BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 8
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The number of passenger planes received by Iran’s Gorgan International Airport in the Golestan Province (north-eastern Iran) increased by 50 percent, during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through October 22, 2021), compared to the same period last Iranian year, as was reflected in the statistics of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC), Trend reports.
According to the statistics, a total of 1,968 passenger planes took off and landed at the Gorgan International Airport in 7 months. Meanwhile, in the same period last Iranian year, the figure stood at 1,316.
A total of 93,350 passengers were transported through Gorgan Airport in 7 months. Passenger transportation increased by 10 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year. So, 84,659 passengers had been transported through this airport in the same period last Iranian year.
At the same time, 775 tons of cargo were transported through the airport over seven months, which is an increase of 32 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year. Thus, cargo transportation via the airport amounted to 585 tons in the same period last Iranian year.
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