More than 1.6 million passengers disembarked on the Cyclades islands during the main tourist season, according to data released by the Civil Aviation Authority and processed by MTC GROUP.
Specifically, between April and August 2025, 818,551 passengers arrived by air to Santorini, 604,963 to Mykonos, 124,390 to Paros, 83,345 to Naxos, 41,033 to Milos and 6,630 to Syros. However, the ranking based on arrivals changes based on the businesses operating on each island. According to ELSTAT, there are 1,402 accommodation and catering businesses operating in Santorini, 676 in Naxos, 621 in Mykonos, 596 in Paros, 574 in Milos and 207 in Syros. The comparison between arrivals and number of businesses is eloquent.
In detail, regarding arrivals per month:
– In Santorini, 67,150 arrived in April, 126,099 in May, 173,431 in June, 226,778 in July and 225,093 in August.
– In Mykonos, arrivals were 25,022 in April, 67,856 in May, 130,614 in June, 193,710 in July and 187,761 in August.
– In Paros, 9,901 air passengers disembarked in April, 20,130 in May, 28,718 in June, 33,764 in July and 31,877 in August.
– In Naxos, arrivals were 7,129 in April, 11,712 in May, 20,749 in June, 22,982 in July and 20,773 in August.
– In Milos, 2,145 passengers arrived in April, 6,279 in May, 10,687 in June, 11,203 in July and 10,719 in August.
As can be seen from the numbers, the largest volume was handled in July compared to August. Also:
– Naxos had half the arrivals of June and July in May.
– In Mykonos, the largest volume was handled in June, July and August.
– Paros had a steady growth course from May to August
– Syros, due to the connection with Thessaloniki, had satisfactory performance in June, July and August.
