Traffic report

In May, 2.3 million people took off and landed at BER
Slight increase in traffic

In May, 2.3 million people travelled through BER Airport. Compared to the previous month, April 2026, this represented an increase of 9.5 percent, or some 200,000 passengers. Contrasted with May 2025, some 22,000 more people, a 0.9 percent increase, used the capital region’s airport, as shown by the figures in the traffic report. Due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and reduced flight connections, some 41,000 fewer people flew to this region in May 2026 than in May 2025.

At 91,231 passengers, 22 May 2026, the Friday before Whitsun, was the busiest day.

In total, more than 17,200 aircraft took off and landed at BER last month, 1.6 percent fewer than in May 2025. Air freight fell by 9.4 percent compared to the same month last year. Overall, some 3,900 tonnes of freight were handled in May 2026.

The May 2026 traffic report with the final figures is available online:

Traffic statistics

The monthly aircraft noise report can be found online at the end of the month:

Monthly aircraft noise report

The chart shows the aircraft movements in May on the individual flight routes of both BER runways.

Aircraft movements in May