Namibia recorded 90,658 passenger movements across its airports in March 2026, reflecting a strong recovery in air travel activity following a slower February, according to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA).
Passenger movements increased from 69,129 recorded in February 2026 and were also higher than the 85,098 movements registered in March 2025.
The NSA said the Passenger Movement Composite Index, which tracks international, regional and domestic arrivals and departures across all airports, rose by 31.1% month-on-month in March, reversing the 8.4% decline recorded in February. On an annual basis, the index increased by 6.5%.
“Hosea Kutako International Airport accounted for 79.8% of total passenger movements during the month, followed by Walvis Bay Airport with 12.3% and Eros Airport with 4.5%,” the NSA said.
Hosea Kutako International Airport remained the country’s busiest gateway, recording 38,616 arrivals in March, compared to 27,865 arrivals in February and 34,195 arrivals in March 2025.
According to the NSA, the airport’s arrivals index increased by 38.6% month-on-month and by 12.9% year-on-year.
Departures through Hosea Kutako also rose to 33,766 passengers in March, up from 26,341 in February and 32,343 in the corresponding month last year.
The departures index increased by 28.2% on a monthly basis and by 4.4% compared to March 2025.
Walvis Bay Airport also recorded strong growth, with arrivals rising to 5,677 passengers in March from 4,185 in February and 4,184 in March last year.
The NSA said the airport’s arrivals index increased by 35.7% both month-on-month and year-on-year.
Departures from Walvis Bay Airport increased to 5,519 passengers in March, compared to 4,593 in February and 4,408 in March 2025.
The departures index rose by 20.2% month-on-month and by 25.2% year-on-year.
At Eros Airport, arrivals increased to 2,050 passengers in March from 1,837 in February. However, this remained below the 2,748 arrivals recorded in March 2025.
The NSA said the airport’s arrivals index rose by 11.6% month-on-month but declined by 25.4% compared to the same period last year.
Departures through Eros Airport increased to 2,025 passengers in March from 1,827 in February, but remained below the 2,834 departures recorded in March 2025.
According to the NSA, the departures index at Eros rose by 10.8% month-on-month but declined by 28.5% year-on-year.
The increase in passenger traffic comes amid continued growth in international and regional air connectivity, with airlines expanding services into Namibia and tourism arrivals showing signs of recovery.
