Domestic airport AAI data, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026

Silchar Airport Traffic

Name: Silchar Airport Monthly Traffic: Passengers, Aircraft Movements and Cargo
Creator: Airports Authority of India
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Silchar airport handled 36,516 passengers in August 2026, 17.0% more than in August 2025, across 248 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 1.79 lakh passengers, 2.8% more than a year earlier, ranking #61 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was November 2024, with 44,589 passengers. All of its passenger traffic over the last 12 months was domestic. It handled 751 tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Rank in India

#61of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.12% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers

17.0%

36,516

36,516 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements

19.8%

248

About 8 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo

25.0%

49 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

International passengers

0.0% of all passengers

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

Passengers

2.8%

1.79 L

1,79,300 over 5 months

Aircraft movements

6.1%

1,298

Take-offs and landings

Cargo

19.8%

271 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Silchar 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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Silchar airport traffic by financial year
Financial year	Passengers	vs previous year	Movements	Cargo (t)	International
FY 2026-275 months	1,79,300	2.8%	1,298	271	0.0%
FY 2025-26	4,24,453	12.2%	2,996	817	0.0%
FY 2024-25	4,83,464	17.2%	3,854	651	0.0%
FY 2023-24	4,12,654	3.4%	4,554	525	0.0%
FY 2022-23	3,98,999	26.2%	3,729	742	0.0%
FY 2021-22	3,16,178	19.2%	3,417	828	0.0%
FY 2020-21	2,65,203	33.5%	2,465	601	0.0%
FY 2019-20	3,98,910	3.2%	3,902	794	0.0%
FY 2018-19	3,86,665	5.4%	3,984	895	0.0%
FY 2017-18	3,66,955	72.9%	4,382	522	0.0%
FY 2016-173 months	67,146	32.4%	973	76	0.0%

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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Silchar airport monthly traffic, newest first
Month	Passengers	vs last year	Domestic	Movements	Cargo (t)
Aug 2026	36,516	17.0%	36,516	248	49
Jul 2026	39,236	15.4%	39,236	252	72
Jun 2026	33,762	3.9%	33,762	248	46
May 2026	34,702	7.6%	34,702	264	44
Apr 2026	35,084	10.5%	35,084	286	59
Mar 2026	37,872	12.6%	37,872	290	55
Feb 2026	39,265	6.0%	39,265	262	53
Jan 2026	34,908	20.6%	34,908	226	62
Dec 2025	31,607	28.9%	31,607	222	74
Nov 2025	39,275	11.9%	39,275	262	74
Oct 2025	37,095	16.6%	37,095	288	67
Sep 2025	30,019	15.9%	30,019	223	95
Aug 2025	31,197	16.9%	31,197	207	65
Jul 2025	33,992	17.0%	33,992	212	99
Jun 2025	32,507	12.3%	32,507	226	55
May 2025	37,536	5.2%	37,536	290	55
Apr 2025	39,180	15.7%	39,180	288	64
Mar 2025	43,327	24.5%	43,327	298	51
Feb 2025	41,792	30.3%	41,792	268	56
Jan 2025	43,963	28.0%	43,963	318	49
Dec 2024	44,457	26.6%	44,457	328	74
Nov 2024	44,589	33.7%	44,589	334	63
Oct 2024	44,485	18.1%	44,485	362	84
Sep 2024	35,715	2.6%	35,715	332	95
Aug 2024	37,534	6.2%	37,534	334	64
Jul 2024	40,977	9.6%	40,977	340	48
Jun 2024	37,082	12.6%	37,082	308	24
May 2024	35,670	6.5%	35,670	284	36
Apr 2024	33,873	8.1%	33,873	348	8
Mar 2024	34,801	11.8%	34,801	358	28
Feb 2024	32,077	1.4%	32,077	330	40
Jan 2024	34,342	12.5%	34,342	362	41
Dec 2023	35,122	12.0%	35,122	390	23
Nov 2023	33,359	1.4%	33,359	389	26
Oct 2023	37,667	16.4%	37,667	443	70
Sep 2023	34,804	11.9%	34,804	450	24
Aug 2023	35,345	26.4%	35,345	433	65
Jul 2023	37,385	2.2%	37,385	401	56
Jun 2023	32,921	6.9%	32,921	352	50
May 2023	33,506	5.6%	33,506	326	50
Apr 2023	31,325	23.6%	31,325	320	52
Mar 2023	31,130	13.1%	31,130	276	44
Feb 2023	31,639	18.0%	31,639	300	45
Jan 2023	39,228	38.2%	39,228	380	45
Dec 2022	39,894	7.8%	39,894	374	36
Nov 2022	32,914	4.9%	32,914	270	45
Oct 2022	32,360	9.6%	32,360	281	52
Sep 2022	31,105	5.0%	31,105	317	59
Aug 2022	27,957	12.5%	27,957	304	82
Jul 2022	36,576	136.9%	36,576	316	68
Jun 2022	35,366	270.7%	35,366	347	108
May 2022	35,502	201.8%	35,502	304	84
Apr 2022	25,328	14.9%	25,328	260	74
Mar 2022	35,822	3.9%	35,822	334	109
Feb 2022	26,821	23.6%	26,821	262	67
Jan 2022	28,387	22.4%	28,387	344	40
Dec 2021	36,992	4.9%	36,992	400	62
Nov 2021	31,362	2.6%	31,362	316	76
Oct 2021	35,813	27.7%	35,813	384	98
Sep 2021	29,613	37.1%	29,613	344	77
Aug 2021	24,849	64.8%	24,849	294	92
Jul 2021	15,438	30.1%	15,438	190	60
Jun 2021	9,541	19.4%	9,541	82	46
May 2021	11,763	999+%	11,763	180	32
Apr 2021	29,777	999+%	29,777	287	69
Mar 2021	37,268	37.1%	37,268	369	68
Feb 2021	35,098	4.5%	35,098	258	55
Jan 2021	36,586	9.5%	36,586	292	58
Dec 2020	35,251	13.4%	35,251	316	72
Nov 2020	32,208	14.4%	32,208	274	67
Oct 2020	28,036	31.6%	28,036	182	64
Sep 2020	21,600	33.0%	21,600	202	47
Aug 2020	15,077	50.0%	15,077	194	40
Jul 2020	11,867	62.4%	11,867	208	76
Jun 2020	11,842	59.4%	11,842	150	54
May 2020	285	98.9%	285	6	0
Apr 2020	85	99.7%	85	14	0
Mar 2020	27,191	5.8%	27,191	234	48
Feb 2020	36,733	29.3%	36,733	356	62
Jan 2020	40,424	9.7%	40,424	378	59
Dec 2019	40,689	11.3%	40,689	388	56
Nov 2019	37,636	11.4%	37,636	364	62
Oct 2019	40,988	13.4%	40,988	428	66
Sep 2019	32,259	6.1%	32,259	334	73
Aug 2019	30,124	2.6%	30,124	316	78
Jul 2019	31,542	12.3%	31,542	312	67
Jun 2019	29,157	1.8%	29,157	302	77
May 2019	25,890	13.4%	25,890	244	83
Apr 2019	26,277	17.4%	26,277	246	63
Mar 2019	28,851	14.8%	28,851	280	76
Feb 2019	28,413	13.7%	28,413	272	81
Jan 2019	36,843	0.8%	36,843	368	86
Dec 2018	36,550	3.9%	36,550	372	92
Nov 2018	33,794	13.2%	33,794	334	94
Oct 2018	36,132	18.5%	36,132	334	95
Sep 2018	30,404	4.4%	30,404	304	83
Aug 2018	29,368	4.6%	29,368	346	79
Jul 2018	35,956	19.4%	35,956	350	62
Jun 2018	28,647	13.6%	28,647	338	55
May 2018	29,886	18.8%	29,886	346	46
Apr 2018	31,821	30.2%	31,821	340	46
Mar 2018	33,864	45.6%	33,864	370	34
Feb 2018	32,926	55.6%	32,926	340	40
Jan 2018	37,127	63.4%	37,127	368	31
Dec 2017	35,168	51.6%	35,168	362	33
Nov 2017	29,855	43.1%	29,855	356	34
Oct 2017	30,480	53.5%	30,480	374	29
Sep 2017	31,806	151.3%	31,806	366	89
Aug 2017	30,800	130.2%	30,800	376	114
Jul 2017	30,112	117.7%	30,112	376	38
Jun 2017	25,216	87.1%	25,216	364	23
May 2017	25,155	76.1%	25,155	368	25
Apr 2017	24,446	80.6%	24,446	362	32
Mar 2017	23,258	38.9%	23,258	362	25
Feb 2017	21,161	24.3%	21,161	294	31
Jan 2017	22,727	34.0%	22,727	317	20

Silchar airport: common questions

How many passengers used Silchar airport in August 2026?

36,516 passengers (36,516 domestic and 0 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 17.0% more than in August 2025.

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

1,79,300 passengers from April to August 2026, 2.8% more than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #61 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Silchar airport's busiest month?

November 2024, with 44,589 passengers and 334 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since January 2017.

Does Silchar airport have international flights?

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

How many flights operate from Silchar airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Silchar airport recorded 248 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.