Passenger traffic through the Sultanate of Oman's airports grew by 1.6% from January to October 2025, with the total number of passengers reaching 12,353,007, compared with 12,153,212 passengers in the same period of 2024.
According to preliminary data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information, Muscat International Airport received 10,833,646 passengers by the end of October 2025, registering growth of 1.1%, despite a 4.7% decline in the number of flights to 76,880, compared with 80,636 flights in the same period last year, according to the Oman News Agency.
Salalah Airport recorded notable growth in passenger traffic of 9.7%, with the number of passengers reaching 1,450,140, compared with 1,321,622 passengers by the end of October 2024, while the number of flights rose by 6.1% to 9,438.
By contrast, Sohar Airport saw a sharp 72.3% decline in passenger traffic, to only 18,557 passengers, compared with 66,879 passengers in the same period last year, with the number of flights falling by 62.4% to 218.
Duqm Airport maintained relatively stable performance, with 50,664 passengers by the end of October 2025, compared with 50,656 passengers in the same period of 2024, while the number of flights fell by 1.5% to 512.
In terms of nationalities, Indian nationals topped the list of the most frequent travelers on arriving and departing flights through Muscat International Airport in October 2025, with a total of 170,313 passengers, followed by Omani nationals with a total of 112,834 passengers, then Bangladeshi nationals with about 43,509 passengers.
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