BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 21. The volume of cargo transported through Iran's airports increased by eight percent during nine months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through December 20, 2024) compared to the same period last year (from March 21 through December 21, 2023).
Data obtained by Trend from the country's airport company shows that about 200,000 tons of cargo were transported via Iranian airports during the mentioned period.
However, the statistics indicate that during the same period last year, the volume of cargo transported through Iranian airports stood at 185,000 tons.
|
Month |
Current Iranian Year (from March 20, 2024 through March 20, 2025) |
Last Iranian Year (from March 21, 2023 through March 19, 2024) |
Percentage change |
|
First Month (from March 20 through April 19) |
30,566 |
38,559 |
7 |
|
Second month (from April 20 through May 20) |
27,380 |
26,260 |
4 |
|
Third Month (from May 21 through June 20) |
29,860 |
26,828 |
11 |
|
Fourth Month (from June 21 through July 21) |
30,542 |
27,835 |
10 |
|
Fifth Month (from July 22 through August 21) |
27,100 |
24,369 |
11 |
|
Sixth Month (from August 22 through September 21) |
31,330 |
26,315 |
19 |
|
Seventh Month (from September 22 through October 21) |
24,064 |
25,138 |
-4 |
|
Eighth Month (from October 22 through November 20) |
25,642 |
25,879 |
-1 |
|
Ninth Month (from November 21 through December 20) |
27,749 |
27,230 |
2 |
|
Total |
254,233 |
238,414 |
7 |
Meanwhile, about 321,000 tons of cargo were transported via Iranian airports during the last Iranian year (from March 21, 2022 through March 20, 2023). Cargo traffic increased by 19 percent compared to the previous year (from March 21, 2021 through March 20, 2022).
To note, a total of 54 active civilian airports are operating in Iran. Of these, 14 are international airports. Iranian airports carry an average of 30 million passengers annually.
