Located in the capital city of India, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi is the preferred Air Cargo Hub of India due to its strategic location, hosting elaborate infrastructure and efficient air cargo handling services.

The cargo facility at Delhi Airport is spread across an area of 150 acres comprising state-of-the-art infrastructure, 2 integrated cargo terminals, an on-airport logistics centre, and the largest airline network connecting 70+ International and 80+ Domestic destinations served by 67+ air carriers and 30+ freighter airlines.

Delhi Airport is India’s largest air cargo gateway handling over one million metric tonnes of cargo annually. The first AEO (Authorised Economic Operator) certified airport by Indian Customs, Govt. of India, Delhi Airport is the first facility to receive e-AWB 360 certification from IATA (International Air Transport Association) for 100% e-Freight compliant processes.

Delhi Airport has witnessed consistent growth in the air cargo department since the time it took over operations in the year 2006. While its journey started in 2006 when it handled an air cargo volume of 0.38 million metric tonnes, Delhi Airport has consecutively achieved 1.0 million Metric tonnes in the financial year 2024 and 2025. The consistent growth story of our cargo business is a result of continuous improvement not just in terms of infrastructure advancement but also upscaling of operational efficiencies in each sphere of air cargo handling activities at the airport.

Delhi Airport is recognized for its state-of-the-art temperature control cargo terminal facility, which is equipped with advanced technology and specialized handling equipment to process the temperature-controlled product with utmost care and safety. While the Cargo terminals have in place separate chambers of varied temperature range for storage of cargo, there are other facilities like insulated loading/ unloading bays and cool dollies to move the cargo from Terminal to the Aircraft, thus ensuring the much needed unbroken cold supply chain at the airport.

Delhi Airport has set-up India's first dedicated Transshipment Excellence Centre (TEC) at the Airside, which is spread over an area of 900 sqm; providing seamless and efficient transshipment services for the cargo shipments on 24x7hrs basis. The processing of the transshipment cargo is achieved within average 20 minutes; thus bringing efficiency to the entire cargo supply chain.

Delhi Airport is the first airport in India, which can handle various types of air cargo products, be it perishable & pharma cargo, project cargo, heavy cargo, live animals, dangerous goods, radioactive materials, gems and jewelry and so on. There are dedicated sections and earmarked zones for each set of cargo handling with required infrastructure and skilled manpower to cater to the need of specialized/ customized air cargo services. The cargo terminals are equipped with appropriate handling equipment ranging from sensitive screening equipment to bulk lifters like cranes, capable of handling any type and size of cargo that is moved by air.

Delhi Airport has also facilitated the Road Feeder Services (RFS) in Bonded Trucks for transit for cargo originating from the catchment region. The contracted trucking companies serve through an extensive surface network throughout India for delivering airfreight cargo to and from Delhi Airport.

Reach upto 2700 Km with more than 250 destinations.

Several initiatives have been implemented at Cargo Terminal to save green, both in terms of operational and infrastructural activities.

At Airport level, Delhi Airport cargo is extremely conscious about Green initiatives and keeps implementing various initiatives to reduce carbon emission, particularly with respect to cargo handling processes. Our Cargo Terminal Operators (CTOs) have also been implementing several measures towards the green initiatives, such as the use of battery-operated handling equipment, use of green energy etc.