Afghanistan - Air transport

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

The value for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Afghanistan was 4,636 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,920 in 2014 and a minimum value of 1,900 in 1998.

Definition: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 4,000
1971 4,700
1972 4,800
1973 3,700
1974 4,300
1975 4,700
1976 4,500
1977 4,900
1978 4,800
1979 4,900
1980 4,200
1981 4,200
1982 5,400
1983 5,700
1984 6,200
1985 6,400
1986 5,800
1987 6,000
1988 5,900
1989 5,200
1990 5,300
1991 5,300
1992 5,300
1993 5,100
1994 7,000
1995 7,300
1996 7,500
1997 4,600
1998 1,900
1999 3,400
2000 3,409
2010 21,677
2011 25,021
2012 17,775
2013 21,696
2014 25,920
2015 23,532
2016 22,770
2017 24,207
2018 10,454
2019 7,334
2020 4,636

Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

The value for Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Afghanistan was 19.88 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 116.66 in 2012 and a minimum value of 0.80 in 1972.

Definition: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 7.60
1971 2.10
1972 0.80
1973 1.10
1974 13.30
1975 10.50
1976 12.90
1977 13.90
1978 12.90
1979 19.10
1980 21.40
1981 19.40
1982 18.30
1983 11.40
1984 19.80
1985 19.90
1986 7.50
1987 8.10
1988 8.80
1989 11.50
1990 9.40
1991 8.40
1992 8.40
1993 6.70
1994 12.30
1995 12.90
1996 13.50
1997 35.40
1998 15.00
1999 7.40
2000 7.81
2010 108.02
2011 109.42
2012 116.66
2013 84.62
2014 34.28
2015 33.10
2016 29.01
2017 21.46
2018 29.56
2019 20.01
2020 19.88

Air transport, passengers carried

The value for Air transport, passengers carried in Afghanistan was 449,041 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,279,341 in 2011 and a minimum value of 52,700 in 1998.

Definition: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1970 84,700
1971 97,400
1972 104,900
1973 96,600
1974 96,100
1975 99,000
1976 101,700
1977 111,200
1978 100,400
1979 93,000
1980 76,200
1981 129,100
1982 181,000
1983 200,200
1984 220,400
1985 225,500
1986 184,400
1987 217,900
1988 201,000
1989 220,000
1990 241,400
1991 212,300
1992 212,300
1993 197,000
1994 238,400
1995 250,400
1996 255,600
1997 89,600
1998 52,700
1999 140,200
2000 149,705
2010 1,999,127
2011 2,279,341
2012 1,737,962
2013 2,044,188
2014 2,209,428
2015 1,929,907
2016 1,917,924
2017 1,647,425
2018 1,125,367
2019 1,066,747
2020 449,041

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation