International airport AAI data, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026

Port Blair Airport Traffic

Port Blair airport handled 70,741 passengers in August 2026, 23.8% fewer than in August 2025, across 644 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 5.20 lakh passengers, 9.0% fewer than a year earlier, ranking #42 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was January 2026, with 2.31 lakh passengers. International flights carried 0.0% of its passengers over the last 12 months. It handled 9,390 tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Rank in India
#42of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.23% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers
23.8%
70,741

70,741 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements
40.8%
644

About 21 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo
16.1%
546 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
9.0%
5.20 L

5,20,192 over 5 months

Aircraft movements
20.2%
4,263

Take-offs and landings

Cargo
2.0%
3,244 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Port Blair 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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Port Blair airport traffic by financial year
Financial yearPassengersvs previous yearMovementsCargo (t)International
FY 2026-275 months5,20,1929.0%4,2633,2440.0%
FY 2025-2618,16,4859.6%15,4819,3250.1%
FY 2024-2516,56,70414.0%12,5267,9050.6%
FY 2023-2414,53,81114.2%12,0806,2460.0%
FY 2022-2312,73,13867.2%10,9186,3580.0%
FY 2021-227,61,61090.2%7,3645,8370.0%
FY 2020-214,00,36175.9%4,8014,0940.0%
FY 2019-2016,58,6613.1%14,2355,9720.0%
FY 2018-1917,11,88110.4%14,7546,1580.0%
FY 2017-1815,49,95125.2%14,1905,6820.0%
FY 2016-173 months3,75,21146.9%3,5161,2350.0%

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
Port Blair airport monthly traffic, newest first
MonthPassengersvs last yearDomesticInternationalMovementsCargo (t)
Aug 202670,74123.8%70,7410644546
Jul 202667,44915.3%67,4490652512
Jun 20261,17,7805.6%1,17,7800871740
May 20261,45,2564.6%1,45,25601,130735
Apr 20261,18,96612.3%1,18,9660966711
Mar 20261,64,4600.5%1,64,46001,234846
Feb 20261,56,9670.0%1,56,96701,228761
Jan 20262,30,72219.7%2,30,72201,738789
Dec 20252,28,42312.7%2,28,409141,7581,054
Nov 20251,95,38319.0%1,95,38301,5681,127
Oct 20251,54,81917.1%1,54,81901,418911
Sep 20251,14,10611.2%1,14,10601,195660
Aug 202592,8068.1%92,80601,088650
Jul 202579,6260.5%79,6260966614
Jun 20251,24,71314.3%1,24,71301,148638
May 20251,38,8554.2%1,38,85501,208599
Apr 20251,35,6052.4%1,34,5881,017932678
Mar 20251,65,2327.7%1,63,4771,755960634
Feb 20251,57,0319.2%1,54,8242,207894577
Jan 20251,92,75821.5%1,90,5522,2061,230725
Dec 20242,02,60527.9%2,00,0402,5651,270824
Nov 20241,64,20624.5%1,63,0541,1521,336640
Oct 20241,32,2576.0%1,32,25701,144707
Sep 20241,02,6123.5%1,02,6120894630
Aug 202485,8408.7%85,8400966735
Jul 202479,25615.4%79,2560902698
Jun 20241,09,1421.5%1,09,09844898656
May 20241,33,30623.7%1,33,3060908530
Apr 20241,32,45912.5%1,32,45901,124550
Mar 20241,53,37330.8%1,53,37301,188610
Feb 20241,43,79730.6%1,43,79701,118558
Jan 20241,58,62218.5%1,58,62201,276615
Dec 20231,58,36115.9%1,58,36101,250696
Nov 20231,31,90428.1%1,31,90401,062585
Oct 20231,24,7467.8%1,24,74601,006545
Sep 202399,1102.7%99,1100834416
Aug 202378,9681.2%78,9680796484
Jul 202368,6975.1%68,6970714470
Jun 20231,10,7552.8%1,10,7550994458
May 20231,07,7545.8%1,07,7540910399
Apr 20231,17,72424.5%1,17,7240932410
Mar 20231,17,25850.9%1,17,2580990474
Feb 20231,10,14339.4%1,10,1430906422
Jan 20231,33,89581.3%1,33,89501,113533
Dec 20221,36,6829.4%1,36,68201,064667
Nov 20221,02,9917.3%1,02,9910883489
Oct 20221,15,68339.4%1,15,6830966555
Sep 20221,01,891105.3%1,01,8910878514
Aug 202278,051134.4%78,0510786548
Jul 202272,375216.1%72,3750758590
Jun 20221,07,784399.1%1,07,7840954551
May 20221,01,862477.4%1,01,8620796463
Apr 202294,52341.5%94,5230824552
Mar 202277,72417.9%77,7240722446
Feb 202279,0181.7%79,0180778556
Jan 202273,86017.7%73,8600868505
Dec 20211,24,986155.3%1,24,98601,000668
Nov 20211,11,121216.5%1,11,1210820547
Oct 202183,010276.8%83,0100714606
Sep 202149,637263.9%49,6370534545
Aug 202133,303328.9%33,3030384492
Jul 202122,89441.8%22,8940266352
Jun 202121,59511.7%21,5950242397
May 202117,640683.7%17,6400250288
Apr 202166,822999+%66,8220786435
Mar 202194,6605.6%94,6600898544
Feb 202177,73050.3%77,7300819418
Jan 202162,73363.1%62,7330703461
Dec 202048,96670.8%48,94026642498
Nov 202035,11377.3%35,1130470417
Oct 202022,03085.7%22,0300266239
Sep 202013,63989.3%13,6390200262
Aug 20207,76592.9%7,7650136134
Jul 202016,14383.3%16,1430298432
Jun 202019,32885.0%19,3280286319
May 20202,25198.6%2,251060351
Apr 20203100.0%302319
Mar 202089,62140.5%89,62107350
Feb 20201,56,39432.5%1,56,39221,218388
Jan 20201,70,1313.5%1,70,13101,378454
Dec 20191,67,5986.8%1,67,59711,322518
Nov 20191,54,9903.2%1,54,99001,306623
Oct 20191,54,1242.5%1,54,12401,424713
Sep 20191,27,3552.5%1,27,35501,224632
Aug 20191,08,85413.9%1,08,85401,004496
Jul 201996,4847.2%96,4840996580
Jun 20191,28,7852.9%1,28,78501,054488
May 20191,58,97112.7%1,58,97101,268557
Apr 20191,45,35411.4%1,45,35401,306523
Mar 20191,50,54414.4%1,50,54401,246569
Feb 20191,18,00722.8%1,18,00701,122582
Jan 20191,64,42811.4%1,64,42801,536689
Dec 20181,79,85614.5%1,79,85601,428658
Nov 20181,60,10028.5%1,60,10001,316621
Oct 20181,50,33614.4%1,50,33601,290595
Sep 20181,24,21827.2%1,24,21801,084457
Aug 201895,60714.2%95,60701,026443
Jul 201890,01617.8%90,01601,006350
Jun 20181,32,56921.0%1,32,56901,152396
May 20181,82,06336.0%1,82,06301,274351
Apr 20181,64,13735.6%1,64,13701,274447
Mar 20181,75,95844.3%1,75,95801,530505
Feb 20181,52,93830.2%1,52,928101,114536
Jan 20181,85,68836.7%1,85,68801,480675
Dec 20171,57,06025.1%1,57,06001,316493
Nov 20171,24,5604.7%1,24,56001,236513
Oct 20171,31,47016.3%1,31,47001,190490
Sep 201797,62427.9%97,62401,070389
Aug 201783,73712.4%83,73701,000440
Jul 201776,3908.3%76,3900962408
Jun 20171,09,58425.2%1,09,58401,002473
May 20171,33,85730.2%1,33,85701,158364
Apr 20171,21,08529.0%1,21,073121,132396
Mar 20171,21,94634.2%1,21,858881,226457
Feb 20171,17,43644.2%1,17,43601,082440
Jan 20171,35,82963.4%1,35,82901,208338

Port Blair airport: common questions

How many passengers used Port Blair airport in August 2026?

70,741 passengers (70,741 domestic and 0 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 23.8% fewer than in August 2025.

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

5,20,192 passengers from April to August 2026, 9.0% fewer than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #42 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Port Blair airport's busiest month?

January 2026, with 2,30,722 passengers and 1,738 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since January 2017.

Does Port Blair airport have international flights?

Yes. 14 international passengers used Port Blair airport in the 12 months to August 2026, 0.0% of its passenger traffic.

How many flights operate from Port Blair airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Port Blair airport recorded 644 movements in August 2026, about 21 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 PORT BLAIR, PORTBLAIR; the figures are combined here.