Singapore · Regional expansion
Changi air freight rose in all nine reported months of 2026
Changi Airport handled about 1.66 million tonnes of air freight from January to September 2026, up 8.5% on the same months of 2025. April had the fastest year-on-year rise and July handled the most tonnes.
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2026
Shared scale · 0 thousand tonnes to 193 thousand tonnes
2025
Shared scale · 0 thousand tonnes to 193 thousand tonnes
2019
Shared scale · 0 thousand tonnes to 193 thousand tonnes
The figure uses matching January to September windows.
The rise was spread across the year
Each of the first nine months beat its 2025 comparison. March had the smallest published annual increase, at 6.1%, and April had the largest at 12.9%. The monthly pattern shows sustained growth across the reporting window. Source 1
Growth rates and tonnage tell different stories
February had the second-highest annual growth rate at 10.2%, but its 158,000 tonnes was the lowest volume of the nine months. July led by weight at 193,000 tonnes despite recording a slower annual increase of 7.3%. Source 1
A longer comparison brings April into focus
April 2026 was 20.8% above April 2019, the largest increase in the airport's longer comparison. Changi puts the first nine months 11.1% above the corresponding 2019 period. January was roughly flat against 2019 on unrounded values. Source 1
How the operator's figures are read
The airport reports freight tonnes, passenger movements and commercial aircraft movements in separate tables. Freight tonnage can change alongside relatively small movement in aircraft counts. The published 2025 and 2019 total tonnages cover full years, while their reported comparison rates use corresponding months. Source 1