Dubai International Airport (DXB) announced that it welcomed 24.2 million passengers in the third quarter of 2025. According to the airport, this figure is the highest quarterly traffic in its 65-year history and a 1.9% increase year-over-year.
The milestone pushed nine-month traffic to 70.1 million passengers, up 2.1% from last year.
By the end of September 2025, DXB Airport’s 12-month rolling traffic hit a record 93.8 million passengers, with 336,000 aircraft movements between January and September, a 2.7% year-over-year increase.
India is DXB’s top market
India remained DXB’s top market with 8.8 million passengers in the first nine months of 2025, followed by Saudi Arabia (5.5 million), the UK (4.6 million), Pakistan (3.2 million), and the US (2.4 million).
