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# How much air cargo does India handle in a year?

Short answer

India's airports handled 39,64,347 tonnes of freight in FY2025-26.

24,51,872 tonnes was international and 15,12,474 tonnes domestic. A ministry report found that 82 percent of domestic air cargo travelled as belly cargo in passenger aircraft. Our desk plans air freight door to door.

Period: FY2025-26. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. [How we count](https://safeandsecure.in/facts/)

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## The numbers behind this answer

**Air freight, FY2025-26**: 39,64,347 tonnes

**International**: 24,51,872 tonnes

**Domestic**: 15,12,474 tonnes

**Domestic cargo in passenger bellies**: 82%

## Sources

1. [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)
2. [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)

Period: FY2025-26. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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