Passenger traffic at Greece’s 14 regional airports operated by Fraport Greece saw modest growth in July 2025, rising 2.4 percent compared with the same month in 2024. The total number of travelers reached 6,570,565, up from 6,418,536 in July 2024.
Leading airports of Fraport Greece show positive momentum
Rhodes Airport recorded the highest overall traffic in July, according to Fraport Greece, handling 1,260,453 passengers, a 1.7 percent increase from 1,239,493 the previous year. Skiathos Airport posted the largest percentage increase, with traffic climbing 10.2 percent to 162,542 passengers, compared with 147,526 in July 2024. Thessaloniki Airport also showed strong gains, with a 7.9 percent rise in passenger numbers, reaching 882,656 travelers versus 817,924 a year earlier.
Chania Airport on Crete experienced a 4.7 percent increase in total traffic in July, with international passengers rising 3.9 percent to 645,669. Corfu Airport similarly posted solid growth, with international traffic up 3.5 percent in July to 868,532 and total traffic for the year through July reaching 2.116 million, up 4.5 percent from the same period in 2024.
Airports facing declines
According to Fraport Greece, not all regional airports recorded growth. Santorini Airport saw the most significant drop in July, with passenger numbers falling 11.6 percent to 450,584 from 509,677 in July 2024. Samos Airport also experienced a decline of 2.6 percent, with 87,428 passengers compared with 89,772 a year earlier.
For the first seven months of 2025, Santorini, Mykonos, and Samos registered the steepest year-to-date decreases. Santorini’s traffic fell 18.2 percent to 1,260,538 passengers, down from 1,541,228 in the same period of 2024. Mykonos Airport recorded a 1.4 percent decline to 835,000 travelers, while Samos saw a slight 0.8 percent decrease to 264,830 passengers.
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