Ahmedabad Airport Handles 8.9 Million Passengers in Eight Months, Up 14% on 2023
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Ahmedabad is emerging as one of India’s fastest-growing air travel centres, with airport data for January to August 2026 showing passenger numbers 13.7% higher than in the same period of 2023. International traffic grew fastest, rising 16.3% while international flights increased by about 9%.
Domestic and international services together carried 89.09 lakh (8.909 million) passengers in the eight months. If the average monthly traffic of this period continues, the 2026 total could cross 1.33 crore (13.3 million) by the end of the year.
Growth Measured Against 2023
In the first eight months of 2023, the airport handled 78.33 lakh (7.833 million) passengers. The latest figure is an addition of 10.76 lakh (1.076 million) travellers over three years, a rise of 13.7%.
International Traffic Leads the Way
International travel recorded the sharpest growth. The number of international passengers rose from 11.90 lakh (1.19 million) in the first eight months of 2023 to 13.84 lakh (1.384 million) in 2026. That is an increase of about 1.93 lakh (193,000), or 16.3%.
International flights rose from 8,039 to 8,757 over the same period, an increase of 8.9%.
Domestic Passenger Numbers Also Climb
Domestic traffic grew from 66.41 lakh (6.641 million) to 75.24 lakh (7.524 million), a 13.3% rise in domestic air travel. Domestic flights increased from 49,307 to 55,558, up 12.7%.
Passengers Outpace Flights
In both segments, passenger numbers grew faster than the number of flights. The gap is narrow on domestic routes, where passengers rose 13.3% against a 12.7% increase in flights. It is far wider on international routes, where passengers rose 16.3% against an 8.9% increase in flights.
The pattern points to higher passenger volumes and fuller aircraft, particularly on international services.
Month-by-Month Picture
The monthly data for 2026 shows how traffic moved through the period. Domestic passengers peaked in April at 1,143,919 and eased to 718,232 in August. International traffic was highest in January, at 235,819 passengers, and lowest in March, at 131,665.
Domestic flights ranged from 8,084 in March, the busiest month, to 5,577 in July. International flights were highest in January, at 1,387, and lowest in March, at 854.
Month | Domestic Passengers | Domestic Flights | International Passengers | International Flights |
January | 1,067,027 | 7,745 | 235,819 | 1,387 |
February | 947,964 | 6,928 | 199,785 | 1,286 |
March | 974,061 | 8,084 | 131,665 | 854 |
April | 1,143,919 | 7,313 | 149,531 | 932 |
May | 1,059,274 | 7,737 | 180,842 | 1,098 |
June | 867,206 | 6,498 | 159,515 | 1,064 |
July | 746,531 | 5,577 | 167,777 | 1,077 |
August | 718,232 | 5,676 | 159,532 | 1,059 |
Total | 7,524,214 | 55,558 | 1,384,466 | 8,757 |
Outlook for the Full Year
The airport recorded 11.66 million passengers across all of 2023: about 9.785 million domestic and 1.873 million international. The 8.909 million handled in the first eight months of 2026 is already about 76% of that annual total.
At the average monthly pace of 2026 so far, about 1.11 million passengers a month, the year-end total could cross 13.3 million, well above the 2023 figure.
