TRAFFIC IN AIRPORTS, DECEMBER 2022

The total traffic of passengers in Croatian airports amounted to 305 thousand in December 2022, which was 41.1% more than in December 2021, when the total traffic of passengers amounted to only 216 thousand, due to the spread of the COVID-19 disease. For comparison, in December 2019 the traffic of passengers amounted to 307 thousand. In December 2022, the traffic of passengers decreased by 0.8% compared to December 2019 and by 14.0% in the period from January to December 2022 compared to the same period of 2019.

The largest traffic of passengers was recorded in the Zagreb Airport, with 246 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 37.6% compared to December 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 178 thousand, and an increase of 6.7% compared to December 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 230 thousand. This was followed by the Split Airport, with 36 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 52.8% compared to December 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 23 thousand, and a decrease of 8.1% compared to December 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 39 thousand, and the Dubrovnik Airport, with 19 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 61.0% compared to December 2021, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 12 thousand, and a decrease of 46.3% compared to December 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 35 thousand.

The most significant international traffic of passengers was realised with German airports, 68 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 42.4% compared to December 2021 and a decrease of 23.9% compared to December 2019. The airports of the United Kingdom followed with 22 thousand passengers, which was 98.7% more than in the same period of the previous year and 31.4% more than in December 2019, and the airports of the Netherlands, with 19 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 24.9% compared to the same period of the previous year and of 40.7% compared to December 2019.

The total number of landings and take-offs in airports in December 2022 amounted to 4 739 movements, which was 1.8% more than in December 2021, when the total number of landings and take-offs in airports amounted to 4 653 movements, and 3.0% less than in December 2019, when the total number of landings and take-offs amounted to 4 886.

The total traffic of freight in airports in December 2022 amounted to 860 tonnes, which was a decrease of 2.5% compared to December 2021, when the total traffic of freight in airports amounted to 882 tonnes, but an increase of 3.7% compared to December 2019.

In the period from January to December 2022, there were 118 thousand landings and take-offs in Croatian airports, which was 38.3% more than in the same period of 2021. In 2022, a total of 9.8 million passengers departed from or arrived to Croatian airports, which was 108.2% more than in 2021. The total traffic of freight in airports in the period from January to December 2022 increased by 10.9% compared to the same period of 2021 and amounted to 9.8 thousand 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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