Rafic Hariri International Airport Traffic- September 2013

Rafic Hariri International Airport handled 538,985 passenger movements in September 2013, down from 726,939 in August, i.e. a decrease of 26%. Compared to the same period last year (September 2012), passenger traffic registered a slight decline of 1.4%

Table 1 illustrates the traffic at Rafic Hariri International Airport in September 2013 compared to August 2013 and September 2012.

Rafic Hariri International Airport traffic in September 2013 compared to August 2013 and September 2012

Table 1

Traffic

August 2013

September 2013

September 2012

% of change August/September 2013

% of change September 2012/September 2013

Arriving airplanes

3,145

2,771

2,686

-11.9

+3.1

Departing airplanes

3,157

2,764

2,683

-12.5

+3

Total no. of airplanes

6,302

5,535

5,369

-12.1

+3

Arriving passengers

343,406

227,850

232,024

-33.6

-1.8

Departing passengers

382,497

309,572

310,896

-19

-0.42

Transit passengers

1,036

1,563

3,864

+51

-59.5

Total no. of passengers

726,939

538,985

546,784

-26

-1.4

Imported goods (per ton)

4,638

4,885

4,155

+5.3

+17.6

Exported goods (per ton)

3,410

4,184

3,766

+22.6

+11.1

Total amount of goods

8,048

9,069

7,921

+12.7

+14.5

Source: Information International and the Directorate General of Aviation

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