TRAFFIC IN AIRPORTS, MARCH 2023

The total traffic of passengers in Croatian airports amounted to 374 thousand in March 2023, which was 44.6% more than in March 2022, when the total traffic of passengers amounted to 258 thousand. Compared to March 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 346 thousand, the traffic of passengers in March 2023 increased by 8.1%.

The largest traffic of passengers was recorded in the Zagreb Airport, with 263 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 34.8% compared to March 2022, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 195 thousand, and an increase of 13.8% compared to March 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 231 thousand. The Dubrovnik Airport followed, with 50 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 97.6% compared to March 2022, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 25 thousand, and a decrease of 13.4% compared to March 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 58 thousand. The Split Airport is next, with 49 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 56.7% compared to March 2022, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 31 thousand, and an increase of 1.9% compared to March 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 48 thousand.

The most significant international traffic of passengers was realised with German airports, 80 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 29.3% compared to March 2022 and a decrease of 23.5% compared to March 2019. The airports of the United Kingdom followed with 32 thousand passengers, which was 53.5% more than in the same period of the previous year and 103.2% more than in March 2019, and the airports of the Netherlands, with 25 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 38.0% compared to the same period of the previous year and of 74.6% compared to March 2019.

The total number of landings and take-offs in airports in March 2023 amounted to 5 604 movements, which was 12.7% more than in March 2022, when the total number of landings and take-offs in airports amounted to 4 974 movements, and 2.5% less than in March 2019, when the total number of landings and take-offs amounted to 5 747.

The total traffic of freight in airports in March 2023 amounted to 808 tonnes, which was an increase of 2.4% compared to March 2022, when the total traffic of freight in airports amounted to 789 tonnes, and also an increase of 2.4% compared to March 2019.

NOTICE: Detailed monthly data are available on the link Statistics in Line.

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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