Naples Airport Statistics

Naples International Airport (NAP) is the main aviation hub for Southern Italy, handling over 13 million travelers each year. It is the fourth busiest airport in Italy and has undergone significant development over the past decade, evolving from a regional facility into a major player in European aviation.

Naples International Airport handles over 13 million passengers annually, making it one of the fastest-growing airports in Italy and the primary hub for Southern Europe.

• NAP processed 13.27 million passengers in 2025, a 4.9% increase from the previous year and a new all-time record.
• The airport surpassed its pre-pandemic milestone, exceeding the 2019 level of 10.86 million passengers by 22.2%.
• Passenger traffic fell to 2.78 million in 2020 due to the pandemic, then rebounded to 4.64 million in 2021 and 10.92 million in 2022.
• Traffic showed continued strength, growing from 12.39 million in 2023 to 12.65 million in 2024 and reaching the record-setting total in 2025.

Naples Airport sees more than 80,000 aircraft movements annually.

• In 2025, it recorded 89,275 aircraft operations, up 3.2% from 86,498 in 2024, and 8.1% above the 2019 figure of 82,577.
• Operations fell sharply to 29,414 in 2020 (a 64.4% drop from 2019), then climbed to 45,333 in 2021 and 83,956 in 2022, slightly surpassing pre-pandemic levels.
• The previous peak came in 2023 with 89,023 movements, followed by a slight dip in 2024.

Low-cost carriers dominate flight activity at Naples Airport.

• Ryanair leads with 57 routes.
• easyJet follows with 51 routes.
• Volotea operates 20 routes.
• Wizz Air Malta serves 14 destinations.
• Jet2 rounds out the top five with 8 routes.

• Naples Airport operates over 140 non-stop destinations across 40 countries, serving as a major hub in Southern Italy.
• The network continues to grow, with new transatlantic routes added in 2025.

• Barcelona (BCN) leads international routes with 127 monthly flights, on average.
• Paris Orly (ORY) follows with 109 flights per month, while Madrid (MAD) records 85 flights per month.
• Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH) and Munich (MUC) round out the top five with 84 and 76 flights per month respectively.

Naples Airport hit a new revenue high in 2024, surpassing US$40 million for the first time.

• It generated US$44.1 million in the financial year ending September 2024, a 12.5% increase from US$39.2 million in FY 2023.
• Pre-pandemic revenue stood at US$20.9 million in FY 2019, rising to US$21.9 million in FY 2020.
• Revenue then grew to US$30.4 million in FY 2021 and US$33.2 million in FY 2022.

• September 7, 2013: A Canadair RegionalJet had a landing gear failure on a flight to Moscow. The crew performed a successful gear-up landing. No injuries were reported among the 11 occupants.
• January 28, 1999: An Alitalia MD-82 encountered suspected windshear while approaching Catania from Naples. A hard landing followed, causing gear collapse. All 84 passengers and crew were evacuated safely.
• 1982: Two separate fatal crashes occurred during test flights of the Partenavia P.68 prototype due to structural failures of experimental aircraft.