Chișinău Airport has already passed its full-year 2025 passenger total
6,080,431 passengers — that is how many travellers Chișinău International Airport handled in the whole of 2025. In 2026 the mark was already passed in early November.
The airport management says the next target is 7 million passengers. In September 2026 alone, 761,886 people flew through the airport, 17.9% more than a year earlier. The busiest routes include Antalya, Istanbul, Yerevan and Paris. The airport connects to 61 destinations in 30 countries, served by 25 airlines.
The growth is straining capacity: the airport points to the workload on ground handling, border police, customs and air traffic control. Terminal modernisation remains a priority, but several major tenders are still stalled.
What it means for you
- Frequent and business travellers should allow extra time for check-in and security at peak hours.
- Taxi, transfer and car rental firms and hotels are seeing a growing flow of customers, especially from Turkey and EU flights.
- Travel agencies can plan winter offers early: demand for direct flights keeps rising.
Source: Bani.md, 02.11.2026; Mold-Street.com, 02.11.2026