Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) closed fiscal year 2025 with double-digit growth in cargo and passenger volumes, despite the threat of tariff impacts, capping a year of strong performance.

The airport's air network also expanded during the year, enhancing connectivity at the world’s busiest cargo hub.

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) published the Annual Report of HKIA for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, where cargo throughput climbed 10.3% to 5.0 million tonnes, and flight movements rose 20.5% to reach 373,050. 

"During the year HKIA saw double-digit increases in passenger and cargo throughput as well as flight movements," AAHK said in the announcement.

HKIA's air network also continued to grow during the fiscal year, with 27 airlines starting new routes or expanding services, involving 56 destinations.

As of the end of 2024/25, there were around 140 airlines serving at HKIA, connecting to more than 200 destinations.

AAHK also delivered a sound financial performance in fiscal 2024/25 on the back of traffic growth and higher revenue. The airport recorded a profit of HK$2,457 million during the period.

"The past year was pivotal for HKIA as we crossed key milestones and air traffic continued its solid recovery. The Three-runway System was commissioned on time and within budget in November 2024, boosting the airport’s annual capacity by 50% and strengthening our status as one of the world's largest and most important aviation hubs," said Fred Lam, chairman of AAHK.

Lam noted that AAHK has also laid the groundwork for realising its vision of transformation from a city airport into an Airport City through SKYTOPIA — which embodies AAHK's vision to create a world-class destination for visitors and residents that integrates entertainment, popular culture, yachting, art trading and storage, and leisure, among others.

"Though we are facing global economic uncertainties, we are confident in the future of Hong Kong's aviation industry and the Airport City development," he said.

As the major international air cargo gateway of the Greater Bay Area, AAHK also noted the "utmost strategic importance" that HKIA further strengthens this role.

In 2024/2025, the value of cargo moved through HKIA Dongguan Logistics Park, which offers a novel sea–air intermodal transshipment service for airfreight, grew to around RMB18 billion, indicating that members of the air cargo community have been actively making use of the service.

AAHK noted that the development of a permanent facility for the HKIA Dongguan Logistics Park commenced during the year as planned.

Another game-changing development in 2024/2025, the airport said, was the successful conclusion of an agreement to acquire 35% of Zhuhai Airport's shares — serving as a launchpad for HKIA and Zhuhai to elevate the partnership and unlock the full potential of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge for supporting the growth of passenger and cargo business.

In 2024, HKIA was named the world’s busiest cargo airport for the 14th time since 2010.