airport traffic by financial year
Financial yearPassengersvs previous yearMovementsCargo (t)International
FY 2026-275 months78,54510.8%1,50800.0%
FY 2025-261,64,05621.8%2,86800.0%
FY 2024-252,09,8344.2%3,82900.0%
FY 2023-242,01,39114.3%4,20800.0%
FY 2022-231,76,24735.6%3,78600.0%
FY 2021-221,29,99523.4%2,72400.0%
FY 2020-211,05,37330.5%2,26500.0%
FY 2019-201,51,53519.3%3,08200.0%
FY 2018-191,27,0198.8%2,39800.0%
FY 2017-181,39,23128.6%2,46600.0%
FY 2016-173 months23,43211.8%38200.0%

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
Kangra (Gaggal) airport monthly traffic, newest first
MonthPassengersvs last yearDomesticInternationalMovementsCargo (t)
Aug 202612,59760.2%12,59702420
Jul 202614,67950.1%14,67903120
Jun 202619,40417.6%19,40403640
May 202619,09930.1%19,09903660
Apr 202612,76642.1%12,76602240
Mar 202615,61418.5%15,61402320
Feb 202613,46610.4%13,46602220
Jan 20268,78636.5%8,78601540
Dec 202513,79718.2%13,79702500
Nov 202512,53530.1%12,53502020
Oct 202513,62533.7%13,62502280
Sep 202515,3487.5%15,34802600
Aug 20257,86247.5%7,86201460
Jul 20259,78139.3%9,78101780
Jun 202516,50518.0%16,50503100
May 202514,68131.9%14,68102880
Apr 202522,05610.7%22,05603980
Mar 202519,1519.5%19,15103120
Feb 202512,19511.1%12,19502040
Jan 202513,83512.0%13,83502540
Dec 202416,87620.6%16,87602800
Nov 202417,93131.2%17,93103020
Oct 202420,56633.5%20,56603760
Sep 202416,5987.8%16,59802780
Aug 202414,97438.2%14,97402600
Jul 202416,1104.1%16,11002700
Jun 202420,11724.4%20,11703960
May 202421,56313.5%21,56305110
Apr 202419,9187.5%19,91803860
Mar 202417,48316.8%17,48303540
Feb 202413,71226.5%13,71202380
Jan 202412,35629.9%12,35602620
Dec 202313,9882.4%13,98803080
Nov 202313,6722.0%13,67203140
Oct 202315,41014.7%15,41004280
Sep 202315,39932.2%15,39903160
Aug 202310,8354.7%10,83502220
Jul 202315,47924.4%15,47903320
Jun 202326,61631.7%26,61605280
May 202324,9159.1%24,91504940
Apr 202321,5266.3%21,52604120
Mar 202314,96212.3%14,96203220
Feb 202310,84017.3%10,84002440
Jan 20239,50925.7%9,50902060
Dec 202213,65814.3%13,65802840
Nov 202213,4015.4%13,40103060
Oct 202213,4355.8%13,43502900
Sep 202211,64610.6%11,64602600
Aug 202210,35315.1%10,35302460
Jul 202212,43926.2%12,43902780
Jun 202220,207172.0%20,20704420
May 202222,831542.9%22,83104520
Apr 202222,966101.3%22,96604560
Mar 202217,05217.6%17,05203200
Feb 20229,24325.4%9,24301800
Jan 20227,56434.6%7,56401950
Dec 202115,94221.0%15,94202920
Nov 202114,16310.3%14,16302680
Oct 202114,26118.3%14,26102580
Sep 202110,53138.3%10,53102240
Aug 20218,99132.2%8,99101780
Jul 20219,85941.2%9,85902350
Jun 20217,43017.3%7,43001830
May 20213,551221.4%3,55101200
Apr 202111,408New11,40802710
Mar 202114,494119.4%14,49403010
Feb 202112,39327.5%12,39302540
Jan 202111,57026.7%11,57002600
Dec 202013,17934.0%13,17902580
Nov 202012,84419.0%12,84402540
Oct 202012,05511.7%12,05502460
Sep 20207,61646.5%7,61601720
Aug 20206,80150.2%6,80101680
Jul 20206,98347.7%6,98301680
Jun 20206,33362.8%6,33301580
May 20201,10593.6%1,1050260
Apr 20200100.0%0000
Mar 20206,60536.6%6,60501600
Feb 20209,71732.2%9,71702160
Jan 20209,1357.0%9,13502180
Dec 20199,8383.4%9,83802120
Nov 201910,7979.3%10,79702420
Oct 201913,65013.0%13,65002460
Sep 201914,23618.1%14,23602560
Aug 201913,65031.1%13,65002880
Jul 201913,36261.2%13,36202800
Jun 201917,01353.6%17,01303300
May 201917,32718.7%17,32703320
Apr 201916,20533.3%16,20503020
Mar 201910,41511.5%10,41501920
Feb 20197,35237.8%7,35201220
Jan 20198,5351.1%8,53501420
Dec 201810,1798.7%10,17901980
Nov 20189,87512.3%9,87501780
Oct 201812,0763.5%12,07602320
Sep 201812,0585.1%12,05802220
Aug 201810,41117.5%10,41101940
Jul 20188,29133.8%8,29102100
Jun 201811,07510.9%11,07502120
May 201814,59312.6%14,59302650
Apr 201812,1597.4%12,15902310
Mar 201811,77430.9%11,77402020
Feb 201811,82157.3%11,82101920
Jan 20188,63024.7%8,63001580
Dec 201711,15248.9%11,15201940
Nov 20178,79617.0%8,79601580
Oct 201712,50861.6%12,50802360
Sep 201712,70736.7%12,70702300
Aug 201712,62041.4%12,62002260
Jul 201712,51729.6%12,51702260
Jun 201712,4237.3%12,42302180
May 201712,9574.3%12,95702240
Apr 201711,32611.1%11,32602020
Mar 20178,9977.4%8,99701480
Feb 20177,51515.5%7,51501120
Jan 20176,92013.8%6,92001220

Kangra (Gaggal) airport: common questions

How many passengers used Kangra (Gaggal) airport in August 2026?

12,597 passengers (12,597 domestic and 0 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 60.2% more than in August 2025.

How many passengers has Kangra (Gaggal) airport handled in FY 2026-27?

78,545 passengers from April to August 2026, 10.8% more than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #79 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Kangra (Gaggal) airport's busiest month?

June 2023, with 26,616 passengers and 528 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since January 2017.

Does Kangra (Gaggal) airport have international flights?

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

How many flights operate from Kangra (Gaggal) airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Kangra (Gaggal) airport recorded 242 movements in August 2026, about 8 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 GAGGAL (KANGRA), GAGGAL(KANGRA), GUGGAL(KANGRA); the figures are combined here.