TRAFFIC IN AIRPORTS, AUGUST 2022

The total traffic of passengers in Croatian airports amounted to 1 773 thousand in August 2022, which was 41.8% more than in August 2021, when the total traffic of passengers amounted to only 1 250 thousand, due to the spread of the COVID-19 disease. Compared to August 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 1 951 thousand, the traffic of passengers decreased by 9.2% in August 2022. The total traffic of passengers in the period from January to August 2022 amounted to 6 869 thousand, which accounted for 83.7% of the traffic of passengers from the same period of 2019.

The largest traffic of passengers was recorded in the Split Airport, with 623 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 26.8% compared to August 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 491 thousand, and a decrease of 6.9% compared to August 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 669 thousand. The Dubrovnik Airport followed, with 428 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 48.4% compared to August 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 288 thousand, and a decrease of 18.1% compared to August 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 522 thousand. The Zagreb Airport followed, with 346 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 79.0% compared to August 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 193 thousand, and a decrease of 7.4% compared to August 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 374 thousand.

The most significant international traffic of passengers was realised with German airports, 319 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 32.1% compared to the same period of 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 242 thousand.

The total number of landings and take-offs in airports in August 2022 amounted to 18 437 movements, which was 13.0% more than in August 2021, when the total number of landings and take-offs in airports amounted to 16 318 movements. The total number of landings and take-offs in airports in August 2019 amounted to 19 847.

The total traffic of freight in airports in August 2022 amounted to 788 tonnes, which was an increase of 2.5% compared to August 2021, when the total traffic of freight in airports amounted to 769 tonnes.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

Cumulative data are not always equal to the sum of individual monthly results due to the rounding of numbers to the nearest thousand.

The purpose of the survey is to collect data on the number of all aircraft movements and the traffic of passengers and freight on commercial operations in airports and air landing places of the Republic of Croatia.

The observation units and reporting units are airports in the Republic of Croatia. Data are collected in the form of electronic datasets and on the PZ/M-21 form.

Coverage

The data on air traffic (total aircraft movements, traffic of passengers and freight in airports) relate to the activities of the airports of Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Osijek, Brač and the air landing place of Mali Lošinj.

The number of total aircraft movements in airports refers to the number of all (commercial and non-commercial) operations of landing and taking-off of an aircraft, except state flights (military, customs, police).

Traffic of passengers in airports includes the number of passengers who have departed or arrived on commercial operations. Passengers in direct transit are excluded. Direct transit passengers are passengers who, after a short stop, continue their journey on the same aircraft on a flight having the same flight number as the flight on which they arrived.

Traffic of freight in airports refers to the loaded and unloaded goods and mail on commercial operations other than the baggage of passengers. The freight in direct transit is excluded.

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