International airport AAI data, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026

Kozhikode (Calicut) Airport Traffic

Kozhikode (Calicut) airport handled 3.27 lakh passengers in August 2026, 8.0% fewer than in August 2025, across 2,149 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 14.08 lakh passengers, 16.2% fewer than a year earlier, ranking #24 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was January 2026, with 3.59 lakh passengers. International flights carried 73.5% of its passengers over the last 12 months. It handled 15,777 tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Rank in India
#24of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

1.06% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers
8.0%
3.27 L

3,27,265 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements
5.4%
2,149

About 69 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo
13.1%
1,505 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

International passengers
8.7%
2,60,932

79.7% of all passengers

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

Passengers
16.2%
14.08 L

14,07,920 over 5 months

Aircraft movements
17.7%
9,314

Take-offs and landings

Cargo
24.3%
6,356 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Kozhikode (Calicut) 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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Kozhikode (Calicut) airport traffic by financial year
Financial yearPassengersvs previous yearMovementsCargo (t)International
FY 2026-275 months14,07,92016.2%9,3146,35674.3%
FY 2025-2638,55,6184.3%25,69917,84575.7%
FY 2024-2536,95,94411.3%26,38121,30280.2%
FY 2023-2433,20,25021.5%24,41818,26380.6%
FY 2022-2329,82,87979.1%23,14214,52380.6%
FY 2021-2216,65,14584.6%15,00810,54481.4%
FY 2020-219,02,01272.1%8,9388,83279.0%
FY 2019-2032,29,9103.9%25,35528,38683.6%
FY 2018-1933,60,8477.1%26,73817,28381.8%
FY 2017-1831,39,43218.4%24,91018,86683.7%
FY 2016-173 months6,89,37921.2%5,3173,92983.9%

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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Kozhikode (Calicut) airport monthly traffic, newest first
MonthPassengersvs last yearDomesticInternationalMovementsCargo (t)
Aug 20263,27,2658.0%66,3332,60,9322,1491,505
Jul 20263,11,9988.6%63,5222,48,4762,0751,383
Jun 20262,75,1087.6%68,1742,06,9341,8321,296
May 20262,62,68822.5%80,5431,82,1451,7441,221
Apr 20262,30,86133.3%83,4181,47,4431,514950
Mar 20262,02,93231.6%79,6951,23,2371,464864
Feb 20262,92,2290.7%78,0482,14,1811,9401,304
Jan 20263,59,4035.4%96,1572,63,2462,1701,470
Dec 20253,35,4421.7%83,0242,52,4182,1761,338
Nov 20253,13,3107.9%80,7402,32,5701,9871,268
Oct 20253,38,88521.1%89,3362,49,5492,3051,524
Sep 20253,33,60310.6%82,3762,51,2272,3461,653
Aug 20253,55,83712.8%69,9622,85,8752,2711,731
Jul 20253,41,1776.1%62,7852,78,3922,2531,626
Jun 20252,97,7512.2%58,2512,39,5002,0781,535
May 20253,39,1463.9%76,4882,62,6582,3661,809
Apr 20253,45,90312.4%78,6132,67,2902,3431,723
Mar 20252,96,7350.4%62,5532,34,1822,3571,757
Feb 20252,94,3661.1%64,3922,29,9742,0401,519
Jan 20253,40,9428.7%67,0812,73,8612,2741,748
Dec 20243,29,79812.2%67,0492,62,7492,2591,756
Nov 20242,90,36913.2%60,1232,30,2462,0641,720
Oct 20242,79,72612.8%56,0162,23,7102,1071,836
Sep 20243,01,60418.5%57,7512,43,8532,1871,884
Aug 20243,15,5599.4%56,6242,58,9352,2791,895
Jul 20243,21,54817.4%57,0302,64,5182,3431,836
Jun 20242,91,23713.7%58,5192,32,7182,1781,790
May 20243,26,4239.8%62,6702,63,7532,2101,768
Apr 20243,07,63723.4%60,1792,47,4582,0831,794
Mar 20242,98,03917.9%57,7062,40,3332,3011,817
Feb 20242,91,02228.0%55,7382,35,2842,1131,561
Jan 20243,13,59719.6%59,9152,53,6822,2101,567
Dec 20232,93,82918.9%57,3882,36,4412,1181,510
Nov 20232,56,42111.0%53,1592,03,2621,8911,363
Oct 20232,48,0500.3%50,6361,97,4141,9771,489
Sep 20232,54,4331.6%51,6132,02,8201,9991,516
Aug 20232,88,4007.3%54,7872,33,6132,0211,618
Jul 20232,73,8084.6%48,8942,24,9141,9581,499
Jun 20232,56,205New50,0112,06,1941,9351,306
May 20232,97,21912.7%56,7382,40,4811,9981,519
Apr 20232,49,22713.3%46,7332,02,4941,8971,498
Mar 20232,52,75819.6%49,4192,03,3391,9271,566
Feb 20232,27,31851.0%47,7771,79,5411,7621,201
Jan 20232,62,15945.7%52,2722,09,8871,9471,377
Dec 20222,47,07016.7%53,2091,93,8611,9311,494
Nov 20222,31,10823.5%47,9471,83,1611,8671,254
Oct 20222,47,41440.9%50,3071,97,1071,882929
Sep 20222,50,31177.7%49,8762,00,4351,9911,049
Aug 20222,68,868155.9%48,5362,20,3322,0901,207
Jul 20222,61,805184.0%45,8112,15,9942,0971,300
Jun 20222,50,453479.7%42,8532,07,6001,9611,175
May 20222,63,625525.3%48,1772,15,4481,9531,046
Apr 20222,19,99075.5%41,6841,78,3061,734925
Mar 20222,11,30448.5%39,0491,72,2551,593811
Feb 20221,50,53517.8%26,0611,24,4741,228721
Jan 20221,79,90128.5%32,9921,46,9091,624832
Dec 20212,11,79882.7%37,3731,74,4251,598665
Nov 20211,87,125104.0%31,0011,56,1241,6121,291
Oct 20211,75,64698.6%30,8531,44,7931,5461,598
Sep 20211,40,895121.6%21,6881,19,2071,2381,018
Aug 20211,05,060145.1%22,40782,6531,084919
Jul 202192,185131.4%29,27662,909900636
Jun 202143,2061.7%7,79635,410692537
May 202142,157690.5%7,83634,321718624
Apr 20211,25,333999+%23,3891,01,9441,175892
Mar 20211,42,3294.0%33,0021,09,3271,227729
Feb 20211,27,83049.4%31,68396,1471,142646
Jan 20211,40,00652.9%28,8671,11,1391,206653
Dec 20201,15,95561.8%25,20390,7521,009671
Nov 202091,72764.2%20,94570,782854728
Oct 202088,43365.6%19,78768,646840806
Sep 202063,58276.5%14,02249,560699949
Aug 202042,86985.4%7,41635,4536021,243
Jul 202039,84486.1%5,11034,734549870
Jun 202043,97584.1%2,70941,2666211,000
May 20205,33398.2%3964,937122537
Apr 2020129100.0%1263670
Mar 20201,36,91749.4%22,8891,14,0281,2691,900
Feb 20202,52,4440.4%42,6622,09,7822,1072,419
Jan 20202,97,1770.7%50,5412,46,6362,2542,352
Dec 20193,03,2902.0%49,8482,53,4422,2562,314
Nov 20192,56,1233.1%44,6642,11,4592,0912,068
Oct 20192,57,3423.7%38,2252,19,1172,1202,227
Sep 20192,70,7031.4%44,1662,26,5372,1012,354
Aug 20192,92,96415.1%47,5232,45,4412,2352,748
Jul 20192,86,2393.1%47,4962,38,7432,2602,713
Jun 20192,76,66818.8%46,3032,30,3652,2132,504
May 20192,94,3986.2%48,3322,46,0662,2722,401
Apr 20193,05,6457.3%46,7052,58,9402,1772,386
Mar 20192,70,7917.2%34,5462,36,2452,1332,230
Feb 20192,51,3706.1%36,3702,15,0001,9721,741
Jan 20192,94,9677.5%46,7562,48,2112,2011,763
Dec 20183,09,33111.5%55,7882,53,5432,3221,610
Nov 20182,64,4176.8%54,1372,10,2802,1971,416
Oct 20182,67,2167.7%46,9182,20,2982,3591,471
Sep 20182,67,0582.6%54,0462,13,0122,3171,421
Aug 20183,45,21019.4%71,2682,73,9422,5681,348
Jul 20182,95,4239.2%55,4582,39,9652,354762
Jun 20182,32,8002.8%42,7701,90,0302,170351
May 20182,77,2850.7%58,6812,18,6042,1571,570
Apr 20182,84,9792.9%55,8342,29,1451,9881,600
Mar 20182,52,5172.1%42,2662,10,2511,9421,593
Feb 20182,36,90814.5%41,9111,94,9971,8711,459
Jan 20182,74,28116.6%43,7242,30,5572,1071,391
Dec 20172,77,33915.9%44,1782,33,1612,1101,451
Nov 20172,47,66417.7%39,3602,08,3042,0351,385
Oct 20172,48,13221.9%41,9662,06,1662,0851,531
Sep 20172,60,17018.1%41,6402,18,5302,1351,497
Aug 20172,89,12524.6%46,5362,42,5892,2341,703
Jul 20172,70,49020.7%40,5622,29,9282,1861,768
Jun 20172,26,45814.2%36,8051,89,6532,0551,769
May 20172,79,26924.0%46,0122,33,2572,0911,672
Apr 20172,77,07933.0%46,0122,31,0672,0591,647
Mar 20172,47,24532.0%39,3022,07,9431,9321,497
Feb 20172,06,84015.5%33,0641,73,7761,6311,180
Jan 20172,35,29416.2%38,8221,96,4721,7541,252

Kozhikode (Calicut) airport: common questions

How many passengers used Kozhikode (Calicut) airport in August 2026?

3,27,265 passengers (66,333 domestic and 2,60,932 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 8.0% fewer than in August 2025.

How many passengers has Kozhikode (Calicut) airport handled in FY 2026-27?

14,07,920 passengers from April to August 2026, 16.2% fewer than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #24 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Kozhikode (Calicut) airport's busiest month?

January 2026, with 3,59,403 passengers and 2,170 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since January 2017.

Does Kozhikode (Calicut) airport have international flights?

Yes. 26,32,358 international passengers used Kozhikode (Calicut) airport in the 12 months to August 2026, 73.5% of its passenger traffic.

How many flights operate from Kozhikode (Calicut) airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Kozhikode (Calicut) airport recorded 2,149 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 CALICUT, KOZHIKODE; the figures are combined here.