Airport passenger traffic

RecordSTO-01M2HY9T62-B5SP11A28T-N24FR6

3.6 billion

Global · 2020

Airport passenger traffic worldwide was 3.6 billion in 2020 (ACI).

Original source

Airport passenger traffic: every country and year, and how it is measured

Publisher
ACI
Authority tier
T2 Official
Locator
Retrospective analysis: COVID-19 impact and recovery
Retrieved
14 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Similarly, ACI World statistics showed that global passenger numbers dropped to 3.6 billion, a 66% decline compared to 2019.

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APA

Airports Council International. (2025). Joint ACI World-ICAO Passenger Traffic Report, Trends, and Outlook. Retrieved September 14, 2026, from https://aci.aero/2025/01/28/joint-aci-world-icao-passenger-traffic-report-trends-and-outlook/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FR6

Other formats: MLA, Chicago, BibTeX
MLA
Airports Council International. "Joint ACI World-ICAO Passenger Traffic Report, Trends, and Outlook." 2025, https://aci.aero/2025/01/28/joint-aci-world-icao-passenger-traffic-report-trends-and-outlook/. Accessed 14 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FR6.
Chicago
Airports Council International. "Joint ACI World-ICAO Passenger Traffic Report, Trends, and Outlook." 2025. https://aci.aero/2025/01/28/joint-aci-world-icao-passenger-traffic-report-trends-and-outlook/. Accessed September 14, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FR6.
BibTeX
@misc{aci2025airportn24fr6, author = {{Airports Council International}}, title = {Joint ACI World-ICAO Passenger Traffic Report, Trends, and Outlook}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FR6}, note = {Original source: https://aci.aero/2025/01/28/joint-aci-world-icao-passenger-traffic-report-trends-and-outlook/. Accessed September 14, 2026.} }

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Primary source

Publisher
Airports Council International · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National and industry official
Report
Joint ACI World-ICAO Passenger Traffic Report, Trends, and Outlook
Type
Press release
Published
28 January 2025
Locator
Retrospective analysis: COVID-19 impact and recovery
Retrieved
14 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
Proprietary report; figure taken from its public summary

Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
15 September 2026
Last revision
15 September 2026
Permanent URL
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