According to figures published by the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) , the AICM continues to see increases in cargo handling , as it went from 115,770.3 tons to 121,866 tons, which meant a 5.3% increase year over year.

Querétaro followed , achieving a 2.2% increase , with a movement of 38,480.8 tons from January to June 2025, that is, 822.4 tons more than in the first half of last year.

Guadalajara, under concession to the Pacific Airport Group (GAP) ,  grew by 1.3% , going from 84,444.9 tons in the first half of 2024 to 85,530.2 tons in the same period of 2025.

The other airports in the top 10 showed decreases, including Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) , which closed with 190,232.6 tons between January and June, a drop of 14.7 percent.

The AFAC reported that in the first half of 2025, international cargo suffered a 6.9% decline ; the AIFA continued to be the most affected, falling from 215,733.5 tons in the first six months of 2024 to 184,906.5 tons in the same period of 2025, a drop of 14.3%.

Domestic cargo registered a 1.3% decrease in the reference period , as 186,580.6 tons were transported between January and June 2025 compared to 188,958 tons in the same period in 2024.

Regarding the 10 main routes nationwide, AFAC specified that the largest contraction was on the Santa Lucía-Guadalajara route, which registered a 32.5% drop , going from 3,861 tons in the first half of 2024 to 2,606 tons in the same period of 2025.

Internationally, the largest drop was on the Toluca-Memphis route , which ended the period with 8,552 tons, compared to 13,142 tons for the same period in 2024.

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During the first quarter of the year, the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) became the infrastructure that moved the most cargo in the country, followed by Tijuana, Mérida, and Monterrey.

According to the latest statistics presented by the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC), during this period, AIFA moved 103,932 tons, a figure higher than the 1,800 tons from the same period last year.

It is worth remembering that on February 3, 2023, the government published through the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) the decree that put an end to dedicated cargo at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM), causing various cargo carriers to migrate to Santa Lucía (AIFA). However, it was not until September of the same year when the total move to this terminal was completed.

Under this scenario, AICM experienced a collapse during the first quarter of 2024 of 61.3%, dropping from 148,041.1 tons to 57,235.6 tons.

The airports of Querétaro, Guadalajara, Cancún, Toluca, and San Luis Potosí also showed negative figures. In contrast, Tijuana, Mérida, and Monterrey experienced growth.

Therefore, from January to March of last year, air cargo in the country grew by 2.7% year-on-year, closing with 297,471.9 tons, 7,791.8 more than in the same period of the previous year.

Domestic cargo showed a decrease of 3%, dropping from 93,458.7 tons to 90,679.6 tons, while internationally, the growth was 5.4%, ending with 206,792.3 tons, 10,570.8 tons more.

At the national level, the route with the highest growth was Monterrey-Mexico, and the route with the greatest decline was Mexico-Guadalajara.

While the international route that experienced an increase was Santa Lucía-Hong Kong, the one that decreased the most was Memphis-Guadalajara.

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El cargo Cargo operations at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) are plummeting, while the Mexico City International Airport (AIFA) is on the rise apareció primero en T21.