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In Quarter 1 (Q1) 2025, 8.2 million passengers passed through the five main Irish airports, down 20,000 (0% change) on the same period in 2024.
The number of flights to and from Irish airports in Q1 2025 was down 2% from 59,309 to 57,970 compared with the same period in 2024.
Dublin handled 83% of all flights (48,351), followed by Cork with 8% of all flights (4,737).
London-Heathrow, Amsterdam-Schiphol, and Manchester were the most popular routes for passengers travelling through Dublin airport in Q1 2025. The top route for both Cork and Shannon airports was London-Heathrow, for Knock airport it was London-Luton, while the top route for Kerry was Dublin.
Air freight handled by Irish airports in Q1 2025 increased by 1% when compared with Q1 2024.
Figure 1 illustrates the passenger numbers from Q1 2021 to 2025.
| Passenger number distribution by airport, Q1 2025 | |
| Dublin | 84 |
| Cork | 8 |
| Shannon | 5 |
| Other | 3 |
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (19 June 2025) published Aviation Statistics for Quarter 1 (Q1) 2025. Passenger numbers are received for the five main Irish airports: Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Knock, and Kerry.
Commenting on the release, Damien Lenihan, Statistician, said: “The figures show that passengers travelling to and from Ireland during January, February, and March (Q1) 2025 were down by 20,000 passengers (0% change) compared with Q1 2024.
In Q1 2025, 4.1 million passengers departed from Ireland, which was 39,000 fewer passengers than the same period in 2024.
The amount of air freight handled by the main airports rose by 1% to 43,318 tonnes in the first three months of 2025 when compared with the same period in 2024.
Airports and Routes
London-Heathrow, Amsterdam-Schiphol, and Manchester were the most popular routes for passengers travelling through Dublin airport in Q1 2025. The top route for both Cork and Shannon airports was London-Heathrow, for Knock airport it was London-Luton, while the top route for Kerry was Dublin.
In Q1 2025, almost nine out of every ten passengers (88%) on international flights in the five main airports were travelling to or from Europe. The two most popular countries of origin/destination were the United Kingdom and Spain. Outside of Europe, the United States of America was the most popular country of origin/destination in Q1 2025."