Passenger movements across Namibia’s airports fell by 8.9% month-on-month to 90,834 in June 2026, extending a decline recorded in May, according to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA).
The June figure was down from 99,735 passenger movements recorded in May, representing a decline of 8,901 movements in a single month.
Despite the monthly drop, airport passenger traffic remained 1.7% higher than the 89,292 movements recorded in June 2025.
The figures cover international, regional and domestic passenger arrivals and departures across Namibia’s airports.
“The Passenger Movement Composite Index, which consists of international, regional, and domestic passenger arrivals and departures across all airports, declined by 8.9 percent month-on-month in June 2026, following a 2.4 percent decrease recorded in May 2026,” the NSA said.
“Despite the monthly decline, the index increased by 1.7 percent on a year-on-year basis compared to June 2025.”
Hosea Kutako International Airport continued to dominate Namibia’s air passenger market, accounting for 81.8% of all passenger movements during the month.
Walvis Bay Airport accounted for 8.3% of passenger traffic, while Eros Airport contributed 5.1%.
Passenger arrivals at Hosea Kutako fell 6.7% month-on-month to 37,787 in June from 40,496 in May. Arrivals were also 2.3% below the 38,684 passengers recorded in June last year.
Departures through the country’s main international airport dropped more sharply, falling 11.3% to 36,549 from 41,213 in May. This was marginally below the 36,603 departures recorded in June 2025.
Eros Airport also recorded weaker monthly traffic, with arrivals falling 7.9% to 2,374 from 2,579 in May.
However, Eros recorded strong annual growth, with arrivals rising 17.9% from 2,013 in June 2025.
Departures from Eros fell 13.1% month-on-month to 2,293 but remained 20.3% higher than the 1,906 recorded a year earlier.
Walvis Bay Airport recorded 3,949 arrivals in June, down 5.2% from 4,165 in May. On an annual basis, arrivals increased 11.1% from 3,555.
Passenger departures from Walvis Bay recorded the steepest monthly decline among the three airports, dropping 18.5% to 3,601 from 4,416 in May.
Despite the decline, Walvis Bay departures remained marginally above the 3,600 passengers recorded in June 2025.
