716,165 passengers in June: where people flew most from Chisinau
716,165 passengers in June 2026
In June 2026, Chisinau Eugen Doga International Airport handled 716,165 passengers — 95,474 more than in June 2025. The figures come from the airport's official statistics.
The largest year-over-year growth was recorded on routes to Tel Aviv, Yerevan, Sharm El Sheikh, Barcelona, Istanbul, Paris and Brussels. Among relatively new destinations, flights to El Dabaa, Naples, Bratislava and Sofia gained popularity fastest.
Over the same period, the airport also handled 190.2 tonnes of cargo.
Where people flew most
Below is the breakdown of passenger traffic by destination for June 2026, according to the airport's data. Where we have a destination page on our site, we've added a link to current prices and the low-price calendar.
| Destination | Share of passenger traffic |
|---|---|
| Antalya | 18.2% |
| Istanbul | 9.0% |
| London | 3.9% |
| Sharm El Sheikh | 3.5% |
| Heraklion | 3.3% |
| Bucharest | 2.8% |
| Paris | 2.7% |
| Tel Aviv | 2.7% |
| Milan | 2.6% |
| Dublin | 2.5% |
| Warsaw | 2.4% |
| Barcelona | 2.2% |
| Vienna | 2.1% |
| Rome | 2.1% |
| Yerevan | 1.9% |
| Bologna | 1.8% |
| Larnaca | 1.6% |
| Frankfurt | 1.6% |
| Athens | 1.4% |
| Brussels | 1.4% |
| Verona | 1.3% |
| Hurghada | 1.3% |
| Berlin | 1.3% |
| Prague | 1.3% |
| Dalaman | 1.1% |
| Tbilisi | 1.1% |
| Other destinations | 21.4% |
What this shows
Antalya and Istanbul together make up over a quarter of all Chisinau passenger traffic — reflecting strong demand for beach holidays in Turkey and connecting flights through Istanbul to other countries. At the same time, the list includes plenty of European business destinations — London, Paris, Milan, Vienna, Brussels, Frankfurt — showing the airport is used just as heavily for work travel as for leisure.
Source
Data and infographic from Chisinau International Airport's official Facebook post from July 9, 2026.
