Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 31, 2018
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	AIR T INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000353184
Trading Symbol	airt
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		2,029,614
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false