Cork Airport recorded 203,224 passengers in February 2026, level with February 2025 and up 27.7pc on pre-pandemic.. Year-to-date passenger numbers increased 2pc against 2025.
Niall MacCarthy shared “All of our team are delighted to see that the growth continues at Cork Airport in 2026 having recorded our highest passenger numbers ever in 2025.”
Cork Airport recorded its busiest year on record in 2025 with 3.46 million passengers. Passenger traffic increased thirteen per cent compared to 2024, marking the third consecutive year of double-digit growth.
The previous busiest year in the history of Cork airport was 2008 with 3,258,639 passengers. The Mitchelstown bypass opened on May 25 2009, completing the motorway from Cork to Dublin.
Airport passenger numbers
Belfast City – Belfast International – Belfast combined – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Dublin – Heathrow – Kerry – Knock – Manchester – Shannon
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