Namibia’s airport passenger traffic remained broadly stable in October 2025, with total passenger movements easing slightly month-on-month but showing an improvement compared to the same period last year, according to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA).
A total of 106,916 passengers passed through airport terminals nationwide in October, marginally lower than the 107,043 recorded in September 2025 but higher than the 103,584 passengers registered in October 2024.
Hosea Kutako International Airport remained the dominant gateway, accounting for 83.7% of total passenger movements. This was followed by Walvis Bay Airport with 9.1% and Eros Airport with 5.0%. Other airports collectively accounted for between 2.0% and 0.01% of total traffic.
The NSA said the Passenger Movement Composite Index, which tracks arrivals and departures across all airports, declined marginally by 0.1% in October, following a sharper 5.6% contraction in September. On an annual basis, however, the index increased by 3.2%, indicating a year-on-year recovery in passenger volumes.
Hosea Kutako International Airport recorded a 0.6% month-on-month increase in the Arrivals Index in October, reversing a 6.2% decline in September, and posted a 4.8% increase compared to October 2024. The Departures Index at the airport rose by 2.1% month-on-month after a 9.6% decline in September, and increased by 4.3% year-on-year.
At Walvis Bay Airport, the Arrivals Index increased by 3.2% month-on-month in October, slowing from an 8.2% rise in September, while arrivals were up 20.6% year-on-year. The Departures Index rose by 1.5% month-on-month, compared with a 10.7% increase in September, and was 16.3% higher than a year earlier, the NSA said.
Eros Airport recorded a 6.5% month-on-month increase in arrivals, improving from a 2.9% rise in September. However, the Arrivals Index declined by 2.5% year-on-year. Departures at Eros fell by 1.3% compared to a 8.9% increase in September, while the Departures Index declined by 2.7% year-on-year.
Overall, the October figures suggest that airport passenger traffic is stabilising following sharper declines earlier in the quarter, with Hosea Kutako International Airport continuing to account for the bulk of passenger movements nationwide.
