Melbourne Airport handled almost 37 million passengers during the 2026 financial year, recording its busiest 12-month period for international travel since the airport opened in 1970. International passenger traffic crossed the 12 million mark for the first time, with 12,256,328 travellers passing through the airport on 57,002 international flights.
The airport also recorded its busiest month on record in December 2025, when 3.42 million passengers travelled through its four terminals.
