Freight Facts and Figures 2011
Tables 3-3 and 3-3M. Top 25 Airports by Landed Weight of All-Cargo Operations: 2000-20091
The three most important U.S. airports that handle all-cargo aircraft are Memphis, Anchorage, and Louisville. Memphis and Louisville are major hubs for FedEx and the United Parcel Service. Anchorage is a major international gateway for trade with Asia.
Table 3-3 (standard units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
| Airport | 2009 Rank | Landed weight (thousands of short tons) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||
| Memphis, TN (Memphis International) | 1 | 6,318 | 9,425 | 9,772 | 9,750 | 9,464 |
| Anchorage, AK (Ted Stevens Anchorage International)2 | 2 | 8,084 | 10,588 | 10,562 | 8,976 | 7,762 |
| Louisville, KY (Louisville International-Standiford Field) | 3 | 3,987 | 5,015 | 5,216 | 5,223 | 5,139 |
| Miami, FL (Miami International) | 4 | 2,929 | 3,591 | 3,715 | 3,494 | 3,176 |
| Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis International) | 5 | 2,892 | 2,627 | 2,652 | 2,564 | 2,288 |
| Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International) | 6 | 2,884 | 3,627 | 3,431 | 2,876 | 1,884 |
| Chicago, IL (O'Hare International) | 7 | 2,793 | 2,208 | 2,201 | 2,103 | 1,750 |
| New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International) | 8 | 2,062 | 2,615 | 2,557 | 2,222 | 1,591 |
| Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International) | 9 | 1,811 | 1,867 | 1,873 | 1,727 | 1,464 |
| Fort Worth, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International) | 10 | 1,961 | 1,722 | 1,753 | 1,614 | 1,436 |
| Oakland, CA (Metropolitan Oakland International) | 11 | 1,691 | 1,798 | 1,811 | 1,742 | 1,341 |
| Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield International) | 12 | 1,220 | 1,180 | 1,261 | 1,167 | 1,278 |
| Ontario, CA (Ontario International) | 13 | 1,454 | 1,401 | 1,394 | 1,350 | 1,168 |
| Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International) | 14 | 1,090 | 1,366 | 1,375 | 1,264 | 1,132 |
| Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International) | 15 | 692 | 979 | 1,134 | 1,032 | 1,021 |
| Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International) | 16 | 1,267 | 709 | 691 | 747 | 803 |
| Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental) | 17 | 480 | 696 | 769 | 754 | 784 |
| San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International) | 18 | 1,060 | 829 | 1,039 | 775 | 747 |
| Denver, CO (Denver International) | 19 | 654 | 711 | 642 | 625 | 624 |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor International) | 20 | 920 | 726 | 711 | 675 | 610 |
| Chicago/Rockford, IL (Chicago/Rockford International) | 21 | 882 | 696 | 737 | 710 | 564 |
| Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International)3 | 22 | 900 | 100 | 97 | 104 | 564 |
| Portland, OR (Portland International) | 23 | 622 | 730 | 713 | 656 | 545 |
| San Juan, PR (Luis Munoz Marin International) | 24 | 751 | 606 | 522 | 431 | 543 |
| Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain) | 25 | 703 | 620 | 612 | 562 | 474 |
| Top 25 airports4 |  |
52,381 | 56,973 | 57,715 | 53,621 | 48,153 |
| United States, all airports5 | |
74,743 | 76,362 | 76,583 | 71,281 | 63,191 |
| Top 25 as % of U.S. total | |
70.1 | 74.6 | 75.4 | 75.2 | 76.2 |
1Dedicated to the exclusive transportation of cargo, all-cargo operations do not include aircraft carrying passengers that also may be carrying cargo. Aircraft landed weight is the certificated maximum gross landed weight of the aircraft as specified by the aircraft manufacturers.
2Anchorage includes a large share of all-cargo operations in-transit.
3The significant 2006 decrease in landed weight at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport was due to a major reduction in DHL Airways' cargo operations, which have since rebounded.
4Airport rankings change each year. Totals represent the top 25 airports for each year, not necessarily the top 25 airports listed here for 2009.
5Limited to airports with an aggregate landed weight in excess of 100 million pounds (50,000 short tons) annually.
Note:
1 short ton = 2,000 pounds.
Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Carrier Activity Information System (ACAIS) database, All-Cargo Data, available at www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ as of August 19, 2011.
Table 3-3M (metric units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
| Airport | 2009 Rank | Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||
| Memphis, TN (Memphis International) | 1 | 5,732 | 8,550 | 8,865 | 8,845 | 8,586 |
| Anchorage, AK (Ted Stevens Anchorage International)2 | 2 | 7,333 | 9,605 | 9,582 | 8,143 | 7,042 |
| Louisville, KY (Louisville International-Standiford Field) | 3 | 3,617 | 4,550 | 4,732 | 4,738 | 4,662 |
| Miami, FL (Miami International) | 4 | 2,657 | 3,258 | 3,370 | 3,170 | 2,882 |
| Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis International) | 5 | 2,624 | 2,383 | 2,406 | 2,326 | 2,075 |
| Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International) | 6 | 2,616 | 3,290 | 3,112 | 2,609 | 1,710 |
| Chicago, IL (O'Hare International) | 7 | 2,534 | 2,003 | 1,996 | 1,908 | 1,587 |
| New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International) | 8 | 1,870 | 2,372 | 2,320 | 2,016 | 1,443 |
| Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International) | 9 | 1,643 | 1,694 | 1,700 | 1,566 | 1,328 |
| Fort Worth, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International) | 10 | 1,779 | 1,562 | 1,591 | 1,464 | 1,303 |
| Oakland, CA (Metropolitan Oakland International) | 11 | 1,534 | 1,631 | 1,643 | 1,580 | 1,216 |
| Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield International) | 12 | 1,107 | 1,070 | 1,144 | 1,059 | 1,159 |
| Ontario, CA (Ontario International) | 13 | 1,319 | 1,271 | 1,265 | 1,225 | 1,060 |
| Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International) | 14 | 989 | 1,239 | 1,248 | 1,146 | 1,027 |
| Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International) | 15 | 628 | 888 | 1,028 | 936 | 926 |
| Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International) | 16 | 1,149 | 643 | 627 | 677 | 729 |
| Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental) | 17 | 435 | 631 | 698 | 684 | 711 |
| San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International) | 18 | 961 | 752 | 943 | 703 | 678 |
| Denver, CO (Denver International) | 19 | 593 | 645 | 583 | 567 | 566 |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor International) | 20 | 835 | 659 | 645 | 612 | 554 |
| Chicago/Rockford, IL (Chicago/Rockford International) | 21 | 800 | 631 | 669 | 644 | 512 |
| Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International)3 | 22 | 817 | 91 | 88 | 94 | 512 |
| Portland, OR (Portland International) | 23 | 564 | 662 | 647 | 595 | 494 |
| San Juan, PR (Luis Munoz Marin International) | 24 | 681 | 549 | 474 | 391 | 493 |
| Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain) | 25 | 638 | 562 | 555 | 510 | 430 |
| Top 25 airports4 | |
47,520 | 51,686 | 52,359 | 48,645 | 43,684 |
| United States, all airports5 | |
67,807 | 69,275 | 69,476 | 64,666 | 57,327 |
| Top 25 as % of U.S. total | |
70.1 | 74.6 | 75.4 | 75.2 | 76.2 |
1Dedicated to the exclusive transportation of cargo, all-cargo operations do not include aircraft carrying passengers that also may be carrying cargo. Aircraft landed weight is the certificated maximum gross landed weight of the aircraft as specified by the aircraft manufacturers.
2Anchorage includes a large share of all-cargo operations in-transit.
3The significant 2006 decrease in landed weight at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport was due to a major reduction in DHL Airways' cargo operations, which have since rebounded.
4Airport rankings change each year. Totals represent the top 25 airports for each year, not necessarily the top 25 airports listed here for 2009.
5Limited to airports with an aggregate landed weight in excess of 100 million pounds (50,000 short tons) annually.
Note:
1 metric tonne = 1.1023 short tons.
Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Carrier Activity Information System (ACAIS) database, All-Cargo Data, available at www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ as of August 19, 2011.
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