Corporacion America Airports Reports December 2023 Passenger Traffic
2-Year Passenger Traffic Monthly Performance (vs. 2019)
Total passenger traffic up 10.3% YoY, reaching 96.2% of December 2019 levels – Full Year 2023 passenger traffic at 96.4% of 2019
Corporación América Airports S.A. (NYSE: CAAP), one of the leading private airport operators in the world, reported today a 10.3% year-on-year (YoY) increase in passenger traffic in December 2023, reaching 96.2% of December 2019 levels.
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Passenger Traffic, Cargo Volume and Aircraft Movements Highlights (2023 vs. 2022) |
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Statistics |
Dec’23 |
Dec’22 |
% Var. |
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2023 |
2022 |
% Var. |
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Domestic Passengers (thousands) |
3,854 |
3,480 |
10.7% |
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45,679 |
37,791 |
20.9% |
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International Passengers (thousands) |
2,293 |
1,976 |
16.1% |
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28,362 |
21,334 |
32.9% |
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Transit Passengers (thousands) |
600 |
658 |
-8.8% |
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7,106 |
6,451 |
10.1% |
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Total Passengers (thousands) |
6,747 |
6,114 |
10.3% |
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81,147 |
65,576 |
23.7% |
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Cargo Volume (thousand tons) |
36.1 |
32.5 |
11.0% |
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370.2 |
343.1 |
7.9% |
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Total Aircraft Movements (thousands) |
71.5 |
68.8 |
3.9% |
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849.5 |
738.2 |
15.1% |
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Passenger Traffic, Cargo Volume and Aircraft Movements Highlights (2023 vs. 2019) |
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Statistics |
Dec’23 |
Dec’19 |
% Var. |
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2023 |
2019(1)(2) |
% Var. |
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Domestic Passengers (thousands) |
3,854 |
4,093 |
-5.9% |
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45,679 |
47,589 |
-4.0% |
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International Passengers (thousands) |
2,293 |
2,193 |
4.6% |
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28,362 |
28,216 |
0.5% |
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Transit Passengers (thousands) |
600 |
729 |
-17.7% |
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7,106 |
8,353 |
-14.9% |
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Total Passengers (thousands) |
6,747 |
7,016 |
-3.8% |
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81,147 |
84,158 |
-3.6% |
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Cargo Volume (thousand tons) |
36.1 |
36.4 |
-0.8% |
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370.2 |
424.8 |
-12.8% |
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Total Aircraft Movements (thousands) |
71.5 |
71.5 |
0.0% |
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849.5 |
857.9 |
-1.0% |
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(1) |
Note that preliminary passenger traffic figures for 2019, as well as January 2020 for Ezeiza Airport, in Argentina, were adjusted to include additional inbound passengers not accounted for in the initial count, for an average of approximately 5% of total passenger traffic at Ezeiza Airport and 1% of total traffic at CAAP, during that period. Importantly, inbound traffic does not affect revenues, as tariffs are applicable on departure passengers. |
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(2) |
Cargo volumes in Uruguay were rectified from January 2019 to June 2020, to reflect all cargo passing through the cargo terminal, instead of air cargo only. |
Passenger Traffic Overview
Total passenger traffic grew 10.3% compared to the same month of 2022, supported by the ongoing recovery in travel demand after the Covid-19 pandemic and the gradual resumption of routes and frequencies across all countries of operations. Overall passenger traffic reached 96.2% of December 2019 levels, with all countries except Brazil, Italy and Uruguay above pre-pandemic. International passenger traffic surpassed pre-pandemic levels of December 2019 by 4.6%, while domestic traffic stood at 94.1% of December 2019 levels.
In Argentina, total passenger traffic continued to recover in December, increasing by 14.9% year-over-year (YoY) and surpassing pre-pandemic volumes by 5.7%. Domestic traffic was 9.9% higher than the levels in December 2019, while International traffic continued to recover month after month and reached 97.7% of pre-pandemic levels.
In Italy, passenger traffic grew by 11.3% compared to the same month in 2022, reaching 95.0% of December 2019 levels, up from the 92.7% recorded in November. International passenger traffic, which accounted for over 75% of the total traffic, was at December 2019 levels, while domestic passenger traffic was 18.1% below pre-pandemic levels. Although total traffic is still below pre-pandemic levels, Florence airport exceeded December 2019 traffic volumes.
In Brazil, total passenger traffic increased slightly by 0.1% YoY, reaching 84.4% of December 2019 levels, down from the 85.2% recorded in November. Domestic traffic, which accounted for over 60% of the total traffic, reached 87.4% of pre-pandemic levels, while transit passengers stood at 78.1% of December 2019 levels, a decrease from the 85.4% recorded in November. Traffic in Brazil remained impacted by financial and aircraft constraints in some local airlines.
In Uruguay, total passenger traffic, which is largely international, continued to recover and increased 23.2% YoY, reaching 97.3% of pre-pandemic levels of December 2019. However, passenger traffic increased sequentially on an absolute basis.
In Ecuador, passenger traffic increased 6.4% YoY and surpassed slightly pre-pandemic volumes by 0.5%. While domestic passenger traffic exceeded pre-pandemic levels by 2.0%, International traffic reached 99.4% of December 2019 levels.
In Armenia, passenger traffic continued its solid recovery trend, increasing by 8.2% YoY and surpassing the pre-pandemic levels of December 2019 by 59.9%.
Cargo Volume and Aircraft Movements
Cargo volume increased 11.0% YoY and reached 99.2% of December 2019 levels, or exceeded by 0.6% when adjusting for the discontinuation of operations in Peru. Cargo volumes in Armenia, Ecuador and Uruguay were above pre-pandemic levels, whereas Argentina stood at 99.1%, Italy at 91.5%, and Brazil at 78.7%. Around 70% of cargo volume originated in Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay.
Aircraft movements increased 3.9% YoY, reaching December 2019 levels, or exceeding by 3.7% when adjusting for the discontinuation of operations in Peru. Aircraft movements were above pre-pandemic levels in Armenia, Uruguay and Argentina, while it stood at 95.6% in Italy, 91.2% in Brazil, and 91.5% in Ecuador.
Summary Passenger Traffic, Cargo Volume and Aircraft Movements (2023 vs. 2022)
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Dec’23 |
Dec’22 |
% Var. |
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2023 |
2022 |
% Var. |
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Passenger Traffic (thousands) |
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Argentina(1) |
3,822 |
3,327 |
14.9% |
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43,672 |
33,773 |
29.3% |
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Italy |
491 |
441 |
11.3% |
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8,162 |
6,696 |
21.9% |
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Brazil |
1,487 |
1,486 |
0.1% |
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17,101 |
15,749 |
8.6% |
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Uruguay |
185 |
150 |
23.2% |
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1,951 |
1,437 |
35.8% |
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Ecuador |
382 |
359 |
6.4% |
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4,840 |
4,229 |
14.5% |
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Armenia |
381 |
352 |
8.2% |
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5,421 |
3,692 |
46.8% |
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TOTAL |
6,747 |
6,114 |
10.3% |
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81,147 |
65,576 |
23.7% |
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(1) |
See Footnote 1 in previous table. (2) See Footnote 2 in previous table. |
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Cargo Volume (tons) |
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Argentina |
18,844 |
16,197 |
16.3% |
191,815 |
181,667 |
5.6% |
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Italy |
1,059 |
1,256 |
-15.7% |
12,939 |
14,911 |
-13.2% |
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Brazil |
6,442 |
6,468 |
-0.4% |
66,634 |
57,839 |
15.2% |
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Uruguay(2) |
2,721 |
2,561 |
6.2% |
31,180 |
32,114 |
-2.9% |
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Ecuador |
3,567 |
2,641 |
35.1% |
33,812 |
33,259 |
1.7% |
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Armenia |
3,454 |
3,394 |
1.8% |
33,852 |
23,338 |
45.0% |
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TOTAL |
36,087 |
32,517 |
11.0% |
370,232 |
343,128 |
7.9% |
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Aircraft Movements |
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Argentina |
40,212 |
37,308 |
7.8% |
458,594 |
384,732 |
19.2% |
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Italy |
4,796 |
4,358 |
10.1% |
77,929 |
68,893 |
13.1% |
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Brazil |
13,257 |
13,708 |
-3.3% |
158,408 |
144,611 |
9.5% |
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Uruguay |
3,612 |
3,427 |
5.4% |
31,986 |
27,871 |
14.8% |
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Ecuador |
6,500 |
6,652 |
-2.3% |
78,483 |
76,952 |
2.0% |
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Armenia |
3,102 |
3,341 |
-7.2% |
44,073 |
35,152 |
25.4% |
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TOTAL |
71,479 |
68,794 |
3.9% |
849,473 |
738,211 |
15.1% |
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Summary Passenger Traffic, Cargo Volume and Aircraft Movements (2023 vs. 2019)
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Dec’23 |
Dec’19 |
% Var. |
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2023 |
2019 |
% Var. |
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Passenger Traffic (thousands) |
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Argentina(1) |
3,822 |
3,614 |
5.7% |
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43,672 |
43,405 |
0.6% |
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Italy |
491 |
517 |
-5.0% |
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8,162 |
8,239 |
-0.9% |
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Brazil |
1,487 |
1,761 |
-15.6% |
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17,101 |
19,059 |
-10.3% |
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Uruguay |
185 |
190 |
-2.7% |
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1,951 |
2,182 |
-10.6% |
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Ecuador |
382 |
380 |
0.5% |
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4,840 |
4,497 |
7.6% |
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Armenia |
381 |
238 |
59.9% |
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5,421 |
3,196 |
69.6% |
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Peru |
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316 |
– |
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– |
3,579 |
– |
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TOTAL |
6,747 |
7,016 |
-3.8% |
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81,147 |
84,158 |
-3.6% |
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(1) |
See Footnote 1 in previous table. (2) See Footnote 2 in previous table. |
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Cargo Volume (tons) |
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Argentina |
18,844 |
19,011 |
-0.9% |
191,815 |
227,970 |
-15.9% |
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Italy |
1,059 |
1,158 |
-8.5% |
12,939 |
13,192 |
-1.9% |
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Brazil |
6,442 |
8,180 |
-21.3% |
66,634 |
91,241 |
-27.0% |
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Uruguay(2) |
2,721 |
2,582 |
5.4% |
31,180 |
29,132 |
7.0% |
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Ecuador |
3,567 |
3,043 |
17.2% |
33,812 |
38,006 |
-11.0% |
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Armenia |
3,454 |
1,906 |
81.2% |
33,852 |
20,065 |
68.7% |
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Peru |
– |
509 |
– |
– |
5,164 |
– |
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TOTAL |
36,087 |
36,388 |
-0.8% |
370,232 |
424,769 |
-12.8% |
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Aircraft Movements |
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Argentina |
40,212 |
36,875 |
9.0% |
458,594 |
447,247 |
2.5% |
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Italy |
4,796 |
5,016 |
-4.4% |
77,929 |
78,952 |
-1.3% |
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Brazil |
13,257 |
14,541 |
-8.8% |
158,408 |
161,775 |
-2.1% |
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Uruguay |
3,612 |
3,136 |
15.2% |
31,986 |
29,662 |
7.8% |
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Ecuador |
6,500 |
7,101 |
-8.5% |
78,483 |
82,374 |
-4.7% |
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Armenia |
3,102 |
2,244 |
38.2% |
44,073 |
27,430 |
60.7% |
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Peru |
– |
2,572 |
– |
– |
30,473 |
– |
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TOTAL |
71,479 |
71,485 |
0.0% |
849,473 |
857,913 |
-1.0% |
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