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Tables 2-8 and 2-8M: Top 25 Airports by Landed Weight of All-Cargo Operations1

Two airports, Anchorage International and Memphis International, handle the largest amount of cargo (both domestic and foreign) landing by aircraft dedicated to freight transportation (so-called "all cargo" aircraft). Memphis International is also one of the fastest growing all-cargo airports in the top 25. Both Memphis International and Honolulu International grew 40 percent in terms of landed weight in all-cargo operations between 2000 and 2002.

Table 2-8 (standard units)
Table in Excel format

Airport 2002 Rank Landed weight (thousands of short tons)
2000
Landed weight (thousands of short tons)
2001
Landed weight (thousands of short tons)
2002
Anchorage, AK (Ted Stevens Anchorage International)218,0847,7778,994
Memphis, TN (Memphis International)26,3186,8658,826
Louisville, KY (Louisville International-Standiford Field)33,9874,0264,202
Miami, FL (Miami International)42,9293,0553,174
Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International)52,8922,9293,038
New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International)62,7932,5432,912
Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis International)72,8843,1542,338
Chicago, IL (O'Hare International)82,0622,0122,217
Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International)91,9611,7951,758
Oakland, CA (Metropolitan Oakland International)101,8111,6391,746
Fort Worth, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International)111,6911,5461,481
Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International)121,4541,4521,466
Ontario, CA (Ontario International)131,2201,2911,444
Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield International)141,0901,0431,166
Covington/Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International)159129801,043
San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International)161,2671,0121,035
Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International)17692789970
Dayton, OH (James M. Cox Dayton International)182,2331,444897
Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International)191,060958881
Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor International)20920838867
Portland, OR (Portland International)21882807816
Denver, CO (Denver International)22900803783
Boston, MA (Logan International)23703651636
Rockford, IL (Greater Rockford)24654681630
Orlando, FL (Orlando International)25672611623
Top 25 airportsempty Cell52,07050,70153,942
United States, all airports3empty Cell74,75471,42673,433
Top 25 as % of U.S. totalempty Cell69.7%71.0%73.5%

1All-Cargo operations are aircraft operations dedicated to the exclusive transportation of cargo. This does not include aircraft carrying passengers that may also 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 proportion of all-cargo operations in-transit.
3Limited to airports with an aggregate landed weight in excess of 100 million pounds (50,000 short tons) annually.


Table 2-8M (metric units)
Table in Excel format

Airport 2002 Rank Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes)
2000
Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes)
2001
Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes)
2002
Anchorage, AK (Ted Stevens Anchorage International)217,3337,0558,159
Memphis, TN (Memphis International)25,7326,2288,007
Louisville, KY (Louisville International-Standiford Field)33,6173,6533,812
Miami, FL (Miami International)42,6572,7712,879
Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International)52,6242,6572,756
New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International)62,5342,3072,642
Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis International)72,6162,8622,121
Chicago, IL (O'Hare International)81,8701,8252,011
Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International)91,7791,6281,595
Oakland, CA (Metropolitan Oakland International)101,6431,4871,584
Fort Worth, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International)111,5341,4021,343
Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International)121,3191,3181,330
Ontario, CA (Ontario International)131,1071,1721,310
Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield International)149899461,058
Covington/Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International)15828889946
San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International)161,149918939
Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International)17628716880
Dayton, OH (James M. Cox Dayton International)182,0261,310814
Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International)19961869799
Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor International)20835760787
Portland, OR (Portland International)21800732740
Denver, CO (Denver International)22817729710
Boston, MA (Logan International)23638591577
Rockford, IL (Greater Rockford)24593618572
Orlando, FL (Orlando International)25610554565
Top 25 airportsempty Cell47,23745,99548,936
United States, all airports3empty Cell67,81564,79666,617
Top 25 as % of U.S. totalempty Cell69.7%71.0%73.5%

2Anchorage includes a large proportion of all-cargo operations in-transit.
3Limited to airports with an aggregate landed weight in excess of 100 million pounds (50,000 short tons) annually.

Note: 1 short ton = 2,000 lbs.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, ACAIS Database Report F5, CY 2002 and CY 2000, available at http://www2.faa.gov/arp/planning/stats as of December 16, 2003.

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