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title: "Kolkata airport (CCU) air cargo · SSL"
description: "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport: 1,65,618 tonnes of freight in FY2024-25, 1,68,245 in FY2025-26, ranked #6 in India (AAI)."
url: https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ccu/
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updated: 2026-11-11
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publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited
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Kolkata · West Bengal · #6 for cargo

# Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

1,65,618 tonnes of freight a year. Your boxes can be next.

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CCU and its nearest cargo airports. India boundary per Survey of India (state layer: DataMeet, CC BY 4.0). Moving marks are illustrative.

- 1,65,618 tonnes, FY2024-25 AAI
- +1.6% change in FY2025-26 1,68,245 tonnes
- 4.4% of India’s air cargo #6 of 40 listed
- 31% international FY2025-26

Two years of tonnes

## CCU, FY2024-25 → FY2025-26

International vs domestic, FY2025-26

- International **51,850** (31%)
- Domestic **1,16,395** (69%)

Tonnes by year and type

1. International FY25 51,695
2. International FY26 51,850
3. Domestic FY25 1,13,923
4. Domestic FY26 1,16,395

Neighbours

## The nearest cargo airports

Freight FY2024-25 (tonnes) · distance as the crow flies

1. CCU · Kolkata 1,65,618
2. [IXA · Agartala 317 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ixa/) 5,489
3. [IXR · Ranchi 328 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ixr/) 6,662
4. [BBI · Bhubaneswar 382 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/bbi/) 9,086
5. [IXB · Siliguri 448 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ixb/) 8,952
6. [PAT · Patna 472 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/pat/) 9,136

## Frequently asked questions

**How much cargo does Kolkata airport (CCU) handle?**

1,65,618 tonnes in FY2024-25 and 1,68,245 tonnes in FY2025-26 (+1.6%), per the Airports Authority of India. That is 4.4% of India’s air cargo, #6 in the country.

**Is CCU cargo mostly international or domestic?**

31% international and 69% domestic in FY2025-26.

**Can SSL send my shipment by air from Kolkata?**

Yes. Our desk arranges the flight; our trucks can carry the goods to the cargo terminal. We are not an airline agent.

Sources

- [Airports Authority of India: Traffic News, March 2026, Annexure IV (freight, cumulative April-March)](https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex4.pdf) · FY2024-25 and FY2025-26

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