Rome Fiumicino Airport Passenger Statistics 2024–2026

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Rome Fiumicino Airport is the most important airport in Italy and the main gateway for the majority of tourists visiting our country from overseas. It also serves as the home and primary hub of the national carrier ITA Airways. For all these reasons, it is particularly interesting to keep an eye on the traffic volumes handled each year by Rome Fiumicino Airport.

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Rome Fiumicino Airport Statistics 2026 – Total Flights, Total Passengers, EU and Non-EU Traffic

YearMonthNumber of Passengers# of FlightsCargo TonsDomestic PaxEU PassengersNon-EU Passengers
2026January3,307,85022,12214,784693,2541,491,6531,122,943
2026February
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2026December
Total3,307,85022,12214,784693,2541,491,6531,122,943

Historical 2024-2025 Data

The evolution of Italy’s primary capital hub has accelerated in recent years, following massive capital investments deployed to completely renovate passenger infrastructure. This growth trajectory is clearly evidenced by the passenger volume data from 2023 onwards, detailed below.

Monthly passenger numbers for 2025

AnnoMeseNumero PasseggeriNumero VoliTonnellate CargoPasseggeri NazionaliPasseggeri EUPasseggeri Extra EU
2025Gennaio3.262.71522.65815.345711.5561.475.4581.075.701
2025Febbraio3.202.71921.47015.836698.4571.535.192969.070
2025Marzo3.893.24425.11821.876830.6351.871.4111.191.198
2025Aprile4.395.86228.16022.260847.1972.073.7251.474.940
2025Maggio4.633.43029.29224.604933.3942.152.9241.547.112
2025Giugno4.805.30129.67525.855991.2662.159.1991.654.836
2025Luglio5.021.59230.62927.5011.024.9032.233.9321.762.757
2025Agosto5.185.87830.95023.451945.6762.403.4261.836.776
2025Settembre4.873.93829.48124.749977.0092.164.1741.732.755
2025Ottobre4.719.77328.40425.936866.2262.202.4801.651.067
2025Novembre3.622.61522.72520.502729.0421.688.7091.204.864
2025Dicembre3.689.67724.18220.107753.4841.719.3141.216.879
Total51.306.744322.744268.02210.308.84523.679.94417.317.955

Monthly passenger numbers for 2024

YearMonthNumber of PassengersNumber of FlightsCargo TonsDomestic PassengersEU PassengersExtra EU Passengers
2024January2,048,91020,98515,235677,8521,298,804953,733
2024February2,977,69419,85117,004692,8751,359,924924,895
2024March3,556,64822,89821,123787,6131,643,5741,125,461
2024April4,134,21626,77122,860845,3552,007,3121,281,549
2024May4,455,09328,63125,254919,0022,115,1751,420,916
2024June4,668,15229,45026,1491,018,6392,071,7861,577,727
2024July5,019,05131,06926,9761,084,2442,258,6421,676,165
2024August5,109,28831,16623,1311,027,7332,365,8471,715,708
2024September3,008,39929,31023,1041,009,0652,151,5131,605,637
2024October4,525,97828,20425,260920,4232,127,4891,478,066
2024November3,529,89823,17019,555776,9681,636,4251,116,505
2024December3,531,11224,09220,200765,3351,630,4471,135,328
Total46,564,439315,597265,85110,525,10422,666,93816,011,690

Rome Fiumicino Continues to Grow

Comparing 2023 data against 2024 and 2025 reveals a substantial surge in traffic.

Bar chart showing Rome Fiumicino (FCO) annual passenger traffic volumes, increasing from 40.5 million in 2023 to 51.3 million in 2025.
Rome Fiumicino (FCO) passenger volumes (2023-2025). A 10M+ passenger jump signals tighter airline yield management and fewer saver award seats during peak seasons.

Rome Fiumicino concluded 2025 by surpassing the 50 million passenger milestone, a historic first for any Italian airport. The strategic objective, accelerated by ITA Airways’ integration into the Lufthansa Group, is to solidify FCO as a premier Southern European aviation hub. Effectively, this positions Rome in direct competition with Madrid (MAD), specifically for dominance on South American routes.

While 2026 begins with the ambition of breaking last year’s records, Middle Eastern instability remains a significant headwind. It remains to be seen whether the temporary capacity reductions from carriers like Qatar Airways and Emirates will result in an overall net loss of passengers, or if Fiumicino can pivot to capture more long-haul transit traffic. We will only have a definitive answer by year-end.

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Alex Achille

Ex Emirates Cabin Crew and long time aviation enthusiast. I can remember loving aviation and planes since I was a very little boy. I have developed my passion into a deep knowledge of the sector and industry to offer on my sites in depth and precise analyses of what is going on. I also completed cabin crew training with Ryanair, however, I never worked for the company (more on that another time). Finally I also have taken flying lessons completing my first solo flights.