Between July and September of this year, 1,057,772 passengers passed through airports in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina – an increase of 8.5 percent compared to the same period last year – according to preliminary data from the Federal Institute for Statistics.
Compared to the second quarter of this year, the number of passengers increased by 31.6 percent. All passengers were transported on foreign-operated aircraft.
Scheduled flights accounted for 1,007,583 passengers, while non-scheduled – or charter – flights carried 50,189 passengers, roughly three times the number recorded between April and June.
In the third quarter, airports in the Federation of BiH recorded 7,712 landings and takeoffs, an increase of 4.5 percent over the previous year. Domestic aircraft accounted for 138 operations, while foreign aircraft accounted for 7,574.
Cargo traffic fell by 6.6 percent, to 562 tonnes.
From January through September, 2,332,748 passengers passed through airports in the Federation of BiH, representing a 12 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025. The number of flights rose by 5.8 percent to 17,537, while 1,660 tonnes of cargo were transported – a decrease of 10.1 percent.
The Federal Institute for Statistics includes only commercial flights in its data and does not count passengers in transit. The figures pertain exclusively to airports within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; therefore, the airport in Banja Luka is not included.
