The total number of passengers through the Sultanate of Oman's airports in Muscat, Salalah, Sohar and Duqm reached 6,921,569 from January to June 2025, compared with 7,074,913 during the same period of 2024, a decrease of 2.2%, according to preliminary data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information.
Muscat International Airport
The data showed that Muscat International Airport received 6,233,954 passengers in the first six months of 2025, compared with 6,384,874 during the same period of the previous year, a decrease of 2.4%, according to the Oman News Agency website.
The number of flights at Muscat International Airport reached 44,743, down 6.9% from 48,052 flights during the same period of 2024.
Salalah Airport
Passenger numbers at Salalah Airport rose 4.5% by the end of June 2025 to 657,209, compared with 628,951 during the same period of 2024. Total flights rose slightly by 0.3% to 4,526, compared with 4,514 flights by the end of June 2024.
Sohar Airport
By contrast, Sohar Airport saw a sharp 98.9% drop in passenger numbers to 336, compared with 31,203 during the same period last year. The number of flights also fell 68.7% to 84, compared with 268 flights by the end of June 2024.
Duqm Airport
Duqm Airport recorded a slight 0.6% decrease in the number of flights in the first half of 2025, to 306 flights compared with 308 during the same period of the previous year, while the number of passengers rose slightly by 0.6% by the end of June 2025 to 30,070, compared with 29,885 by the end of June 2024.
Top Nationalities Traveling Through Muscat
The statistics showed that Indian nationals topped the list of the most active nationalities on departing and arriving flights through Muscat International Airport in June 2025, with a total of 193,183 passengers, of whom 79,424 were arrivals and 113,759 departures.
They were followed by Omani nationals with a total of 135,093 passengers, including 62,476 arrivals and 72,617 departures, then Pakistani nationals with a total of 48,733 passengers, including 23,247 arrivals and 25,486 departures.
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