More than 51.851 million passengers were transferred via Iranian airports in 2016, showing a growth of 17 percent compared to the figure for 2105, Iran Airports Company (IAC) reported on Monday.
Over 417,510 domestic and international flights were conducted via 49 Iranian airports last year, which is 17 percent more than the figure for 2015, aviationpros.com reported.
Also 496,125 tons of cargo was transported via Iranian airports in the one-year period — an increase of 11 percent compared to the amount for the preceding year.
Tehran's Mehrabad Airport was the top Iranian airport in terms of flights with over 132,245 flights, followed by Mashhad International Airport (70,084 flights) and Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport (53,359 flights).
About 16 million passengers were transferred via Mehrabad Airport, while 10 million passengers used Mashhad Airport in the 12-month period.
Also 7.8 million passengers were transported from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport.
Iranian airports handled over 40.542 million passengers in Iran's domestic flights (338,582 flights), while 11.308 million passengers were transferred via 78,928 international flights last year, according to the report.
