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International cargo transportation through Iranian airports growing

Transport Materials 1 February 2023 17:17 (UTC +04:00)
International cargo transportation through Iranian airports growing
Elnur Baghishov
Elnur Baghishov
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 1. The volume of cargo transported through Iranian airports to international directions, increased by 73 percent, during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through December 21, 2022), as was reflected in the statistics of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC), Trend reports.

In total, more than 42,000 tons of cargo were transported via country’s airports internationally in 9 months.

Meanwhile, in the same period of the last Iranian year, the figure stood at over 24,000 tons.

Month

Cargo transportation (tons)

Current Iranian year (from March 21, 2022 through March 20, 2023)

Last Iranian year (from March 21, 2021 through March 20, 2022)

1st month (March 21 through April 20)

4,152

1,823

2nd month (April 21 through May 21)

4,273

1,430

3rd month (May 22 through June 21)

5,182

2,008

4th month (June 22 through July 22)

6,459

2,731

5th month (July 23 through August 22)

5,572

2,781

6th month (August 23 through September 22)

5,183

2,884

7th month (September 23 through October 22)

4,090

3,159

8th month (October 23 through November 21)

3,624

3,487

9th month (November 22 through December 21

3,734

4,085

Total

42,268

24,388

Meanwhile, 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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