State govt / private airport AAI data, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

Utkela Airport Traffic

Utkela airport handled 453 passengers in August 2026, 23.4% more than in August 2025, across 120 aircraft movements. In FY 2026-27 so far (April to August 2026) it has handled 2,135 passengers, 9.4% more than a year earlier, ranking #124 of 139 airports in India. Its busiest month on record was December 2025, with 525 passengers. All of its passenger traffic over the last 12 months was domestic.

Rank in India
#124of 139

by passengers, FY 2026-27 so far

0.00% of India's air passengers in Aug 2026

August 2026, compared with August 2025

Passengers
23.4%
453

453 arriving and departing

Aircraft movements
50.0%
120

About 4 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
9.4%
2,135

2,135 over 5 months

Aircraft movements
27.9%
532

Take-offs and landings

Cargo
0 t

Freight loaded and unloaded

Utkela airport, month by month

Every monthly AAI report since September 2023, 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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Utkela airport traffic by financial year
Financial yearPassengersvs previous yearMovementsCargo (t)International
FY 2026-275 months2,1359.4%53200.0%
FY 2025-264,60560.1%96000.0%
FY 2024-252,877149.1%53600.0%
FY 2023-247 months1,155New20800.0%

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 36 months as a table
Utkela airport monthly traffic, newest first
MonthPassengersvs last yearDomesticInternationalMovementsCargo (t)
Aug 202645323.4%45301200
Jul 20263464.5%34601000
Jun 202652320.5%52301020
May 20264377.0%43701080
Apr 20263767.7%37601020
Mar 202637736.6%37701040
Feb 202637420.6%3740940
Jan 202626515.1%2650480
Dec 202552538.2%5250820
Nov 202546173.3%4610760
Oct 202527513.6%2750480
Sep 202537781.3%3770920
Aug 2025367102.8%3670800
Jul 202533199.4%3310940
Jun 2025434193.2%4340980
May 2025470109.8%4700760
Apr 2025349112.8%3490680
Mar 202527653.3%2760560
Feb 202531066.7%3100540
Jan 202531274.3%3120540
Dec 2024380117.1%3800620
Nov 202426644.6%2660460
Oct 202424264.6%2420440
Sep 2024208100.0%2080380
Aug 2024181New1810400
Jul 2024166New1660320
Jun 2024148New1480280
May 2024224New2240480
Apr 2024164New1640340
Mar 2024180New1800360
Feb 2024186New1860360
Jan 2024179New1790320
Dec 2023175New1750280
Nov 2023184New1840330
Oct 2023147New1470290
Sep 2023104New1040140

Utkela airport: common questions

How many passengers used Utkela airport in August 2026?

453 passengers (453 domestic and 0 international), according to the Airports Authority of India's monthly traffic report. That is 23.4% more than in August 2025.

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

2,135 passengers from April to August 2026, 9.4% more than in the same months a year earlier. It ranks #124 of 139 Indian airports by passengers this financial year.

What was Utkela airport's busiest month?

December 2025, with 525 passengers and 82 aircraft movements, the highest in AAI's monthly reports since September 2023.

Does Utkela airport have international flights?

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

How many flights operate from Utkela airport?

AAI counts aircraft movements, where each take-off or landing is one movement. Utkela airport recorded 120 movements in August 2026, about 4 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.