Auckland International Airport (ASX:AIA, NZE:AIA) recorded 1.6 million total passenger movements in July, up 2% year on year, according to a Monday filing with the New Zealand bourse.

Total international passenger movements rose 5% to 872,625, the filing said.

Excluding transits, international passenger movements increased by 5%. International seat capacity rose 5%, resulting in average load factors of 82%, a 0.1 percentage-point increase year on year.

Domestic passenger movements fell 2% to 683,723, the filing added.