France air freight: 23 provincial airports
France air freight: 23 provincial airports stood at 21,855.06 thousand tonnes in Mar 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Monthly transport traffic table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1994 to Mar 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Monthly transport traffic table
| Indicator | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air freight and mail transport (tonnage) - 23 main provincial French airports | 21,855.06 | 21,171.46 | 20,922.49 | 22,503.97 | 22,154.34 | 25,053.2 | 21,777.13 | 17,745.2 | 22,287.88 | 21,838.45 | |
| Air passenger transport - international and domestic flights - to and from French airports | 13.55 | 11.92 | 12.2 | 13.83 | 12.44 | 16.32 | 16.29 | 18.83 | 18.22 | 17.08 | |
| Air passenger transport - international flights - to and from French airports | 11.48 | 10.06 | 10.3 | 11.65 | 10.52 | 13.96 | 14.06 | 16.24 | 15.67 | 14.59 |
Understanding france air freight: 23 provincial airports
Cargo tonnage and postal items processed through a defined group of main provincial aviation hubs outside the capital region are captured in this metric. The data counts physical weight entering and leaving these specific regional air terminals, encompassing both domestic and international freight operations handled by localized cargo carriers and commercial belly-hold logistics. It separates the logistics throughput of provincial infrastructure from the dominant freight volumes concentrated at major capital-region facilities.
Analyzing this regional cargo measure requires awareness of industrial supply chain shifts, localized manufacturing output cycles, and recurring cargo volume peaks linked to year-end retail demand. Preliminary tonnage figures reported shortly after the close of the reference period frequently undergo administrative adjustments following final customs declarations and carrier audits. Comparisons with national aggregate freight figures can be misleading due to the absence of capital-city hub volumes, making specific regional trend analysis more appropriate for assessing localized logistics activity.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this freight indicator include cargo handled at capital-region facilities?
- No, the series is restricted strictly to a defined set of main provincial airports outside the capital area.
- What types of goods movement are combined within this tonnage measurement?
- The metric aggregates both commercial air freight and postal transport processed through the specified regional terminals.
- Why do initial monthly freight estimates often change in subsequent releases?
- Early reports are revised as customs documentation and airline logistics audits are fully reconciled by statisticians.