TRAFFIC IN AIRPORTS, FEBRUARY 2023

The total traffic of passengers in Croatian airports amounted to 256 thousand in February 2023, which was 44.8% more than in February 2022, when the total traffic of passengers amounted to 177 thousand. Compared to February 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 252 thousand, the traffic of passengers in February 2023 increased by 1.9%.

The largest traffic of passengers was recorded in the Zagreb Airport, with 207 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 40.1% compared to February 2022, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 148 thousand, and an increase of 15.2% compared to February 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 179 thousand. This was followed by the Split Airport, with 29 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 55.2% compared to February 2022, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 19 thousand, and a decrease of 12.1% compared to February 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 33 thousand. The Dubrovnik Airport is next, with 18 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 91.7% compared to February 2022, when the traffic of passengers amounted to only 9 thousand, and a decrease of 47.6% compared to February 2019, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 34 thousand.

The most significant international traffic of passengers was realised with German airports, 55 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 51.9% compared to February 2022 and a decrease of 23.7% compared to February 2019. The airports of the United Kingdom followed with 21 thousand passengers, which was 99.8% more than in the same period of the previous year and 120.2% more than in February 2019, and the airports of the Netherlands, with 19 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 40.8% compared to the same period of the previous year and of 63.0% compared to February 2019.

The total number of landings and take-offs in airports in February 2023 amounted to 4 180 movements, which was 8.4% more than in February 2022, when the total number of landings and take-offs in airports amounted to 3 857 movements, and 5.9% less than in February 2019, when the total number of landings and take-offs amounted to 4 442.

The total traffic of freight in airports in February 2023 amounted to 680 tonnes, which was a decrease of 4.8% compared to February 2022, when the total traffic of freight in airports amounted to 714 tonnes. Compared to February 2019, it was a decrease of 7.4%.

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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