CAA: +9.2% traffic at Greek airports in the first four months, +22% at Heraklion in April

The 24 airports managed by the Civil Aviation Authority showed an increase in passenger traffic by 14% in the first four months of the year, while traffic at the country's 39 airports in total increased by 9.2%.

• In April, moreover, the "Nikos Kazantzakis" airport in Crete recorded a 22% increase compared to last year

The detailed data of the Hellenic Aviation Authority:

Passenger traffic at the 24 airports managed by the Hellenic Aviation Authority (Heraklion, Kalamata, 9.2% Alexandroupoli, Limnos, Astypalaia, Ioannina, Chios, Kozani, Kastoria, Karpathos, Kythira, Milos, Skyros, Nea Anchialos, Paros, Syros, Araxos, Naxos, Kalymnos, Ikaria, Kastelorizo, Kasos, Leros, Sitia) increased by 14% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the corresponding period of 2024.

More specifically, according to the statistics, the total number of passengers (arrivals and departures of international and domestic passengers) January-April 2025 amounted to 1,415,331 passengers, compared to 1,241,640 passengers in 2024.

April 2025: "Nikos Kazantzakis" in Crete recorded a 22% increase compared to last year

The state airport of Heraklion, Crete, served 595,306 passengers in April, i.e., an increase of 22.2% compared to last year, when 487,303 passengers were served for the same month. At the same time, the most significant percentage increases in passenger traffic at the airports managed by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority in April 2025, compared to 2024, were recorded at Kastelorizo ​​airport +68.1% and at Kastoria airport +58.9%.

A 9.2% increase in passenger traffic and 6.5% in aircraft movements is recorded in the January-April 2025 statistics for the 39 airports

A 9.2% increase also occurs in passenger traffic for the first four months of the year 2025 at all airports in the country where commercial flights are carried out (39 airports: 24 CAA, 14 FRAPORT GREECE, AIA). Specifically, passenger traffic in the period January-April 2025 reached 13,804,391, compared to 12,645,721 passengers in the corresponding period of 2024.

Regarding the number of aircraft movements (arrivals and departures of domestic and international aircraft) for the first four months of 2025, at all 39 airports in the country, whose air traffic control is mainly exercised by the Hellenic Aviation Authority, an increase of 6.5% was recorded compared to 2024. Specifically, in total, in the period January-April 2025, 116,707 flights were carried out, compared to 109,603 flights in the first four months of 2024.

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