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Mangaluru International Airport (IXE), managed by Mangaluru International Airport Limited, witnessed a 10.95% maturation successful full rider postulation successful the archetypal fractional (April-September) of this fiscal year.
The rider postulation went up from 1.12 cardinal successful the archetypal fractional of FY 2024-25 to 1.24 cardinal successful the archetypal fractional of FY-2025-26, according to the airdrome operator.
The airdrome delivered a dependable show successful the archetypal fractional of FY 2025-26, signaling implicit 1.24 cardinal (12.4 lakh) passengers betwixt April and September 2025, amid a challenging planetary and home aviation environment.
Passenger postulation astatine MIA
| Half Year | H1 FY 2025-26 | H1 FY 2024-25 | Growth |
| H1 Total Passenger Traffic | 1.24 million | 1.12 million | 10.95% |
| H1 Domestic Passengers | 0.83 million | 0.78 million | 6.16% |
| H1 International Passengers | 0.41 million | 0.33 million | 22.10% |
Air Traffic Movements astatine MIA
| Half Year | H1 FY 2025-26 | H1 FY 2024-25 | Growth |
| H1 Total ATMs | 9,245 | 7,956 | 16.20% |
| Domestic | 6,933 | 5,890 | 17.70% |
| International | 2,218 | 1,940 | 14.32% |
(Source: Mangaluru International Airport)
The play besides recorded the 2nd highest single-day rider traffic, facilitating 8,103 passengers connected April 12, 2025. The airdrome has since surpassed this people by handling 8,168 passengers connected October 1, 2025.
Despite disruptions owed to planetary and determination events, the airdrome sustained operational momentum and continued to uphold its presumption arsenic the 2nd busiest airdrome successful Karnataka.
The airdrome facilitated 9,245 Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) during the archetypal half, marking a 16.20 % summation implicit H1 FY 2024–25. During the fractional year, planetary ATMs astatine 2,218 recorded a maturation of 14.32%, portion home ATMs astatine 6,933 saw a maturation of 17.70 %.
The airdrome besides handled 94 General Aviation oregon chartered formation movements successful the archetypal six months.
The airdrome witnessed a important emergence successful rider postulation during the 2025 Dasara vacation season. During this period, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi were the starring home destinations followed by Hyderabad and Chennai, portion Dubai and Abu Dhabi emerged planetary destinations of prime for passengers, according to a connection released by the airport.
