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Tables 2-9 and 2-9M: Top 25 Airports by Landed Weight of All-Cargo Operations1

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports that Anchorage International and Memphis International are this country's two most important airports that handle all-cargo aircraft. All-cargo aircraft are those dedicated to the exclusive transportation of cargo. They do not include aircraft carrying passengers as well as cargo. Of the top 25 airports that handle all-cargo operations, Memphis is also one of the fastest growing, up 39 percent since 2000, along with Honolulu (47 percent), Houston (39 percent), and San Juan (34 percent).

Table 2-9 (standard units)
Table in Excel format

Airport 2003 Rank Landed weight (thousands of short tons)
2000
Landed weight (thousands of short tons)
2001
Landed weight (thousands of short tons)
2002
Landed weight (thousands of short tons)
2003
Anchorage, AK (Ted Stevens Anchorage International)218,0847,7778,9949,007
Memphis, TN (Memphis International)26,3186,8658,8268,760
Louisville, KY (Louisville International-Standiford Field)33,9874,0264,2024,172
Miami, FL (Miami International)42,9293,0553,1743,239
Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International)52,8922,9293,0383,120
New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International)62,7932,5432,9122,937
Chicago, IL (O'Hare International)72,0622,0122,2172,351
Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis International)82,8843,1542,3382,277
Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International)91,9611,7951,7581,835
Oakland, CA (Metropolitan Oakland International)101,8111,6391,7461,695
Fort Worth, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International)111,6911,5461,4811,481
Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International)121,4541,4521,4661,365
Ontario, CA (Ontario International)131,2201,2911,4441,338
San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International)141,2671,0121,0351,200
Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield International)151,0901,0431,1661,194
Covington/Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International)169129801,0431,098
Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International)176927899701,017
Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International)181,060958881796
Dayton, OH (James M. Cox Dayton International)192,2331,444897784
Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor International)20920838867779
Portland, OR (Portland International)21882807816749
Denver, CO (Denver International)22900803783747
Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold Chamberlain) 23622586621687
Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental)24480463482666
San Juan, PR (Luis Munoz Marin International)25485417537652
Top 25 airports (R) 51,627(R) 50,224(R) 53,69353,947
United States, all airports3 (R) 74,754(R) 71,426(R) 73,29073,072
Top 25 as % of U.S. total 69.1%70.3%73.3%73.8%

Key: R = revised.

1All-Cargo operations are 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.

Note: 1 short ton = 2,000 lbs.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, ACAIS Database Report F5, CY 2003 and CY 2001, available at http://www.faa.gov/arp/planning/stats as of June 27, 2005.


Table 2-9M (metric units)
Table in Excel format

Airport 2003 Rank Landed weight (thousands of short tons)
2000
Landed weight (thousands of short tons)
2001
Landed weight (thousands of short tons)
2002
Landed weight (thousands of short tons)
2003
Anchorage, AK (Ted Stevens Anchorage International)217,3337,0558,1598,171
Memphis, TN (Memphis International)25,7326,2288,0077,947
Louisville, KY (Louisville International-Standiford Field)33,6173,6533,8123,785
Miami, FL (Miami International)42,6572,7712,8792,938
Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International)52,6242,6572,7562,830
New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International)62,5342,3072,6422,664
Chicago, IL (O'Hare International)72,6162,8622,1212,133
Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis International)81,8701,8252,0112,065
Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International)91,7791,6281,5951,664
Oakland, CA (Metropolitan Oakland International)101,6431,4871,5841,537
Fort Worth, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International)111,5341,4021,3431,344
Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International)121,3191,3181,3301,238
Ontario, CA (Ontario International)131,1071,1721,3101,213
San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International)149899461,0581,089
Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield International)158288899461,083
Covington/Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International)161,149918939996
Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International)17628716880923
Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International)182,0261,310814722
Dayton, OH (James M. Cox Dayton International)19961869799712
Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor International)20835760787707
Portland, OR (Portland International)21800732740679
Denver, CO (Denver International)22817729710678
Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold Chamberlain) 23564532564624
Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental)24435420437604
San Juan, PR (Luis Munoz Marin International)25440379487591
Top 25 airports (R) 46,835(R) 45,563(R) 48,70948,940
United States, all airports3 (R) 67,815(R) 64,796(R) 66,48866,290
Top 25 as % of U.S. total 69.1%70.3%73.3%73.8%

Key: R = revised.

1All-Cargo operations are 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 45,360 metric tonnes (50,000 short tons) annually.

Note: 1 short ton = 0.91 metric tonne.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, ACAIS Database Report F5, CY 2003 and CY 2001, available at http://www.faa.gov/arp/planning/stats as of June 27, 2005.

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