Rafic Hariri International Airport Traffic- August 2013

As compared to the same period last year (August 2012), the passenger traffic increased by 15.8% or 99,069 passengers.

The number of passengers using the airport has reached 4,282,711 since the beginning of the year until the end of August, compared to 4,032,229 during the same period last year, that is up by 250,482 passengers or 6.2%.

The following Table 1 illustrates the Rafic Hariri International Airport traffic in August 2013 compared to July 2013 and August 2012.

Traffic at Rafic Hariri International Airport in August 2013 compared to July 2013 and August 2012

Table 1

Traffic

July 2013

August 2013

August 2012

% of change August 2013/ July2013

% of change August 2012/2013

Arriving airplanes

2,913

3,145

3,024

+7.9

+4

Departing airplanes

2,917

3,157

3,027

+8.2

+4.2

Total no. of airplanes

5,830

6,302

6,051

+8

+4.1

Arriving passengers

305,077

343,406

283,246

+12.5

+21.2

Departing passengers

275,022

382,497

341,279

+39

+12

Transit passengers

1,212

1,036

3,345

-14.5

-69

Total no. of passengers

581,311

726,939

627,870

+25

+15.8

Imported goods (per ton)

4,733

4,638

3,716

-2

+24.8

Exported goods (per ton)

4,333

3,410

3,630

-21.3

-6

Total amount of goods

9,066

8,048

7,346

-11.2

+9.6

Source: Compiled by Information International based on the statistics of the Directorate General of Aviation 

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