Chennai · Tamil Nadu · #4 for cargo

Chennai International Airport

3,79,154 tonnes of freight a year. Your boxes can be next.

Andaman & Nicobar IslandsAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJammu & Kashmir and LadakhJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaLakshadweepMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOdishaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTelanganaTripuraUttar PradeshUttarakhandWest Bengal MAA MAA BLR BLR TRZ TRZ CJB IXM IXM CCJ CCJ
MAA and its nearest cargo airports. India boundary per Survey of India (state layer: DataMeet, CC BY 4.0). Moving marks are illustrative.
  • 3,79,154 tonnes, FY2024-25 AAI
  • +11.4% change in FY2025-26 4,22,516 tonnes
  • 10.2% of India’s air cargo #4 of 40 listed
  • 78% international FY2025-26

Two years of tonnes

MAA, FY2024-25 → FY2025-26

4,22,516 tonnes
International vs domestic, FY2025-26
  • International 3,29,865 (78%)
  • Domestic 92,651 (22%)
Tonnes by year and type
  1. International FY25 2,95,360
  2. International FY26 3,29,865
  3. Domestic FY25 83,795
  4. Domestic FY26 92,651

Neighbours

The nearest cargo airports

Freight FY2024-25 (tonnes) · distance as the crow flies
  1. MAA · Chennai 3,79,154
  2. BLR · Bengaluru 268 km 5,02,509
  3. TRZ · Tiruchirappalli 294 km 6,477
  4. CJB · Coimbatore 404 km 12,140
  5. IXM · Madurai 417 km 3,495
  6. CCJ · Kozhikode 502 km 21,246

Frequently asked questions

How much cargo does Chennai airport (MAA) handle?
3,79,154 tonnes in FY2024-25 and 4,22,516 tonnes in FY2025-26 (+11.4%), per the Airports Authority of India. That is 10.2% of India’s air cargo, #4 in the country.
Is MAA cargo mostly international or domestic?
78% international and 22% domestic in FY2025-26.
Can SSL send my shipment by air from Chennai?
Yes. Our desk arranges the flight; our trucks can carry the goods to the cargo terminal. We are not an airline agent.

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