MUSCAT: The total number of arriving, departing and transit passengers reached 9,309,192, down from 10,024,998 during the corresponding period in 2025.
International flights arriving at and departing from Muscat, Salalah and Sohar airports totalled 53,716 by the end of August, marking an 8.8 percent decrease from 58,890 flights a year earlier.
Muscat International Airport handled 8,101,852 passengers during the first eight months of 2026, down 7.5 percent from 8,757,696 in the same period last year. The airport recorded 57,870 international and domestic flights, a decrease of 6.7 percent from 62,007.
Omani nationals accounted for the largest number of arrivals and departures through Muscat International Airport in August, with 202,033 passengers, comprising 111,360 arrivals and 90,673 departures.
Indian nationals ranked second with 145,720 passengers, including 77,001 arrivals and 68,719 departures, followed by Bangladeshi nationals with 42,050 passengers, comprising 23,454 arrivals and 18,596 departures.
At Salalah Airport, passenger traffic fell 4.4 percent to 1,155,605 by the end of August, compared with 1,208,607 during the same period in 2025. The airport recorded 7,657 international and domestic flights, down 1.4 percent from 7,769 a year earlier.
Sohar Airport handled 15,292 passengers during the period, a decline of 17.4 percent from 18,522 in the corresponding period last year. Flight movements fell 6.9 percent to 188, compared with 202 in 2025.
Duqm Airport recorded 380 domestic flights by the end of August, down 7.3 percent from 410 a year earlier. Passenger traffic declined 9.3 percent to 36,443, compared with 40,173 during the same period in 2025.