TRAFFIC IN AIRPORTS, OCTOBER 2022

The total traffic of passengers in Croatian airports amounted to 915 thousand in October 2022, which was 62.3% more than in October 2021, when the total traffic of passengers amounted to only 564 thousand, due to the spread of the COVID-19 disease. Compared to October 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 1 016 thousand, the traffic of passengers decreased by 9.9% in October 2022. The total traffic of passengers in the period from January to October 2022 amounted to 9 157 thousand, which was 14.6% less than in the same period of 2019.

The largest traffic of passengers was recorded in the Zagreb Airport, with 319 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 76.6% compared to October 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 181 thousand, and a decrease of 3.0% compared to October 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 329 thousand. This was followed by the Split Airport with 240 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 49.1% compared to October 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 161 thousand, and a decrease of 1.9% compared to October 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 244 thousand, and the Dubrovnik Airport with 217 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 89.5% compared to October 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 114 thousand, and a decrease of 27.2% compared to October 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 298 thousand.

The Zadar Airport generated the traffic of 108 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 37.1% compared to October 2021 when the traffic of passengers amounted to 79 thousand, but compared to October 2019 it was a decrease of 31.7%. The Pula Airport followed with 20 thousand passengers, which was a decrease of 16.0% compared to October 2021 when the traffic of passengers reached 24 thousand and a decrease of 54.1% compared to the same period of 2019. The Rijeka Airport generated the traffic of passengers of 10 thousand, which was 171.5% more passengers than in October 2021, when 4 thousand passengers were transported, but 41.2% less passengers than in October 2019.   

The most significant international traffic of passengers was realised with German airports, 213 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 37.7% compared to October 2021 and a decrease of 16.0% compared to October 2019. The airports of the United Kingdom followed, with 162 thousand passengers, which was 118.4% more than in the same period of the previous year and 12.2% less than in October 2019, and the airports of France, with 63 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 55.7% compared to the same period of the previous year and of 7.4% compared to October 2019.

The total number of landings and take-offs in airports in October 2022 amounted to 10 787 movements, which was 15.1% more than in October 2021, when the total number of landings and take-offs in airports amounted to 9 368 movements, and 3.5% less than in October 2019, when the total number of landings and take-offs amounted to 11 175.

The total traffic of freight in airports in October 2022 amounted to 816 tonnes, which was an increase of 4.2% compared to October 2021, when the total traffic of freight in airports amounted to 783 tonnes, and a decrease of 26.1% compared to October 2019.

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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