A historic record in Singapore. Photo: Shutterstock Singapore's Changi International Airport closed 2025 with a historic figure: 69.98 million passengers passed through its terminals during the year, an increase of 3.4% compared to 2024, and the highest volume of traffic ever recorded at the airport. Aircraft traffic also continued to increase, with approximately 374,000 takeoffs and landings, up 2.2% year-on-year.
December was the busiest month of the year, with 6.3 million passengers, while the busiest day was December 20, the Saturday before Christmas, when more than 223,000 passengers passed through Changi.
The airport also recorded one of the strongest years in its history in the field of air cargo. The volume of cargo traffic reached 2.08 million tons, a record for the destination network.
China was Changi's largest and fastest-growing aviation market in 2025, with passenger traffic up 12.2% from 2024. It was followed in the top five markets by Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, and India. Vietnam and Japan also stood out with rapid growth, at 9.8% and 7% respectively.
The busiest routes last year were Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Denpasar (Bali) and Hong Kong.
Lat year also marked a record for Changi’s network expansion, with 13 new city links added, the highest number in a single year. The list of new destinations includes five more cities in China, destinations in Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Malaysia, Mongolia and Austria. One of the most notable moves was the opening of the first-ever direct route between Singapore and Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
In the cargo sector, new companies and frequencies joined Changi, including JD Airlines, Turkish Cargo's return to cargo operations, and the expansion of the FedEx network with a direct line to Anchorage in the USA.
Changi Airport Group CEO Yam Kum Weng concluded that 2025 was a particularly strong year for the airport, despite global volatility, and emphasized that in 2026, Changi will continue to expand connectivity, focus on rapidly growing secondary cities, and improve the passenger experience through operational innovation.
As of January 2026, approximately 100 airlines operate at Changi, with more than 7,300 weekly flights, connecting Singapore to more than 170 cities in 50 countries and territories around the world.