 Historically airlines such as Indonesia AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines and SilkAir travelled to the island.Tourist attractions such as the migration of the Christmas Island red crab and the island's Christmas Island Resort have caused spikes in traffic levels.The construction of an immigration detention centre on the island resulted in a temporary increase in RAAF and DIMIA arrivals..

Christmas Island International Airport served 26,723 revenue passengers during financial year 2017-2018.