Kazakhstan carriers’ air freight volumes down 6.5% in nine months
September air freight traffic contracted by 4.3% year-on-year
During the first nine months of the year, Kazakhstan’s airlines carried 20.0 thousand tons of cargo, representing a 6.5% decline compared to the same period in 2025, according to official data released by the Bureau of National Statistics of the Central Asian republic.
In September alone, the country’s air transport sector handled 2.2 thousand tons of freight, down 4.3% year-on-year compared to the corresponding month last year.
Meanwhile, total freight traffic for the January–September period reached 50.5 million cargo ton-kilometers (CTKs), experiencing only a marginal drop of 0.6%.
In contrast, the passenger segment maintained a positive growth trajectory: over the nine-month period, the nation’s airlines transported 12.38 million passengers, marking a 4.1% increase over the same timeframe in 2025.
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