BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 23. The volume of cargo transported via Iranian airports domestically fell by about 5 percent in the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through September 22, 2023), compared to the same period last year, Trend reports.
More than 127,000 tons of cargo were transported domestically via Iran’s airports in 6 months, as indicated in the data from the Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC).
Meanwhile, in the same period last Iranian year, the figure was around 134,000 tons.
|
Month |
Cargo transportation (in tons) |
||
|
Current Iranian year (March 21, 2023 through March 19, 2024) |
Last Iranian year (March 21, 2022 through March 20, 2023) |
Percentage change (%) |
|
|
1st month (March 21 through April 20) |
25,395 |
24,961 |
+1.7 |
|
2nd month (April 21 through May 21) |
22,232 |
22,191 |
+0.2 |
|
3rd month (May 22 through June 21) |
20,859 |
21,972 |
-5 |
|
4th month (June 22 through July 22) |
20,078 |
21,834 |
-8 |
|
5th month (July 23 through August 22) |
18,484 |
20,423 |
-9.5 |
|
6th month (August 23 through September 22) |
20,358 |
22,511 |
-9.6 |
|
Total |
127,406 |
133,892 |
-4.8 |
There are 54 civil active airports in Iran. Some 14 of them are international airports. On average, 30 million passengers are transported through Iranian airports per year.
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