Within 312 502 flight movements in commercial aviation
(scheduled and non-scheduled transport), which were reported in 2011,
a decrease of 2.5% compared to the preceding year, a total of 227 938 tons (t) (-7.3%)
of freight and 13 551 t (+8.4%) of mail were transported via the six Austrian international airports (including
transit).
The total freight volume (excluding transit) of
206 526 t (-18 358 t or -8.2%) was lower than in the previous year; transit
transport ascended from 21 060 t in 2010 to 21 412 t (+352 t or +1.7%) in
2011. Also the volume of transported air mail
(excluding transit) of 13 550 t (+1 057 t or +8.5%) was higher than in 2010;
in transit transport there was a decrease of 1.6 t (-61.7%) ,compared
with 2010 to a total of 1.0 t in 2011.