TRAFFIC IN AIRPORTS, DECEMBER 2024

The total traffic of passengers in Croatian airports amounted to 393 thousand in December 2024, which was 15.9% more than in December 2023, when the total traffic of passengers amounted to 339 thousand.

The largest traffic of passengers was recorded in the Zagreb Airport, with 317 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 14.0% compared to December 2023, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 278 thousand. The Split Airport followed, with 44 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 16.8% compared to December 2023, and the Dubrovnik Airport, with 27 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 39.7% compared to December 2023.

The most significant international traffic of passengers was realised with German airports, 96 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 22.5% compared to December 2023. The airports of France followed, with 26 thousand passengers, which was 20.2% more than in the same period of the previous year, and the airports of the United Kingdom, with 25 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 34.8% compared to the same period of the previous year.

The total number of landings and take-offs in airports in December 2024 amounted to 5 327 movements, which was 8.6% more than in December 2023, when the total number of landings and take-offs amounted to 4 904 movements.

The total traffic of freight in airports in December 2024 amounted to 838 tonnes, which was a decrease of 4.0% compared to December 2023, when the total traffic of freight in airports amounted to 873 tonnes.

From January to December of 2024, there were 138 592 landings and take-offs in Croatian airports, which was an increase of 11.7% compared to the same period of 2023. In the same period, a total of 13 096 thousand passengers embarked and disembarked, which was an increase of 16.2%. The total traffic of freight in airports increased by 19.0% in the period from January to December of 2024 compared to the same period of 2023, and it amounted to 10 980 tonnes.¹⁾

1) Due to a cyber attack on the IT system of Split Airport, the data for the period from 1 to 15 July 2024 are less reliable.

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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