International airport AAI data, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026

Surat Airport Traffic

Name: Surat Airport Monthly Traffic: Passengers, Aircraft Movements and Cargo
Creator: Airports Authority of India
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Surat airport handled 1.13 lakh passengers in August 2026, 22.0% fewer than in August 2025, across 1,250 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 6.57 lakh passengers, 10.3% fewer than a year earlier, ranking #34 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was January 2026, with 1.72 lakh passengers. International flights carried 8.2% of its passengers over the last 12 months. It handled 9,669 tonnes of cargo in the same period.

Rank in India

#34of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.36% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers

22.0%

1.13 L

1,12,850 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements

17.5%

1,250

About 40 take-offs and landings a day

Cargo

13.6%

687 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

International passengers

54.5%

7,021

6.2% of all passengers

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

Passengers

10.3%

6.57 L

6,57,097 over 5 months

Aircraft movements

9.3%

6,695

Take-offs and landings

Cargo

17.9%

4,107 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Surat 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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Surat airport traffic by financial year
Financial year	Passengers	vs previous year	Movements	Cargo (t)	International
FY 2026-275 months	6,57,097	10.3%	6,695	4,107	2.6%
FY 2025-26	18,14,572	5.2%	17,955	9,067	11.4%
FY 2024-25	17,24,821	24.9%	16,631	6,886	9.2%
FY 2023-24	13,80,752	11.4%	14,947	5,929	5.8%
FY 2022-23	12,39,913	32.8%	14,462	4,985	2.8%
FY 2021-22	9,33,817	65.5%	10,429	5,075	1.5%
FY 2020-21	5,64,260	62.8%	5,755	4,962	0.0%
FY 2019-20	15,15,557	22.3%	15,855	2,022	2.9%
FY 2018-19	12,38,724	81.8%	14,548	1,041	0.0%
FY 2017-18	6,81,465	250.0%	10,762	212	0.0%
FY 2016-173 months	64,101	76.0%	1,573	2	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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Surat airport monthly traffic, newest first
Month	Passengers	vs last year	Domestic	International	Movements	Cargo (t)
Aug 2026	1,12,850	22.0%	1,05,829	7,021	1,250	687
Jul 2026	1,14,226	13.7%	1,10,952	3,274	1,171	757
Jun 2026	1,34,413	6.1%	1,31,416	2,997	1,386	723
May 2026	1,59,130	2.9%	1,59,130	0	1,436	842
Apr 2026	1,36,478	8.0%	1,32,364	4,114	1,452	1,098
Mar 2026	1,38,441	9.0%	1,31,029	7,412	1,525	1,431
Feb 2026	1,56,042	6.9%	1,37,318	18,724	1,348	927
Jan 2026	1,71,580	4.7%	1,47,920	23,660	1,447	664
Dec 2025	1,58,041	0.4%	1,36,576	21,465	1,580	574
Nov 2025	1,70,127	11.7%	1,50,725	19,402	1,569	637
Oct 2025	1,52,985	12.3%	1,33,955	19,030	1,609	616
Sep 2025	1,34,861	1.7%	1,19,185	15,676	1,499	713
Aug 2025	1,44,710	5.0%	1,29,268	15,442	1,515	795
Jul 2025	1,32,362	2.6%	1,16,149	16,213	1,412	713
Jun 2025	1,43,212	4.5%	1,27,652	15,560	1,428	514
May 2025	1,63,925	10.8%	1,45,135	18,790	1,514	619
Apr 2025	1,48,286	22.6%	1,31,970	16,316	1,509	865
Mar 2025	1,52,133	20.9%	1,37,144	14,989	1,611	854
Feb 2025	1,45,920	19.4%	1,30,433	15,487	1,334	520
Jan 2025	1,63,951	20.6%	1,45,917	18,034	1,452	478
Dec 2024	1,57,356	20.8%	1,43,517	13,839	1,383	452
Nov 2024	1,52,253	27.9%	1,38,389	13,864	1,294	382
Oct 2024	1,36,254	30.5%	1,23,191	13,063	1,384	625
Sep 2024	1,37,238	31.1%	1,26,208	11,030	1,315	560
Aug 2024	1,37,779	33.8%	1,26,830	10,949	1,336	483
Jul 2024	1,35,961	43.8%	1,24,617	11,344	1,297	448
Jun 2024	1,37,084	31.1%	1,25,662	11,422	1,330	440
May 2024	1,47,968	18.5%	1,34,061	13,907	1,450	568
Apr 2024	1,20,924	8.6%	1,10,457	10,467	1,445	1,076
Mar 2024	1,25,786	11.5%	1,14,231	11,555	1,537	791
Feb 2024	1,22,232	30.0%	1,09,993	12,239	1,325	566
Jan 2024	1,35,963	36.4%	1,25,149	10,814	1,587	409
Dec 2023	1,30,244	26.2%	1,22,451	7,793	1,316	401
Nov 2023	1,19,037	23.4%	1,12,231	6,806	1,433	379
Oct 2023	1,04,386	3.0%	99,353	5,033	1,304	463
Sep 2023	1,04,721	11.5%	1,00,329	4,392	1,211	448
Aug 2023	1,02,994	2.7%	98,758	4,236	1,079	482
Jul 2023	94,544	1.9%	90,144	4,400	828	492
Jun 2023	1,04,587	6.1%	1,00,616	3,971	1,061	373
May 2023	1,24,914	5.0%	1,20,220	4,694	1,135	464
Apr 2023	1,11,344	8.6%	1,07,716	3,628	1,131	661
Mar 2023	1,12,833	1.4%	1,08,390	4,443	1,125	565
Feb 2023	94,013	11.9%	89,756	4,257	910	333
Jan 2023	99,655	24.7%	95,357	4,298	1,096	279
Dec 2022	1,03,205	24.7%	99,267	3,938	1,094	306
Nov 2022	96,478	23.5%	94,008	2,470	1,124	308
Oct 2022	1,01,366	17.9%	99,338	2,028	1,295	353
Sep 2022	93,961	16.4%	91,808	2,153	1,113	497
Aug 2022	1,00,243	28.6%	97,769	2,474	1,231	474
Jul 2022	92,826	70.2%	90,170	2,656	1,203	386
Jun 2022	1,11,388	283.3%	1,09,088	2,300	1,424	467
May 2022	1,31,453	712.9%	1,29,229	2,224	1,516	487
Apr 2022	1,02,492	113.9%	1,00,515	1,977	1,331	530
Mar 2022	1,14,468	19.9%	1,11,489	2,979	1,390	655
Feb 2022	84,014	13.2%	81,685	2,329	974	378
Jan 2022	79,906	10.6%	78,009	1,897	894	324
Dec 2021	1,36,993	82.1%	1,34,389	2,604	1,403	359
Nov 2021	1,26,111	84.5%	1,23,346	2,765	1,136	269
Oct 2021	86,002	48.0%	85,924	78	897	445
Sep 2021	80,725	79.7%	80,725	0	892	405
Aug 2021	77,921	341.1%	77,919	2	752	461
Jul 2021	54,533	551.8%	54,442	91	541	323
Jun 2021	29,062	248.9%	29,062	0	436	253
May 2021	16,170	902.5%	16,143	27	398	428
Apr 2021	47,912	999+%	46,733	1,179	716	775
Mar 2021	95,478	28.7%	95,478	0	1,030	978
Feb 2021	96,813	22.3%	96,813	0	873	591
Jan 2021	89,358	31.2%	89,358	0	798	448
Dec 2020	75,240	44.1%	75,240	0	709	403
Nov 2020	68,338	52.8%	68,338	0	601	311
Oct 2020	58,124	51.9%	58,124	0	535	513
Sep 2020	44,925	56.5%	44,925	0	452	264
Aug 2020	17,664	85.8%	17,664	0	224	189
Jul 2020	8,367	93.6%	8,367	0	174	302
Jun 2020	8,329	94.0%	8,329	0	220	355
May 2020	1,613	99.0%	1,613	0	111	339
Apr 2020	11	100.0%	11	0	28	269
Mar 2020	74,172	44.0%	72,428	1,744	896	566
Feb 2020	1,24,637	4.4%	1,21,365	3,272	1,205	389
Jan 2020	1,29,960	7.5%	1,25,057	4,903	1,341	159
Dec 2019	1,34,635	8.5%	1,29,124	5,511	1,396	230
Nov 2019	1,44,674	8.5%	1,40,744	3,930	1,433	147
Oct 2019	1,20,938	12.9%	1,17,414	3,524	1,457	15
Sep 2019	1,03,292	18.1%	1,00,232	3,060	1,189	21
Aug 2019	1,24,589	40.9%	1,21,160	3,429	1,342	21
Jul 2019	1,30,245	84.5%	1,26,648	3,597	1,327	24
Jun 2019	1,38,009	95.1%	1,34,471	3,538	1,385	171
May 2019	1,54,667	130.3%	1,51,031	3,636	1,510	139
Apr 2019	1,35,739	114.2%	1,31,732	4,007	1,374	140
Mar 2019	1,32,533	102.7%	1,30,481	0	1,495	153
Feb 2019	1,30,313	105.9%	1,29,481	0	1,338	58
Jan 2019	1,40,548	131.1%	1,40,548	0	1,538	51
Dec 2018	1,47,091	150.6%	1,47,091	0	1,530	119
Nov 2018	1,33,344	115.5%	1,33,344	0	1,403	107
Oct 2018	1,07,132	72.9%	1,07,132	0	1,341	177
Sep 2018	87,478	44.8%	87,478	0	1,314	63
Aug 2018	88,396	32.8%	88,396	0	1,054	145
Jul 2018	70,610	12.3%	70,610	0	837	152
Jun 2018	70,751	39.8%	70,751	0	930	0
May 2018	67,159	64.5%	67,159	0	917	16
Apr 2018	63,369	124.9%	63,369	0	851	0
Mar 2018	65,373	179.8%	65,373	0	979	0
Feb 2018	63,291	222.8%	63,291	0	950	0
Jan 2018	60,804	187.8%	60,804	0	987	0
Dec 2017	58,692	195.2%	58,692	0	986	0
Nov 2017	61,866	307.2%	61,866	0	972	31
Oct 2017	61,968	317.0%	61,968	0	974	54
Sep 2017	60,409	354.9%	60,409	0	922	45
Aug 2017	66,569	386.5%	66,569	0	981	40
Jul 2017	62,865	353.9%	62,865	0	949	25
Jun 2017	50,625	300.9%	50,625	0	768	7
May 2017	40,830	188.3%	40,830	0	650	10
Apr 2017	28,173	116.0%	28,173	0	644	0
Mar 2017	23,367	84.1%	23,367	0	552	2
Feb 2017	19,608	67.7%	19,608	0	500	0
Jan 2017	21,126	75.5%	21,126	0	521	0

Surat airport: common questions

How many passengers used Surat airport in August 2026?

1,12,850 passengers (1,05,829 domestic and 7,021 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 22.0% fewer than in August 2025.

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

6,57,097 passengers from April to August 2026, 10.3% fewer than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #34 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Surat airport's busiest month?

January 2026, with 1,71,580 passengers and 1,447 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since January 2017.

Does Surat airport have international flights?

Yes. 1,42,775 international passengers used Surat airport in the 12 months to August 2026, 8.2% of its passenger traffic.

How many flights operate from Surat airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Surat airport recorded 1,250 movements in August 2026, about 40 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.