According to the Public Relations and International Affairs of the Kish Free Zone Organization, Ezzatollah Mohammadi, CEO of Kish Ports and Airports Development and Management Company, referring to the flight operation statistics of Kish International Airport, said: from the start of the Kish Summer Festival 05 on 27 August until the 9th of this month, 64 inbound flights and 63 outbound flights were operated at Kish International Airport and a total of 25,903 passengers were transported through this airport.
Referring to the share of airlines in the number of flights carried out during this period, he added: Kish Airline, with 121 inbound and outbound flights, had the largest share of air traffic at Kish International Airport. After that, Zagros Airlines with 28 flights, Mehr with 20 flights and Karun and Fly Persi each with 16 flights occupy the next ranks.
Mohammadi, referring to the start of the Kish Summer Festival 05 from 27 August, said: forecasting incentives and travel facilities for tourists, along with the festival's diverse programs, has created a suitable opportunity to increase the attractiveness of travel to Kish.
The CEO of Kish Ports and Airports Development and Management Company emphasized: the increase in air traffic and the active presence of airlines have strengthened the island's air access capacity, and efforts to develop flight routes, increase passenger transfer capacity and improve airport services in cooperation with airlines continue.
Mohammadi continued, referring to Kish International Airport's readiness to increase air and passenger traffic: all infrastructures, equipment and technical, operational, support and service sections of Kish International Airport are fully prepared to provide desirable services to passengers and to carry out flight operations safely and according to standards.
He added: the condition of the passenger terminal, arrival and departure halls, transit section, airside surfaces and aprons, aviation equipment and systems, infrastructure facilities, power and lighting networks, mechanical and utility equipment and also safety, security and firefighting systems are continuously monitored and maintained so that with the increase in flights and the arrival of tourists, airport services are provided uninterruptedly and at the highest level of safety.
Review of flight operation statistics at Kish International Airport shows that the trend of increasing air traffic has continued in September; so that in the period from 22 August to 28 August 2026, the total inbound and outbound flights of this airport were 87 flights, which reached 122 flights in the period from 29 August to 4 September 2026, showing an increase of more than 40 percent.