Passenger traffic at Singapore Changi Airport reached an all-time high in 2025, with 69.98 million passenger movements recorded, a 3.4 per cent increase compared with 2024.
Aircraft movements, including landings and take-offs, rose 2.2 per cent year on year to 374,000 movements.
December 2025 was the busiest month of the year, with 6.3 million passenger movements. The busiest day was December 20, 2025, the Saturday before Christmas, when more than 223,000 passengers passed through Changi Airport’s terminals.
Traffic growth during the year was broad-based, supported by steady travel demand and expanded connectivity. Changi Airport’s five largest passenger markets in 2025 were China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and India.
China remained the largest market and recorded the strongest growth, with passenger movements increasing 12.2 per cent compared with 2024. Vietnam and Japan were also among the fastest-growing markets, rising 9.8 per cent and 7.0 per cent year on year respectively. The busiest routes for the year were Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Denpasar (Bali) and Hong Kong.
In 2025, Changi Airport recorded a year of network expansion with 13 new city links added. These destinations were Changchun, Harbin, Lanzhou, Yichang and Zhangjiajie in China; Labuan Bajo, Padang and Semarang in Indonesia; Vienna in Austria; Vijayawada in India; Kota Bharu in Malaysia; Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia; and Nha Trang in Vietnam.
Two new passenger airlines, MIAT Mongolian Airlines and Pelita Air, also began operations at the airport.
The addition of Ulaanbaatar marked Singapore’s first direct connection to Mongolia. New routes in China and South-east Asia contributed to broader network diversification across the region.
