Highlands and Islands Airports
Highlands and Islands Airports runs 9 airports, which together handled 129,120 passengers in July 2026, with 100% of its airports reporting.
- Flights (arrivals + departures)3,017▼ 1.9%vs July 20259/9 · reporting coverage 100%
- Tonnes of cargo251▼ 15.5%vs July 20254/4 · reporting coverage 100%
- Passengers129,120▲ 6.4%vs July 20259/9 · reporting coverage 100%
- Airports operated9
Group total — flights (arrivals + departures)
Showing 343 months. Full series runs 1998–July 2026 (343 months).
Median coverage across the periods shown is 100%. 0 periods are left out of the chart because too few of the group's airports had reported: the total would dip for want of reports, not for want of passengers.
The most recent periods19 periods
| Period | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2025 | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,268 | 2,086 | ▼ 8.0% |
| February | 2,318 | 2,343 | ▲ 1.1% |
| March | 2,621 | 2,650 | ▲ 1.1% |
| April | 3,025 | 2,986 | ▼ 1.3% |
| May | 3,150 | 3,083 | ▼ 2.1% |
| June | 3,032 | 3,082 | ▲ 1.6% |
| July | 3,074 | 3,017 | ▼ 1.9% |
| August | 2,875 | – | – |
| September | 3,080 | – | – |
| October | 3,001 | – | in progress |
| November | 2,477 | – | – |
| December | 2,367 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Jul) | 19,488 | 19,247 | ▼ 1.2% |
Group total — tonnes of cargo
Showing 307 months. Full series runs 1998–July 2026 (307 months).
Median coverage across the periods shown is 150%. 0 periods are left out of the chart because too few of the group's airports had reported: the total would dip for want of reports, not for want of passengers.
The most recent periods19 periods
| Period | Tonnes of cargo 2025 | Tonnes of cargo 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 211 | 211 | ▲ 0.1% |
| February | 217 | 207 | ▼ 4.8% |
| March | 252 | 247 | ▼ 2.0% |
| April | 261 | 241 | ▼ 7.9% |
| May | 283 | 249 | ▼ 11.9% |
| June | 274 | 279 | ▲ 1.8% |
| July | 297 | 251 | ▼ 15.5% |
| August | 261 | – | – |
| September | 287 | – | – |
| October | 273 | – | in progress |
| November | 266 | – | – |
| December | 308 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Jul) | 1,796 | 1,685 | ▼ 6.2% |
Group total — passengers
Showing 342 months. Full series runs 1998–July 2026 (343 months).
Median coverage across the periods shown is 100%. 1 periods are left out of the chart because too few of the group's airports had reported: the total would dip for want of reports, not for want of passengers.
The most recent periods19 periods
| Period | Passengers 2025 | Passengers 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63,161 | 65,024 | ▲ 2.9% |
| February | 69,732 | 75,463 | ▲ 8.2% |
| March | 83,249 | 88,814 | ▲ 6.7% |
| April | 110,881 | 115,032 | ▲ 3.7% |
| May | 120,930 | 125,762 | ▲ 4.0% |
| June | 118,442 | 126,204 | ▲ 6.6% |
| July | 121,406 | 129,120 | ▲ 6.4% |
| August | 116,650 | – | – |
| September | 118,821 | – | – |
| October | 113,936 | – | in progress |
| November | 84,992 | – | – |
| December | 79,552 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Jul) | 687,801 | 725,419 | ▲ 5.5% |
Seasonality · passengers by month
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40,744 | 42,363 | 49,649 | 47,723 | 50,100 | 52,665 | 54,132 | 54,749 | 54,189 | 52,440 | 42,838 | 42,446 |
| 1999 | 38,488 | 40,340 | 49,348 | 48,501 | 50,441 | 58,602 | 60,006 | 59,490 | 55,820 | 53,427 | 48,521 | 47,059 |
| 2000 | 44,955 | 48,233 | 54,720 | 55,653 | 62,768 | 65,537 | 66,447 | 66,609 | 63,632 | 62,911 | 53,377 | 49,854 |
| 2001 | 46,011 | 44,693 | 54,927 | 57,834 | 63,633 | 65,117 | 64,128 | 68,865 | 61,749 | 62,230 | 54,350 | 50,625 |
| 2002 | 44,767 | 46,926 | 54,709 | 57,693 | 64,335 | 66,544 | 69,423 | 69,943 | 66,714 | 66,987 | 60,848 | 55,867 |
| 2003 | 47,765 | 52,720 | 60,115 | 64,177 | 68,875 | 71,335 | 74,396 | 74,937 | 72,481 | 72,842 | 61,024 | 58,314 |
| 2004 | 52,862 | 58,679 | 66,156 | 70,860 | 76,127 | 81,046 | 87,260 | 81,944 | 80,479 | 80,977 | 65,772 | 62,408 |
| 2005 | 56,869 | 58,277 | 68,271 | 70,144 | 77,014 | 81,022 | 98,158 | 98,914 | 92,067 | 89,459 | 76,427 | 74,537 |
| 2006 | 67,665 | 70,635 | 79,337 | 84,123 | 93,088 | 98,764 | 104,961 | 99,460 | 96,734 | 101,287 | 81,947 | 76,600 |
| 2007 | 71,180 | 74,978 | 89,923 | 92,436 | 101,231 | 105,310 | 109,959 | 110,128 | 101,215 | 102,618 | 86,034 | 76,848 |
| 2008 | 70,334 | 76,990 | 85,051 | 87,671 | 102,328 | 105,872 | 114,830 | 114,283 | 100,883 | 99,825 | 74,281 | 71,495 |
| 2009 | 63,778 | 65,297 | 80,768 | 86,183 | 94,262 | 96,568 | 102,501 | 98,855 | 92,530 | 91,006 | 75,029 | 67,949 |
| 2010 | 54,881 | 65,745 | 77,745 | 58,701 | 79,460 | 92,489 | 98,628 | 96,368 | 91,623 | 88,625 | 71,554 | 57,981 |
| 2011 | 59,633 | 65,108 | 75,671 | 79,987 | 85,958 | 95,732 | 100,793 | 101,175 | 95,946 | 91,625 | 74,273 | 73,017 |
| 2012 | 63,125 | 68,897 | 78,733 | 84,805 | 92,472 | 95,942 | 89,984 | 91,635 | 93,517 | 81,465 | 76,200 | 71,014 |
| 2013 | 62,183 | 66,273 | 77,607 | 81,897 | 93,633 | 94,423 | 103,226 | 103,204 | 94,118 | 92,862 | 72,771 | 69,242 |
| 2014 | 60,913 | 66,319 | 75,646 | 82,993 | 91,336 | 94,018 | 99,529 | 99,596 | 90,603 | 95,587 | 80,349 | 79,259 |
| 2015 | 69,765 | 77,036 | 87,713 | 91,002 | 98,804 | 99,748 | 104,800 | 100,136 | 94,311 | 91,874 | 78,587 | 73,352 |
| 2016 | 65,684 | 73,683 | 84,178 | 92,312 | 107,833 | 116,036 | 123,360 | 122,618 | 116,075 | 116,678 | 90,771 | 87,788 |
| 2017 | 74,865 | 82,286 | 97,200 | 110,616 | 120,700 | 126,250 | 132,571 | 129,905 | 122,015 | 119,290 | 92,797 | 87,996 |
| 2018 | 75,233 | 80,128 | 95,370 | 114,026 | 127,806 | 127,965 | 139,782 | 138,164 | 124,079 | 121,372 | 91,584 | 87,130 |
| 2019 | 74,649 | 82,066 | 97,072 | 117,623 | 128,767 | 132,206 | 134,985 | 142,154 | 128,091 | 128,771 | 93,313 | 92,202 |
| 2020 | 76,606 | 82,331 | 52,516 | 1,198 | 2,818 | 18,265 | 42,345 | 41,751 | 32,863 | 13,343 | 13,827 | |
| 2021 | 6,901 | 6,361 | 8,977 | 11,261 | 29,579 | 57,263 | 74,371 | 87,450 | 81,229 | 86,911 | 63,420 | 60,845 |
| 2022 | 37,937 | 49,547 | 69,290 | 93,257 | 104,233 | 103,764 | 114,133 | 112,482 | 106,341 | 108,304 | 80,649 | 75,172 |
| 2023 | 63,733 | 70,725 | 82,032 | 104,854 | 118,698 | 119,361 | 119,781 | 117,768 | 114,958 | 113,834 | 79,836 | 74,094 |
| 2024 | 56,968 | 69,707 | 81,289 | 105,240 | 116,158 | 116,145 | 124,868 | 120,735 | 112,695 | 110,456 | 78,518 | 74,888 |
| 2025 | 63,161 | 69,732 | 83,249 | 110,881 | 120,930 | 118,442 | 121,406 | 116,650 | 118,821 | 113,936 | 84,992 | 79,552 |
| 2026 | 65,024 | 75,463 | 88,814 | 115,032 | 125,762 | 126,204 | 129,120 |