An 8.9% increase in passenger traffic was observed for the first 10 months of 2024, compared to the previous year, at the country’s airports serving commercial flights (a total of 39 airports: 24 operated by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, 14 by Fraport Greece, and Athens International Airport). Specifically, passenger traffic (arrivals, departures, transits) from January through October 2024 totaled 72,805,622 passengers, compared to 66,845,641 passengers during the same period in 2023.
Passenger traffic showed an overall increase of 6.8% in 24 airports managed by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (Heraklion, Kalamata, Alexandroupoli, Lemnos, Astypalaia, Ioannina, Chios, Kozani, Kastoria, Karpathos, Kythira, Milos, Skyros, Nea Anchialos, Paros, Syros, Araxos, Naxos, Kalymnos, Ikaria, Kastellorizo, Kasos, Leros, Sitia) during the period from January to October 2024, compared to the corresponding period in 2023.
Flight 2% to «Alexander Onassis» Kythira Airport»
The «Alexander Onassis» Kythira Airport reported a 2% decline in the first ten months of 2024. Passenger traffic (arrivals and departures combined) Airport traffic is an important indicator of the island’s tourism and economic activity. We observe a decline in total passenger traffic for the period January–October in the years 2023 and 2024. In 2023, a total of 33,205 passengers were recorded, while in 2024, passenger traffic increased to 32,704, marking a 2% decline.
Smaller Airports: A Comparison with Kythira
An analysis of passenger traffic at the country’s smaller airports shows that Kythira Airport is experiencing stagnation, although it is not among Greece’s busiest airports, which would allow for an in-depth analysis of qualitative data.
Based on a comparison of Kythira Airport with the 15 smallest airports in Greece, a more negative picture emerges, as shown in the table below:
As shown in the table, the small—and indeed municipal—airport of Kasos achieved a minor miracle in 2024, the airports in Sitia and Milos are performing very well, while those in Skyros, Ioannina, and Nea Anchialos are experiencing a noticeable decline.
This analysis is based on official data from the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) collected for the ten-month periods of 2023 and 2024, and we will provide an overview of the overall picture in mid-January 2025. See the table below for all the data and traffic figures by airport.
