Note 14 - Air T, Inc. Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares		Mar. 31, 2015 $ / shares shares	May 14, 2014 shares
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	4,000,000	[1]	4,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares	$ 0.25	[1]	$ 0.25
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased				750,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	50,000	[1]	50,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares	$ 1	[1]	$ 1
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	0
Rights Agreement [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares	$ 0.01
Other Than Exempt Person [Member]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares	$ 85
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	5,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	5,000
Preferred Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance	3,000
Dividends, Preferred Stock | $	$ 1
Related Dividend Declared in Comparison to Per Share of Common Stock	1,000
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share | $ / shares	$ 100
Liquidation Payment in Comparison to Per Share of Common Stock	1,000
Number of Votes Entitled	1,000

[1] The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2016 has been restated. See Note 1A.