HKIA air traffic continues to grow in September

In September, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 4.42 million passengers and 30,080 flight movements, marking year-on-year increases of 9.2% and 1.6% respectively. The growth rates were moderate in comparison to the first eight months of 2025, partly due to multiple typhoons during the month. But significant growth was sighted during the past nine months in such origins-destinations as the Mainland, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam.

Cargo throughput amounted to 408,000 tonnes, representing a 1.0% slight drop compared to September 2024, impacted by the typhoon disruptions and ongoing trade policy uncertainty. Traffic to/ from North America declined during the month, partially offset by continued growth in cargo traffic to/ from Europe and the Middle East. Bright spots with high growth over the past nine months included Qatar, Hungary, Belgium and the Mainland.

Over the first three quarters of the year, the airport handled 44.7 million passengers while flight movements increased to 290,885, representing year-on-year growth of 14.8% and 8.9%, respectively. Cargo volume rose by 2.2% year-on-year to 3.67 million tonnes.

On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume rose by 15.8% year-on-year to 58.8 million while flight movements increased by 10.3% to 387,110. Cargo throughput grew by 4.1% year-on-year to 5.02 million tonnes.