From January to May 2025, passenger traffic across all airports in the country experienced a 6.4% increase, bringing the total to 21,830,648 passengers compared to 20,518,545 during the same period in 2024.
Additionally, aircraft arrivals and departures for both domestic and international flights across the 39 airports saw a rise of 5.2% in the first five months of 2025, compared to the previous year.
A total of 177,397 flights were carried out from January to May 2025, an increase from 168,604 flights in 2024.
Passenger traffic at the 24 airports managed by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) also showed significant growth, increasing by 8.2% during the first five months of 2025.
According to HCAA data, these 24 airports—including Heraklion, Kalamata, Alexandroupolis, Limnos, Astypalaia, Ioannina, Chios, Kozani, Kastoria, Karpathos, Kythira, Milos, Skyros, Nea Anchialos, Paros, Syros, Araxos, Naxos, Kalymnos, Ikaria, Kastelorizo, Kasos, Leros, and Sitia—welcomed a total of 2,708,965 passengers (both arrivals and departures, domestic and international) from January to May 2025, up from 2,504,584 in 2024.














