Macau International Airport recorded approximately 3,896,692 passenger movements in the first half of 2026, representing a year-on-year increase of 7.9%.
According to data published on the website of Macau International Airport Company Limited (CAM), March saw the highest monthly passenger volume in the first half of the year, reaching 720,175 passenger movements.
Overall, passenger traffic exhibited strong performance in the first quarter, with January recording 680,282 passenger movements, February rising to 716,963 and March peaking for the half-year. Moving into the second quarter, passenger volume gradually eased, recording 666,416 in April, declining to 587,778 in May – down 0.45% year-on-year – and reaching 525,078 in June, down 9.3% year-on-year.
In terms of aircraft movements, the airport handled a total of 28,957 flight movements in the first half of this year, up approximately 2.19% compared to the same period last year. On a monthly basis, flight operations were relatively frequent in the first quarter; January recorded 5,246 movements, while February and March saw significant growth. February recorded 5,333 movements, a sharp increase of 20.03% year-on-year, and March reached a half-year high of 5,373 movements, up 13.12% compared to last year.
From the second quarter onwards, flight operations gradually slowed down. April recorded 4,841 movements, up 3.46% year-on-year; May recorded 4,240 movements, down 8.64% year-on-year; and June recorded 3,964 movements, a year-on-year drop of 13.11%, reflecting a more pronounced correction in flight volume towards the end of the second quarter compared to last year.
