At the end of August 2024, Makhachkala airport served 363 thousand passengers, handled 429 tons of cargo and mail, which is 14.8% more than in the same period of 2023. The most popular domestic destinations are Moscow, St. Petersburg, Surgut, Ekaterinburg and Kazan. The most popular international destinations were Istanbul (Turkey), Dubai (UAE), Baku (Azerbaijan), Antalya (Turkey), and Tashkent (Uzbekistan).