Date: September 15, 2026

Operational Performance Summary

Monthly Traffic Data - August 2026

Passenger Traffic:

  • Delhi Airport: 6,083,616 passengers (2.7% YoY growth)
  • Hyderabad Airport: 2,186,082 passengers (-11.5% YoY decline)
  • Mopa (Goa) Airport: 292,546 passengers (-22.8% YoY decline)
  • Nagpur Airport: 220,068 passengers (-5.9% YoY decline)
  • Bhogapuram Airport: 105,171 passengers (new operations, no YoY comparison)
  • Medan (Indonesia): 548,093 passengers (-4.8% YoY decline)
  • Cebu (Philippines): 903,322 passengers (-4.1% YoY decline)
  • Total (Excluding Cebu): 9,435,576 passengers (0.9% YoY growth)

Aircraft Movements:

  • Delhi: 38,861 movements (11.6% YoY growth)
  • Hyderabad: 14,583 movements (-14.2% YoY decline)
  • Mopa (Goa): 2,227 movements (-20.7% YoY decline)
  • Nagpur: 1,969 movements (13.3% YoY growth)
  • Bhogapuram: 749 movements (new operations)
  • Medan: 4,109 movements (-1.5% YoY decline)
  • Cebu: 6,945 movements (-9.9% YoY decline)
  • Total (Excluding Cebu): 62,498 movements (6.3% YoY growth)

Year-to-Date FY2027 Performance (April-August 2026)

Cumulative Passenger Traffic:

  • Delhi Airport: 32,508,678 passengers (5.5% YoY growth)
  • Hyderabad Airport: 11,497,636 passengers (-11.5% YoY decline)
  • Mopa (Goa) Airport: 1,733,856 passengers (-11.9% YoY decline)
  • Nagpur Airport: 1,240,459 passengers (5.2% YoY growth)
  • Bhogapuram Airport: 105,171 passengers (new operations)
  • Medan (Indonesia): 2,694,502 passengers (-10.0% YoY decline)
  • Cebu (Philippines): 4,698,820 passengers (-1.4% YoY decline)
  • Total (Excluding Cebu): 48,972,173 passengers (0.4% YoY growth)

Key Highlights and Operational Updates

Delhi Airport (DEL)

  • Achieved highest-ever YTD volumes across all segments: Total passengers (32.5 million), Domestic passengers (23.9 million), International passengers (8.6 million)
  • Domestic passenger growth: 7.2% YoY in YTD FY2027
  • International passenger growth: 1.0% YoY in YTD FY2027
  • Aircraft movements: 195,992 in YTD FY2027 (7.3% YoY growth)
  • Cargo handling: ~1.1 lakh Metric Tonnes in August 2026, ~5.2 lakh Metric Tonnes in YTD FY2027 (11.5% YoY growth)
  • 4-year Total Passenger CAGR: ~6.6% (International Pax CAGR: ~10.9%)

Hyderabad Airport (HYD)

  • Total passengers: 2.2 million in August 2026 (-11.5% YoY)
  • YTD passengers: 11.5 million (-11.5% YoY)
  • Domestic passengers: 1.7 million in August 2026 (-13.6% YoY)
  • International passengers: 0.5 million in August 2026 (-2.6% YoY)
  • 4-year Total Passenger CAGR: ~8.7% (International Pax CAGR: ~12.5%)

Regulatory Updates

  • AERA issued 4th Control Period Tariff Order for Hyderabad Airport on August 24, 2026 (effective April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2031)
  • AERA issued ad-hoc aeronautical charges/tariff order for Bhogapuram International Airport effective from commercial operation date until implementation of regular charges for 1st Control Period (April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2032)

New Airport Operations

  • Bhogapuram Airport (Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh) inaugurated on August 1, 2026
  • Commercial operations commenced on August 17, 2026
  • Reported 105,171 passengers and 749 aircraft movements from August 17-31, 2026

Market Context Notes

  • Muted international traffic growth (0.5% YoY) attributed to flight disruptions from West Asian geopolitical instability
  • Subdued domestic traffic growth due to airline route rationalization
  • Medan airport domestic traffic affected by supply-side constraints with aircraft fleet grounded due to maintenance issues
  • Nagpur Airport: GMR assumed operational control effective June 25, 2026
  • Cebu Divestment: Completed but company continues as Technical Services Provider until December 2026