Skopje and Ohrid together served 3,331,685 passengers in the first nine months of 2026 — up 29%. Which destinations and airlines lead, and what it means for passengers.
TAV Macedonia has published its results for the first nine months of 2026, and the numbers continue to grow at the same pace as in the first half of the year. In our previous article on the first half we already covered that growth — here’s what happened as the season continued.
The numbers
In the first nine months of 2026, Skopje and Ohrid together served 3,331,685 passengers — a 29% increase on the same period of 2025, on 22,147 flights, +10%.
Separately, Skopje served 3,065,692 passengers (+29.07%) on 20,081 flights (+8.46%), and Ohrid served 265,993 passengers (+26.76%) on 2,066 flights (+27.06%).
Which destinations and airlines lead
From Skopje, the top destinations by passenger traffic are Istanbul (13.5%, both Istanbul airports combined), Basel-Mulhouse (4.4%), Munich (4.1%), Dortmund (4%) and Zurich (3.8%). Wizz Air leads with a 63.8% share, followed by Pegasus (9.4%), Turkish Airlines (4.6%), Ajet (3.5%) and Austrian Airlines (3.4%).
From Ohrid, the top destinations are Bratislava (14.4%), Basel (12.5%), Dortmund (12.4%), Memmingen (11.7%) and Zurich (8.7%), with Wizz Air at 70% share, followed by Chair Airlines (8.7%), Turkish Airlines (5%), TUI (4.6%) and TUI UK (3%).
The 2026 summer schedule (ending in late October) includes 15 airlines to 54 regular destinations plus 7 airlines to 24 charter destinations from Skopje, and 8 airlines to 17 destinations (14 regular/seasonal and 3 charter) from Ohrid. Ten new destinations were introduced this year: Naples, Budapest, Palermo, Alghero, Trabzon and Samsun from Skopje; Milan, Vienna, Wroclaw and Katowice from Ohrid.
The wider picture
According to ACI Europe’s latest air-traffic report (for August 2026), Macedonia is the second fastest-growing aviation market in Europe (+34.8%), behind Slovakia (+61%). Among non-EU markets alone, the Macedonian airports were first that month — ahead of Montenegro (+28.6%) and Albania (+20.7%).
TAV Macedonia’s general manager, Nejat Kurt, noted that growth continues, but the ambition is also directed at service quality, not just the numbers.
Key points
- Skopje and Ohrid combined: 3,331,685 passengers in nine months, up 29%.
- Skopje: 3,065,692 passengers (+29.07%); Ohrid: 265,993 passengers (+26.76%).
- Istanbul remains the leading destination from Skopje; Wizz Air dominates with over 60% share at both airports.
- Macedonia is the second fastest-growing aviation market in Europe for August 2026 (+34.8%), and first among non-EU markets.
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