Master Data: Year, City Pair wise International Passenger Traffic
This master dataset provides year-wise, city pair-wise data on international passenger traffic, covering routes connecting Indian cities with other countries as well as routes operated by scheduled domestic carriers entirely between foreign countries.
Note: ‘Inside Indian Territory’ in the region column indicates that city_2 is an Indian city, while ‘Outside Indian Territory’ indicates that both city_1 and city_2 are located in foreign countries.
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Dataset - Master Data: Year, City Pair wise International Passenger Traffic
Master Data: Year, City Pair wise International Passenger Traffic
This master dataset provides year-wise, city pair-wise data on international passenger traffic, covering routes connecting Indian cities with other countries as well as routes operated by scheduled domestic carriers entirely between foreign countries.
Note: ‘Inside Indian Territory’ in the region column indicates that city_2 is an Indian city, while ‘Outside Indian Territory’ indicates that both city_1 and city_2 are located in foreign countries.
Rows: 5076
Columns: 9
Time period: 2015 to 2026
Last Updated: 20 August 2026
Data preview
year
region
city_1
city_2
category
city_2_to_city_1
city_1_to_city_2
unit
note
2026
Outside Indian Territory
Rome
Newark
Passengers
0
110
city_2_to_city_1 in absolute number, city_1_to_city_2 in absolute number
Data covers until Q2
2026
Inside Indian Territory
Dubai
Madurai
Passengers
9563
8984
city_2_to_city_1 in absolute number, city_1_to_city_2 in absolute number
Data covers until Q2
2026
Inside Indian Territory
Dubai
Mumbai
Passengers
505537
496889
city_2_to_city_1 in absolute number, city_1_to_city_2 in absolute number
Data covers until Q2
2026
Inside Indian Territory
Dubai
Pune
Passengers
35013
32793
city_2_to_city_1 in absolute number, city_1_to_city_2 in absolute number
Data covers until Q2
2026
Inside Indian Territory
Dubai
Surat
Passengers
11914
10231
city_2_to_city_1 in absolute number, city_1_to_city_2 in absolute number
Data covers until Q2
2026
Inside Indian Territory
Dubai
Thiruvananthapuram
Passengers
65785
65832
city_2_to_city_1 in absolute number, city_1_to_city_2 in absolute number
Data covers until Q2
2026
Inside Indian Territory
Dubai
Tiruchirappalli
Passengers
19721
20696
city_2_to_city_1 in absolute number, city_1_to_city_2 in absolute number
Data covers until Q2
2026
Inside Indian Territory
Dushanbe
Delhi
Passengers
3062
2656
city_2_to_city_1 in absolute number, city_1_to_city_2 in absolute number
Data covers until Q2
2026
Inside Indian Territory
Entebbe
Mumbai
Passengers
9531
6799
city_2_to_city_1 in absolute number, city_1_to_city_2 in absolute number
Data covers until Q2
2026
Inside Indian Territory
Frankfurt
Bengaluru
Passengers
59266
51942
city_2_to_city_1 in absolute number, city_1_to_city_2 in absolute number
The calendar year the air travel data pertains to.
region
String
2
5076
Indicates whether the city pair route lies inside or outside Indian territory.
city_1
String
203
5076
The first city in the origin-destination city pair for the aviation route.
city_2
String
101
5076
The second city in the origin-destination city pair for the aviation route.
category
String
1
5076
The type of air traffic being measured for the city pair, such as passengers.
city_2_to_city_1
Float64
4071
5076
The absolute number of passengers traveling from city_2 to city_1 during the year.
city_1_to_city_2
Float64
4254
5076
The absolute number of passengers traveling from city_1 to city_2 during the year.
unit
String
1
5076
The unit of measurement for the passenger figures, specifying the direction of travel and that values are expressed as absolute numbers.
note
String
2
425
Supplementary note on data coverage, such as the quarter through which the data is available.
Citation
Director General of Civil Aviation. (2026). Master Data: Year, City Pair wise International Passenger Traffic [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/14954