--- title: "India’s cargo airports: tonnes, gateways, carriers · SSL" description: "India’s top 40 airports by freight: 37,33,337 tonnes in FY2024-25 and 39,64,347 in FY2025-26 (AAI), plus the gateways to the Gulf, Africa and Brazil." url: https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ canonical: https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ updated: 2026-11-11 lang: en-IN publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited --- Airports atlas # Forty runways. One desk. Where India’s urgent cargo takes off, from Delhi’s million tonnes to Dehradun’s two thousand. [WhatsApp our desk](https://wa.me/917506245557?text=Hi%20SSL%2C%20I%20need%20air%20freight.%20From%3A%20___%20To%3A%20___%20Weight%2Fboxes%3A%20___) [Get a quote](https://safeandsecure.in/ship/quote/) Circles sized by FY2024-25 freight tonnes. India boundary per Survey of India (state layer: DataMeet, CC BY 4.0). Moving marks are illustrative. - 37,33,337 tonnes of air cargo, all India FY2024-25 · AAI - +6.2% growth in FY2025-26 39,64,347 tonnes · AAI - 86% flies from just six airports DEL BOM BLR MAA HYD CCU - 62% of it international FY2024-25 · AAI League table ## All forty, by tonnes Freight handled, FY2024-25 (tonnes) 1. [DEL · New Delhi](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/del/) 11,09,520 2. [BOM · Mumbai](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/bom/) 8,89,900 3. [BLR · Bengaluru](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/blr/) 5,02,509 4. [MAA · Chennai](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/maa/) 3,79,154 5. [HYD · Hyderabad](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/hyd/) 1,65,868 6. [CCU · Kolkata](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ccu/) 1,65,618 7. [AMD · Ahmedabad](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/amd/) 1,18,922 8. [COK · Kochi](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/cok/) 62,000 9. [PNQ · Pune](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/pnq/) 42,293 10. [GAU · Guwahati](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/gau/) 26,607 11. [TRV · Thiruvananthapuram](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/trv/) 23,033 12. [LKO · Lucknow](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/lko/) 22,102 13. [JAI · Jaipur](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/jai/) 21,762 14. [CCJ · Kozhikode](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ccj/) 21,246 15. [IXC · Chandigarh](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ixc/) 14,138 16. [CJB · Coimbatore](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/cjb/) 12,140 17. [IDR · Indore](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/idr/) 10,143 18. [SXR · Srinagar](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/sxr/) 9,892 19. [PAT · Patna](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/pat/) 9,136 20. [BBI · Bhubaneswar](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/bbi/) 9,086 21. [NAG · Nagpur](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/nag/) 9,018 22. [IXB · Siliguri](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ixb/) 8,952 23. [IXZ · Port Blair](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ixz/) 7,905 24. [STV · Surat](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/stv/) 6,886 25. [IXR · Ranchi](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ixr/) 6,662 26. [TRZ · Tiruchirappalli](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/trz/) 6,477 27. [IMF · Imphal](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/imf/) 6,200 28. [VNS · Varanasi](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/vns/) 6,034 29. [IXA · Agartala](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ixa/) 5,489 30. [GOI · Vasco da Gama](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/goi/) 5,460 31. [RPR · Raipur](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/rpr/) 5,080 32. [VTZ · Visakhapatnam](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/vtz/) 4,399 33. [ISK · Nashik](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/isk/) 4,280 34. [CNN · Kannur](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/cnn/) 4,152 35. [IXM · Madurai](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ixm/) 3,495 36. [GOX · Mopa](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/gox/) 3,389 37. [ATQ · Amritsar](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/atq/) 3,362 38. [BHO · Bhopal](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/bho/) 2,410 39. [IXE · Mangaluru](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ixe/) 2,213 40. [DED · Dehradun](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ded/) 1,959 Airports Authority of India, Traffic News March 2026, Annexure IV. International vs domestic, FY2025-26 - International **24,51,872** (62%) - Domestic **15,12,474** (38%) 82% 82% of domestic air cargo travelled as belly cargo in passenger aircraft (2008-10). [MoCA](https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/migration/moca_001669.pdf) Beyond India ## Gateways to the Gulf, Africa and Brazil Illustrative arcs from Delhi and Mumbai to hub airports on SSL’s global lanes. Map: Natural Earth, India point of view. Route shapes and ships are illustrative, not to scale. - **DOH** Doha, Qatar (8th busiest cargo airport in the world, 2,614,214 tonnes (ACI World, calendar 2024)) - **DXB** Dubai, UAE - **NBO** Nairobi, Kenya - **ADD** Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - **JNB** Johannesburg, South Africa - **LOS** Lagos, Nigeria - **GRU** São Paulo, Brazil Public information ## Airlines that carry India’s air cargo Indian - Air India - IndiGo (CarGo) - Blue Dart Aviation - Quikjet - SpiceXpress International - Emirates SkyCargo - Qatar Airways Cargo - Etihad Cargo - Ethiopian Cargo - Lufthansa Cargo - Singapore Airlines Cargo - Turkish Cargo Airlines and cargo carriers that fly India's air cargo: named as public information only. SSL is not their agent or partner. ## Frequently asked questions **Which Indian airport handles the most cargo?** Delhi (DEL): 11,09,520 tonnes in FY2024-25 and 11,48,338 tonnes in FY2025-26 (Airports Authority of India). **How much air cargo does India move?** 37,33,337 tonnes across Indian airports in FY2024-25, rising to 39,64,347 tonnes in FY2025-26 (+6.2%). **Is Safe & Secure Logistics an airline agent?** No. Air freight is arranged by our desk. The airlines named on this page are listed as public information; SSL is not their agent or partner. 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 - [Ministry of Civil Aviation: Air Cargo Logistics in India, Working Group Report (2012)](https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/migration/moca_001669.pdf) · 2012 - [ACI World via International Airport Review (DOH)](https://www.internationalairportreview.com/article/107921/top-10-busiest-airports-world-cargo/) · 2024 Something that can’t wait? Tell us the origin, destination and weight, and our desk books the flight. [WhatsApp our desk](https://wa.me/917506245557?text=Hi%20SSL%2C%20I%20need%20air%20freight.) [Get a quote](https://safeandsecure.in/ship/quote/) --- Source: https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ (the HTML page is the record; this markdown twin was generated from it on 2026-11-11). 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