Through the end of Q3 2024, Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport handled 17.98 million domestic and international tourists, an increase of 14% over the same period one year before when 15.8 million air passengers passed through the Island’s airport.
PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia, the state-owned company managing the Bali Airport, is targeting 23.6 million passengers before year’s end.
The general manager of the Ngurah Rai International Airport, Ahmad Syaugi Shahab, reported that the third quarter of 2024 was the busiest quarter in the current year. For the period July-September, 6.7 million passengers arrived and departed the airport, higher than the 6 million travelers during Q2 and 5.2 million travelers in Q1.
On average, Bali’s Airport serves 1.9 million monthly passengers, or around 65,000 passengers daily.
Of the total air passengers traveling through Bali, 59% are on international flights.
Accordingly, the number of aircraft movements is also increasing. During Q3 2024, Bali’s Airport handled 105,979 aircraft movements – an increase of 5% from the 101,151 aircraft movements in Q3 2023.
International aircraft movements in Q3 2024 totaled 53,567 international flights and 52,412 domestic flights.
The three most popular international flight destinations in terms of flight movements were Singapore (9.825), Kuala Lumpur (8,178), and Perth (5,378).
The two most popular destinations among the 22,424 domestic flight movements were Surabaya (6,546), and Lombok (3,114).
Cargo handled through Bali’s sole international airport is also experiencing a significant increase. The total cargo uplift equaled 72 thousand tonnes, comprising 49,109 tons of international cargo and 22,934 tons of domestic goods. The figures reflect a 114% in international cargo over 2023 and a 14% increase in domestic cargo for the year.
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