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title: "Lucknow airport (LKO) air cargo · SSL"
description: "Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport: 22,102 tonnes of freight in FY2024-25, 22,566 in FY2025-26, ranked #12 in India (AAI)."
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updated: 2026-11-11
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Lucknow · Uttar Pradesh · #12 for cargo

# Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport

22,102 tonnes of freight a year. Your boxes can be next.

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

- 22,102 tonnes, FY2024-25 AAI
- +2.1% change in FY2025-26 22,566 tonnes
- 0.6% of India’s air cargo #12 of 40 listed
- 23% international FY2025-26

Two years of tonnes

## LKO, FY2024-25 → FY2025-26

International vs domestic, FY2025-26

- International **5,264** (23%)
- Domestic **17,302** (77%)

Tonnes by year and type

1. International FY25 5,428
2. International FY26 5,264
3. Domestic FY25 16,674
4. Domestic FY26 17,302

Neighbours

## The nearest cargo airports

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

1. LKO · Lucknow 22,102
2. [VNS · Varanasi 245 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/vns/) 6,034
3. [DEL · New Delhi 423 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/del/) 11,09,520
4. [PAT · Patna 439 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/pat/) 9,136
5. [DED · Dehradun 464 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/ded/) 1,959
6. [JAI · Jaipur 504 km](https://safeandsecure.in/airports/jai/) 21,762

## Frequently asked questions

**How much cargo does Lucknow airport (LKO) handle?**

22,102 tonnes in FY2024-25 and 22,566 tonnes in FY2025-26 (+2.1%), per the Airports Authority of India. That is 0.6% of India’s air cargo, #12 in the country.

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

23% international and 77% domestic in FY2025-26.

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

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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