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Scheduled flights

1.3K
Flights • Aug 2026
4.0% vs. previous month
1.3% vs. same month previous year
3.05K
Flights • Q2 2026
-29.1% vs. previous quarter
-16.3% vs. same quarter previous year
15.96K
Flights • 2025
3.4% vs. previous year
Month
Quarter
Year
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Values in Thousands (K) of Flights
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Jan 0.85 0.79 0.95 0.99 0.97 0.91 1.05 1.18 1.27 0.71 1.14 1.40 1.42 1.60 1.64
Feb 0.71 0.81 0.89 0.96 0.92 0.81 0.98 1.08 1.00 0.63 1.03 1.26 1.34 1.39 1.54
Mar 0.69 0.83 0.93 0.98 0.98 0.85 0.96 1.18 0.67 0.77 1.11 1.33 1.38 1.46 1.13
Apr 0.69 0.81 0.87 0.88 0.91 0.83 0.86 1.08 0.05 0.74 1.01 1.17 1.24 1.37 1.04
May 0.66 0.79 0.87 0.87 0.89 0.82 0.81 0.96 0.09 0.59 1.06 1.08 1.15 1.15 1.08
Jun 0.65 0.78 0.84 0.82 0.82 0.80 0.81 0.95 0.09 0.53 0.99 1.04 1.09 1.13 0.93
Jul 0.69 0.82 0.88 0.87 0.90 0.91 0.87 1.00 0.11 0.82 1.06 1.16 1.26 1.27 1.25
Aug 0.68 0.83 0.90 0.86 0.90 0.93 0.83 1.03 0.17 1.05 1.08 1.17 1.27 1.28 1.30
Sep 0.67 0.82 0.86 0.81 0.85 0.89 0.81 0.98 0.15 1.03 0.99 1.12 1.14 1.15
Oct 0.71 0.91 0.94 0.89 0.93 0.93 0.93 1.05 0.24 1.15 1.12 1.24 1.28 1.25
Nov 0.71 0.90 0.91 0.89 0.89 0.95 1.07 1.10 0.33 1.16 1.20 1.26 1.33 1.37
Dec 0.75 0.92 0.94 0.92 0.94 1.00 1.15 1.22 0.65 1.22 1.37 1.37 1.54 1.56
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Q1 2.25 2.44 2.76 2.93 2.87 2.57 2.99 3.44 2.93 2.10 3.27 3.99 4.14 4.44 4.30
Q2 2.00 2.39 2.59 2.58 2.62 2.44 2.48 2.99 0.23 1.86 3.06 3.29 3.47 3.64 3.05
Q3 2.04 2.47 2.64 2.54 2.65 2.73 2.51 3.01 0.43 2.90 3.13 3.45 3.67 3.69
Q4 2.17 2.73 2.79 2.71 2.75 2.88 3.14 3.36 1.21 3.52 3.69 3.87 4.15 4.18
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
8.46 10.03 10.78 10.76 10.89 10.62 11.11 12.80 4.80 10.38 13.15 14.61 15.43 15.96
Notes

This represents flight movements at Velana International Airport. From April 2020 onward, data for scheduled flights include cargo flights.

Data
ID 243
Range Jan 2012 - Aug 2026
Frequency Monthly
Source
Maldives Airports Company Limited

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