BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 15. The volume of cargo transported through Iranian airports fell by 18 percent during the first half of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through September 22, 2025) compared to the same period of the last year (from March 20 through September 21, 2024).
The data obtained by Trend from the Iran Airport and Air Navigation Company (IAC) shows that during the reporting period, this figure tipped the scales at 164,000 tons, down from the 200,000 tons seen in the first half of last year.
|
Month |
Current Iranian Year (from March 21, 2025, through March 20, 2026) |
Last Iranian Year (from March 20, 2024, through March 20, 2025) |
Change, % |
|
1st month (from March 21 through April 20, 2025) |
40,068 |
30,566 |
31 |
|
2nd month (from April 21 through May 21, 2025) |
32,515 |
31,428 |
2 |
|
3rd month (from May 22 through June 21, 2025) |
24,226 |
33,437 |
-27,5 |
|
4th month (from June 22 through July 22, 2025) |
9,271 |
33,724 |
-73 |
|
5th month (from July 23 through August 22, 2025) |
23,953 |
29,830 |
-20 |
|
6th month (from August 23 through September 22, 2025) |
33,850 |
35,096 |
-4 |
|
Total |
163,886 |
200,305 |
-18 |
The majority of cargo was transported through Iran's Mashhad Airport with 42,300 tons, Mehrabad Airport with 41,700 tons, and Shiraz Airport with 12,800 tons.
A total of 54 civilian airports operate in Iran. Of these, 14 are international airports. Iranian airports transport an average of 30 million passengers annually.
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