M. R. Štefánik Airport sees near‑doubling of passengers in first nine months of 2026
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Štefánik Airport handled 3,693,231 passengers, 99 % more than the same period in 2025, and conducted 32,722 flights, 43 % more than a year earlier.
In September 2026 the airport processed 498,957 passengers, an 89 % increase over September 2025, with 4,492 flights, 49 % more than the previous year, and handled 2,313 tonnes of air freight, 29 % higher than September 2025; air freight for the January‑September period rose 17 % to 16,335 tonnes. The top five destinations in September were Antalya, Barcelona, Rome, London and Košice, while for the first nine months the leading routes were to Barcelona, London, Antalya, Košice and Rome.