Airport Statistics Updated November 2026

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176 Singapore Changi Airport Statistics for 2026

Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) handled a record 69.98 million passenger movements in 2025, on Changi Airport Group's count, more than in any earlier year. ACI World ranked it 16th in the world by total passengers, and Changi Airport Group describes it as the world's fourth busiest international air hub.

Traffic in 2026 has been close to flat. Changi handled 52.2 million passenger movements from January to September, 0.4% more than a year earlier, while airfreight grew faster. Work on Terminal 5, which Changi Airport Group plans to open in the mid-2030s, began in May 2025.

This page gathers the figures on Changi in one place: passengers, 2026 traffic, busy months, the pandemic and recovery, rankings, markets, routes and airlines, flights, cargo, terminals, Terminal 5, Jewel, awards, Singapore Airlines and the airport group's finances. Every number links to the body that published it, with the date. Changi Airport Group's passenger movements, the official SingStat series, ACI World's rankings, Singapore Tourism Board visitor arrivals and Singapore Airlines' passenger counts measure different things, so each figure says whose it is and they are not added or charted together.

Headline figures

How many passengers does Changi Airport handle each year?

Changi handled more passengers in 2025 than in any earlier year, after almost matching its 2019 level in 2024. Traffic has grown every year since 2022, when travel began to recover from the pandemic.

65.6m 2018 68.3m 2019 32.2m 2022 58.9m 2023 67.7m 2024 69.98m 2025
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Passenger movements at Changi by calendar year, in millions, on Changi Airport Group's count. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. CAG's newsroom has no full-year release for 2020 or 2021, which are covered in the pandemic section.
PeriodValue
201865.6m
201968.3m
202232.2m
202358.9m
202467.7m
202569.98m
Passenger movements at Changi by calendar year, in millions, on Changi Airport Group's count. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. CAG's newsroom has no full-year release for 2020 or 2021, which are covered in the pandemic section. (Changi Airport Group (2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)

Changi Airport Group (CAG) counts passenger movements: passengers arriving, departing and in transit at Changi, by calendar year. The arrival, departure and transit counts come from SingStat's official tables of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) data, a separate series. It is named each time and is not charted with CAG's figures.

How busy is Changi Airport in 2026?

Changi's traffic in 2026 is close to its 2025 level. Passenger numbers rose in the first quarter, slipped in the second as jet fuel costs rose, and edged up again in the third.

5.97m Jan 5.54m Feb 6.10m Mar 5.73m Apr 5.68m May 5.81m Jun 5.88m Jul 6.00m Aug 5.54m Sep
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Passenger movements at Changi by month in 2026, in millions, on Changi Airport Group's figures, rounded to three significant figures and accurate as of 19 October 2026.
PeriodValue
Jan5.97m
Feb5.54m
Mar6.10m
Apr5.73m
May5.68m
Jun5.81m
Jul5.88m
Aug6.00m
Sep5.54m
Passenger movements at Changi by month in 2026, in millions, on Changi Airport Group's figures, rounded to three significant figures and accurate as of 19 October 2026. (Changi Airport Group (traffic statistics page), Oct 2026)

Monthly figures are CAG's preliminary passenger movements, rounded to three significant figures. Growth rates compare each period with the same period of 2025, as CAG prints them. The Middle East and regional figures are CAG's own.

Which are Changi's busiest months and days?

Changi's busiest month and busiest day on record both fell in December 2019, in the run-up to Christmas.

6.16m Jan 5.44m Feb 5.62m Mar 5.78m Apr 5.82m May 5.88m Jun 5.97m Jul 5.91m Aug 5.47m Sep 5.84m Oct 5.75m Nov 6.34m Dec
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Passenger movements at Changi by month in 2025, in millions, on Changi Airport Group's figures, rounded to three significant figures.
PeriodValue
Jan6.16m
Feb5.44m
Mar5.62m
Apr5.78m
May5.82m
Jun5.88m
Jul5.97m
Aug5.91m
Sep5.47m
Oct5.84m
Nov5.75m
Dec6.34m
Passenger movements at Changi by month in 2025, in millions, on Changi Airport Group's figures, rounded to three significant figures. (Changi Airport Group (traffic statistics page), Oct 2026)
  • December 2025 was the busiest month of 2025, with 6.3 million passenger movements, and the busiest day was Saturday 20 December 2025, when over 223,000 passengers passed through Changi's terminals. (Changi Airport Group (2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)
  • December 2024 brought 6.4 million passenger movements, the first month above six million since December 2019, and the busiest day of 2024 was Saturday 21 December, with 226,000 passengers. (Changi Airport Group (2024 traffic release), Jan 2025)
  • December 2023 had 5.8 million passenger movements, 91% of December 2019, and the busiest day was Friday 22 December 2023, with 203,000 passengers. (Changi Airport Group (2023 traffic release), Jan 2024)
  • Changi registered 6.41 million passenger movements in December 2019, up 4.7%, and its busiest day of 2019 was Friday 20 December, with 226,692 passengers. (Changi Airport Group (2019 traffic release), Jan 2020)
  • December 2018 was the first month in which Changi welcomed more than six million passengers, with 6.13 million passenger movements, and 21 December 2018 brought 221,155 passengers, then a record for the airport. (Changi Airport Group (2018 traffic release), Jan 2019)
  • In February 2025 Changi handled 5.44 million passenger movements, and in January 2025 6.16 million. (Changi Airport Group (traffic statistics page), Oct 2026)

Monthly figures are CAG's passenger movements; daily figures are passengers passing through Changi's terminals, as CAG states them. CAG gives the 2025 busiest day as "over 223,000" and the 2024 one rounded to the nearest thousand.

How hard did the pandemic hit Changi Airport?

Passenger traffic at Changi almost stopped in April and May 2020 and stayed very low through 2021, the lowest year in the official statistics. Air cargo held up far better than passenger traffic.

5.95m Jan 3.45m Feb 1.65m Mar 25,189 Apr 24,504 May 48,241 Jun
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Passengers at Changi by month, January to June 2020, from SingStat's official table of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore data.
PeriodValue
Jan5.95m
Feb3.45m
Mar1.65m
Apr25,189
May24,504
Jun48,241
Passengers at Changi by month, January to June 2020, from SingStat's official table of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore data. (SingStat (monthly air transport table), Oct 2026)

The CAG figures are its own passenger and aircraft movements. The 2020 and 2021 totals, the monthly counts, the transit figures and the cargo figures come from SingStat's tables of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) data, which cover all aircraft services; they carry their own label and are not charted with CAG's figures.

How quickly did Changi's traffic recover?

Recovery began in 2022 and took about two years. Changi first passed its 2019 level for a whole quarter in the first three months of 2024, and the fourth quarter of 2024 was a full recovery on CAG's measure.

0.72m Jan 0.70m Feb 1.14m Mar 1.93m Apr 2.47m May 2.93m Jun 3.30m Jul 3.32m Aug 3.42m Sep 3.69m Oct 3.96m Nov 4.62m Dec
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Passenger movements at Changi by month in 2022, in millions, from the monthly annex to Changi Airport Group's 2022 traffic release.
PeriodValue
Jan0.72m
Feb0.70m
Mar1.14m
Apr1.93m
May2.47m
Jun2.93m
Jul3.30m
Aug3.32m
Sep3.42m
Oct3.69m
Nov3.96m
Dec4.62m
Passenger movements at Changi by month in 2022, in millions, from the monthly annex to Changi Airport Group's 2022 traffic release. (Changi Airport Group (2022 monthly annex), Jan 2023)

All figures here are CAG's passenger movements. Recovery shares compare each month or quarter with the same period of 2019, as CAG states them.

Is Changi one of the busiest airports in the world?

Changi is among the 20 busiest airports in the world by total passengers on ACI World's ranking, and it ranked higher in 2025 than before the pandemic. Changi Airport Group says it is the world's fourth busiest international air hub.

  1. 1 Tokyo Haneda (HND) 91,679,814
  2. 2 Shanghai Pudong (PVG) 84,994,548
  3. 3 Guangzhou (CAN) 83,582,952
  4. 4 New Delhi (DEL) 78,148,081
  5. 5 Seoul Incheon (ICN) 74,126,912
  6. 6 Beijing Capital (PEK) 70,742,712
  7. 7 Singapore Changi (SIN) 69,982,000
  8. 8 Shenzhen (SZX) 66,485,213
  9. 9 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 63,409,501
Asian airports in ACI World's 2025 top 20 by total passengers, on its confirmed ranking. (ACI World (2025 passenger ranking), Jul 2026)

ACI World counts passengers enplaned and deplaned, with passengers in transit counted once, and its 2025 table is the confirmed ranking released in July 2026. ACI's international-passenger table leaves out transit passengers, so it is not used here and is never compared with CAG's totals. The international ranking statements are CAG's.

Where do Changi passengers fly to and from?

China is Changi's largest market and its fastest growing, followed by Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and India. CAG ranks its markets by passenger movements but publishes the volume for only a few of them.

  1. 1 China +12.2%
  2. 2 Vietnam +9.8%
  3. 3 Japan +7.0%
Growth in passenger movements in the fastest-growing markets Changi Airport Group named for 2025, against 2024. (Changi Airport Group (2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)

Markets are countries ranked by CAG on passenger movements between Changi and each country. The Singapore Tourism Board counts non-resident visitors arriving in Singapore by air, at all of Singapore's air entry points, by place of residence: a different measure that is never added to or compared with CAG's passenger movements.

What are Changi's busiest routes, and how many airlines and cities does it serve?

Kuala Lumpur was Changi's busiest route in 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2025, with Bangkok, Jakarta and Bali close behind. The number of cities Changi serves has risen at each count CAG has published since 2022.

121 Apr 2022 143 Jan 2023 163 Jan 2025 170+ Jan 2026
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Cities connected to Changi by scheduled flights at each of Changi Airport Group's snapshots. Each count comes from the release that gave it; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
Apr 2022121
Jan 2023143
Jan 2025163
Jan 2026170+
Cities connected to Changi by scheduled flights at each of Changi Airport Group's snapshots. Each count comes from the release that gave it; the link is to the latest one. (Changi Airport Group (2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)

Routes are cities ranked by CAG on passenger traffic; CAG does not publish the volume for each. Airline and city counts are CAG's snapshots at the dates shown. CAG's pages give different figures for weekly flights, so weekly flight counts are left out. The scheduled flight counts come from SingStat's table of CAAS data and cover scheduled passenger services only.

How many flights does Changi handle?

Changi's aircraft movements in 2025 were still below their 2018 and 2019 levels, although passenger numbers were higher. Movements in 2026 are running close to 2025.

386k 2018 382k 2019 219k 2022 328k 2023 366k 2024 374k 2025
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Aircraft movements (landings and take-offs) at Changi by calendar year, in thousands, on Changi Airport Group's count. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. CAG has no full-year release for 2020 or 2021.
PeriodValue
2018386k
2019382k
2022219k
2023328k
2024366k
2025374k
Aircraft movements (landings and take-offs) at Changi by calendar year, in thousands, on Changi Airport Group's count. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. CAG has no full-year release for 2020 or 2021. (Changi Airport Group (2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)

CAG counts commercial aircraft movements, each landing or take-off. SingStat's CAAS figures cover all aircraft services on a different basis and are given only for 2020 and 2021, in the pandemic section.

How much cargo does Changi Airport handle?

Changi handles about two million tonnes of airfreight a year, and every quarter of 2026 has been up by more than 7%. CAG links the growth in 2026 to shipments of semiconductors and electronics for artificial intelligence.

2.15m 2018 2.01m 2019 1.85m 2022 1.74m 2023 1.99m 2024 2.08m 2025
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Airfreight throughput at Changi by calendar year, in million tonnes, on Changi Airport Group's count, which leaves out mail. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
20182.15m
20192.01m
20221.85m
20231.74m
20241.99m
20252.08m
Airfreight throughput at Changi by calendar year, in million tonnes, on Changi Airport Group's count, which leaves out mail. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. (Changi Airport Group (2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)

CAG's airfreight throughput is in tonnes and leaves out mail. ACI World's figure counts loaded and unloaded freight and mail, so it is a different measure and is not compared with CAG's. The imports, exports and mail figures come from SingStat's tables of CAAS data and are given separately.

How big is Changi, and how many passengers can it handle?

Changi has four passenger terminals, opened between 1981 and 2017, on land much of which was reclaimed from the sea. Changi Airport Group's stated capacity is well above the airport's 2025 traffic.

  1. 1 Terminal 2 28m
  2. 2 Terminal 4 16m
Stated passenger capacity of Terminals 2 and 4, in million passenger movements a year, from Changi Airport Group. Each figure comes from the release that gave it; the link is to the latest one. CAG does not publish Terminal 1 or Terminal 3 capacity in these releases. (Changi Airport Group (T4 fact sheet), Aug 2022)
  • Changi sits on over 1,200 hectares of land, including 870 hectares reclaimed from the sea. (Changi Airport Group (fact sheet), Oct 2026)
  • It has close to 190 aircraft parking stands, over 110 of them served by aerobridges, and two 4,000 m runways in commercial use. (Changi Airport Group (fact sheet), Oct 2026)
  • Changi opened in July 1981 with Terminal 1; Terminal 2 opened in November 1990, with its latest expansion completed in November 2023, Terminal 3 in January 2008 and Terminal 4 in October 2017, on the site of the former Budget Terminal. (Changi Airport Group (fact sheet), Oct 2026)
  • Terminal 4 served 8.3 million passengers in 2018, its first year, and CAG said then that the Terminal 1 expansion would raise Changi's handling capacity to 85 million passengers a year. (Changi Airport Group (2018 traffic release), Jan 2019)
  • The Terminal 2 expansion works began in January 2020 and were to add 15,500 square metres to the terminal building. (Changi Airport Group (T2 expansion release), Jan 2020)
  • Terminal 2 reopened in phases from 29 May 2022, and its expansion was to raise the terminal's capacity by five million to 28 million passenger movements a year. (Changi Airport Group (T2 reopening release), May 2022)
  • Terminal 4 reopened on 13 September 2022 with a capacity of 16 million passengers a year and 21 contact gates. (Changi Airport Group (T4 fact sheet), Aug 2022)
  • Around 98% of passenger flights at Changi use contact gates with aerobridges, and CAG's first satellite gate, with a floor area of 200 square metres, was due to come into use for selected flights by August 2026. (Changi Airport Group (satellite gate release), Jul 2026)
  • From 28 March 2027 Changi will use Runways 2 and 3 while Runway 1 closes for about six months of works. (Changi Airport Group (runway release), Apr 2026)
  • Changi Airport Group was formed on 16 June 2009 and Changi Airport was corporatised on 1 July 2009; the group also runs Seletar Airport. (Changi Airport Group (2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)

Capacity figures are CAG's own design figures and plans, given with the date of each statement. CAG's fact sheet gives two runways in commercial use, and its runway releases name Runways 1, 2 and 3.

When will Terminal 5 open, and how big will it be?

Terminal 5 is due to open its first phase in the mid-2030s, on Changi Airport Group's timetable, and work began in May 2025. The figures here are CAG's plans, estimates and contract values.

  1. 1 Substructure works S$3.8bn
  2. 2 Intra-terminal tunnels S$999m
  3. 3 Airside works S$950m
Values of the three Terminal 5 contracts Changi Airport Group awarded in 2025, S$ million. Each value comes from the release that announced it; the link is to the latest one. (Changi Airport Group (T5 tunnels release), Jun 2025)

Capacity, timing and energy figures are CAG's plans and estimates. Contract values are in Singapore dollars and are not the total cost of T5, which these releases do not give. T5 is a project of the Ministry of Transport, CAAS and CAG.

What is inside Changi, and how do passengers rate it?

Changi has hundreds of shops and restaurants across its terminals, and Jewel, the attraction beside Terminal 1, counts its visitors separately from airport passengers. Skytrax named Changi the World's Best Airport for 2026, an award based on a passenger survey.

  • Retail shops about 300
  • Food and drink about 140
Shops and food and drink outlets in Changi's Terminals 1 to 4, from Changi Airport Group's fact sheet. CAG gives both counts as approximate. (Changi Airport Group (fact sheet), Oct 2026)

Jewel footfall counts visits to Jewel, by residents as well as travellers, including repeat visits; it is not a count of airport passengers. Skytrax awards are based on Skytrax's passenger survey and are awards, not traffic statistics; only Changi's own results are given. The 14-title and 37-year counts are CAG's.

How big is Singapore Airlines, Changi's home airline?

The Singapore Airlines Group, made up of Singapore Airlines and its low-cost airline Scoot, carried a record number of passengers in its 2025/26 financial year. Its figures count passengers across its whole network and are not Changi airport counts.

  • Singapore Airlines passenger 148
  • Scoot 63
  • Singapore Airlines freighters 7
The Singapore Airlines Group's operating fleet at 31 March 2026, by airline and type. (Singapore Airlines (FY2025/26 results), May 2026)

Singapore Airlines reports on a financial year from 1 April to 31 March, in Singapore dollars. It counts passengers carried across its network, so its totals are not comparable with Changi's passenger movements, which cover every airline at the airport. Destination counts include Singapore, as the airline states.

How much does Changi Airport Group earn?

Changi Airport Group's revenue and profit rose strongly in the two financial years to March 2025 as traffic recovered. CAG reports on a financial year from April to March, so these figures do not match its calendar-year traffic.

S$1,883m FY2022/23 S$2,727m FY2023/24 S$3,071m FY2024/25
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Changi Airport Group revenue by financial year (April to March), S$ million. Each year comes from the results for that year or the next; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
FY2022/23S$1,883m
FY2023/24S$2,727m
FY2024/25S$3,071m
Changi Airport Group revenue by financial year (April to March), S$ million. Each year comes from the results for that year or the next; the link is to the latest one. (Changi Airport Group (FY2024/25 results), May 2025)

CAG's financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March, and its group results include its overseas investments. Financial-year passenger totals are not comparable with calendar-year totals. Results for the year to March 2026 are not included here.

Glossary

SIN
The IATA code for Singapore Changi Airport.
CAG
Changi Airport Group, which runs Changi Airport and Seletar Airport.
CAAS
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, the source of the official airport statistics SingStat publishes.
SingStat
The Singapore Department of Statistics, which publishes official tables of airport traffic and visitor arrivals.
STB
The Singapore Tourism Board, which counts international visitors arriving in Singapore.
ACI World
Airports Council International, the trade body for airports, which publishes the world airport traffic rankings.
Passenger movements
CAG's main measure: passengers arriving, departing and in transit at Changi.
Transit passengers
In the official statistics, passengers in transit at Changi, counted separately from arrivals and departures.
Aircraft movement
A landing or a take-off. One flight in and out counts as two movements.
Airfreight throughput
CAG's measure of air cargo handled, in tonnes, which leaves out mail.
mppa
Million passengers per annum, the unit CAG uses for terminal capacity.
T1 to T5
Changi's Terminals 1 to 4, and Terminal 5, under construction in Changi East.
Footfall
Visits counted at Jewel, including local residents and repeat visits.
Load factor
The share of available seats filled with passengers.
EBITDA
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
FY
Financial year. CAG's and Singapore Airlines' run from 1 April to 31 March.
Skytrax
A UK company that runs the World Airport Awards, based on a passenger survey.

Methodology and sources

Figures come from Changi Airport Group, which runs Changi, from SingStat's official tables of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Singapore Tourism Board data, from ACI World's airport rankings, from Jewel Changi Airport, from Singapore Airlines' results and from Skytrax's awards. Each figure links to the release or table that carries it, with the date, and Changi Airport Group figures are labelled by release. CAG passenger movements, the SingStat series, STB visitor arrivals and Singapore Airlines' passengers are kept apart and never charted together, as are CAG airfreight without mail and ACI cargo with mail. ACI is used only for its rankings and its own figures. Weekly flight counts are left out because CAG's pages disagree. Capacity and Terminal 5 figures are CAG's plans and estimates, and calendar and financial years are labelled. The page is reviewed monthly and the date is shown at the top.