Passenger traffic at the 24 airports managed by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) (Heraklion, Kalamata, Alexandroupolis, Limnos, Astypalaia, Ioannina, Chios, Kozani, Kastoria, Karpathos, Kythira, Milos, Skyros, Nea Anchialos, Paros, Syros, Araxos, Naxos, Kalymnos, Ikaria, Kastellorizo, Kasos, Leros and Sitia) rose 5.2% in the first nine months of 2026 compared with 2025. According to the statistics, total passenger numbers — arrivals and departures on domestic and international flights — reached 11,358,457 in January-September 2026, compared with 10,792,305 in the same period of 2025.
September 2026: Passenger numbers continue to rise at all HCAA airports
Passenger traffic across the HCAA’s 24 airports rose by 4.4% overall in September 2026. Heraklion state airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”, which again handled the most travellers in September, recorded a 3.9% increase in passenger traffic, handling 1,529,886 passengers, compared with 1,472,518 in the same month last year.
Figures for the country’s 39 airports show an increase in the first nine months of 2026
Passenger traffic across all the country’s airports handling commercial flights — 24 HCAA airports, 14 Fraport Greece airports and AIA — rose by 4.8% in the first nine months of 2026. They handled 71,665,899 passengers this year, compared with 68,386,113 in the same period of 2025.
Aircraft movements — arrivals and departures on domestic and international flights — across the country’s 39 airports, air traffic control at which is carried out mainly by the HCAA, rose by 4.2% in January-September 2026 compared with the same period of 2025. A total of 532,421 flights were recorded, compared with 511,140 last year.