TRAFFIC IN AIRPORTS, NOVEMBER 2022

The total traffic of passengers in Croatian airports amounted to 324 thousand in November 2022, which was 58.7% more than in November 2021, when the total traffic of passengers amounted to only 204 thousand, due to the spread of the COVID-19 disease. Compared to November 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 351 thousand, the traffic of passengers decreased by 7.6% in November 2022. The total traffic of passengers in the period from January to November 2022 amounted to 9 481 thousand, which was 14.4% less than in the same period of 2019.

The largest traffic of passengers was recorded in the Zagreb Airport, with 252 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 55.0% compared to November 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 162 thousand, and an increase of 3.0% compared to November 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 244 thousand. This was followed by the Split Airport, with 37 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 44.3% compared to November 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 26 thousand, and a decrease of 13.4% compared to November 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 43 thousand, and the Dubrovnik Airport, with 30 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 129.8% compared to November 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 13 thousand, and a decrease of 46.2% compared to November 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 57 thousand.

The most significant international traffic of passengers was realised with German airports, 77 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 49.8% compared to November 2021 and a decrease of 22.4% compared to November 2019. The airports of the United Kingdom followed, with 27 thousand passengers, which was 164.4% more than in the same period of the previous year and 51.5% more than in November 2019, and the airports of the Netherlands, with 19 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 34.1% compared to the same period of the previous year and of 28.8% compared to November 2019.

The total number of landings and take-offs in airports in November 2022 amounted to 4 991 movements, which was 14.6% more than in November 2021, when the total number of landings and take-offs in airports amounted to 4 354 movements, and 2.1% less than in November 2019, when the total number of landings and take-offs amounted to 5 096.

The total traffic of freight in airports in November 2022 amounted to 819 tonnes, which was a decrease of 1.2% compared to November 2021, when the total traffic of freight in airports amounted to 829 tonnes, and a decrease of 4.8% compared to November 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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Lidija Brković, Director General

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Snježana Kos and Ninoslava Podnar

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