Strong Q3 results propelled the year-to-date traffic to a record 70.1mn guests
Dubai International (DXB) achieved the highest quarterly traffic in its 65-year history in Q3-2025, welcoming 24.2mn guests between July and September, a 1.9% increase year-on-year.
The strong third-quarter performance lifted total traffic for the first nine months to 70.1 million guests, representing a 2.1% increase over the same period last year. The airport’s twelve-month rolling traffic at the end of September reached a record 93.8mn guests.
Aircraft movements also remained robust, with 115,000 total flights recorded in the third quarter. Between January and September, DXB handled 336,000 flights across all categories, up 2.7% year on year. The average number of passengers per aircraft at the end of September stood at 213.
Encouraging results
“These record-breaking results reflect the continued strength of Dubai’s aviation and tourism sectors, and to the collective efforts of our oneDXB airport community,” stated Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports.
As Dubai Airports continues to optimise operations together with the oneDXB community and advance long-term planning for DWC, the airport remains focused on delivering its exceptional guest experience at DXB, operational excellence, digital innovation, and human-centered hospitality, ensuring that every journey through Dubai’s airports reflects the ambition and forward-thinking spirit of the city itself, a press statement concluded.
