BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 5. The volume of cargo transported through Iranian airports decreased by 2.9 percent, during the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through May 21, 2023), compared to the same period in the last year, Trend reports.
According to the data of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC), approximately 54,000 tons of cargo were transported through Iranian airports in 2 months.
Meanwhile, in the same period of the last Iranian year, the figure exceeded 55,500 tons.
|
Month |
Cargo transportation (in tons) |
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|
Current Iranian year (from March 21, 2023 through March 19, 2024) |
Last Iranian year (from March 21, 2022 through March 20, 2023) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
1st month (March 21 through April 20) |
28,559 |
29,113 |
-2 |
|
2nd month (April 21 through May 21) |
26,260 |
26,463 |
-0.07 |
|
Total |
53,954 |
55,576 |
-2.92 |
There are 54 civil active airports in Iran. Some 14 of them are international airports. An average of 30 million passengers are transported through Iranian airports per year.
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