Northeast airports recorded 1.72 million boarded passengers in September 2026. With this result, the region closed the third quarter with 5.55 million boardings, a 16.3% increase compared to the 4.77 million registered between April and June. The data comes from the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), compiled by the Ministry of Ports and Airports.
This advance represents approximately 776,000 more boardings when comparing the two quarters. Both the domestic and international markets contributed to the result.
In September, flights to other Brazilian airports accounted for 1.64 million boarded passengers in the Northeast. For international connections, 82,500 boardings were recorded.
Movement for the year
From January to September, the total number of boardings at Northeast airports reached 16.14 million. Of this volume, 15.36 million occurred on domestic flights and 780,700 on international trips.
In the third quarter, the domestic market totaled 5.30 million boarded passengers. Departures abroad transported 247,900 passengers, an increase of 12.7% compared to the 220,000 recorded between April and June.
Recife, Salvador, and Fortaleza lead movement
Breaking down by airport, Recife (PE) showed the highest movement in the Northeast in September, with 789,800 passengers, followed by Salvador (BA), with 644,600, and Fortaleza (CE), with 512,400. These numbers consider the sum of boardings and disembarkations on domestic and international flights.
Subsequently, the airports serving Maceió (AL) and Natal (RN) recorded 241,100 and 213,900 passengers, respectively. Porto Seguro, in southern Bahia, accounted for 195,300.
The movement also reached terminals serving different destinations in the interior and on the Northeast coast. In September, Ilhéus (BA) recorded 57,700 passengers; Petrolina (PE), 50,000; Juazeiro do Norte (CE), 47,600; and Vitória da Conquista (BA), 36,500, considering arrivals and departures.
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