Freight Facts and Figures 2008
Tables 3-10 and 3-10M. Top 25 Airports by Landed Weight of All-Cargo Operations: 2000-20061
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports that Anchorage International and Memphis International are two of the most important U.S. airports that handle all-cargo aircraft. All-cargo aircraft do not include aircraft carrying passengers as well as cargo.
Table 3-10 (standard units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
| Airport | 2006 Rank | Landed weight (thousands of short tons) 2000 | Landed weight (thousands of short tons) 2003 | Landed weight (thousands of short tons) 2004 | Landed weight (thousands of short tons) 2005 | Landed weight (thousands of short tons) 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK (Ted Stevens Anchorage International)2 | 1 | 8,084 | 9,007 | 9,844 | 10,364 | 10,588 |
| Memphis, TN (Memphis International) | 2 | 6,318 | 8,760 | 8,885 | 9,343 | 9,425 |
| Louisville, KY (Louisville International-Standiford Field) | 3 | 3,987 | 4,172 | 4,388 | 4,591 | 5,015 |
| Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International) | 4 | 2,892 | 3,120 | 3,062 | 2,927 | 3,627 |
| Miami, FL (Miami International) | 5 | 2,929 | 3,239 | 3,423 | 3,550 | 3,591 |
| Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis International) | 6 | 2,884 | 2,277 | 2,314 | 2,545 | 2,627 |
| New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International) | 7 | 2,793 | 2,937 | 2,898 | 2,811 | 2,615 |
| Chicago, IL (O'Hare International) | 8 | 2,062 | 2,351 | 2,359 | 2,412 | 2,208 |
| Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International) | 9 | 1,961 | 1,835 | 1,765 | 1,870 | 1,867 |
| Oakland, CA (Metropolitan Oakland International) | 10 | 1,811 | 1,695 | 1,703 | 1,797 | 1,798 |
| Fort Worth, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International) | 11 | 1,691 | 1,481 | 1,431 | 1,655 | 1,722 |
| Ontario, CA (Ontario International) | 12 | 1,220 | 1,338 | 1,326 | 1,344 | 1,401 |
| Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International) | 13 | 1,454 | 1,365 | 1,371 | 1,401 | 1,363 |
| Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield International) | 14 | 1,090 | 1,194 | 1,162 | 1,014 | 1,180 |
| Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International) | 15 | 692 | 1,017 | 970 | 828 | 979 |
| San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International) | 16 | 1,267 | 1,200 | 740 | 797 | 829 |
| Portland, OR (Portland International) | 17 | 882 | 749 | 718 | 747 | 730 |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor International) | 18 | 920 | 779 | 801 | 778 | 726 |
| Denver, CO (Denver International) | 19 | 900 | 747 | 763 | 763 | 711 |
| Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International) | 20 | 1,060 | 796 | 531 | 709 | 709 |
| Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental) | 21 | 480 | 666 | 697 | 710 | 696 |
| Chicago/Rockford, IL (Chicago/Rockford International) | 22 | 654 | 625 | 677 | 696 | 696 |
| Fort Worth, TX (Fort Worth Alliance) | 23 | 508 | 348 | 374 | 501 | 644 |
| Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain) | 24 | 622 | 687 | 678 | 702 | 620 |
| San Juan, PR (Luis Munoz Marin International) | 25 | 485 | 652 | 452 | 625 | 606 |
| Top 25 airports3 |  |
(R) 52,381 | (R) 53,947 | (R) 54,526 | (R) 55,955 | 56,973 |
| United States, all airports4 | |
(R) 74,753 | (R) 73,072 | (R) 74,297 | (R) 76,091 | 76,207 |
| Top 25 as % of U.S. total | |
(R) 70.1 | 73.8 | (R) 73.4 | 73.5 | 74.8 |
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.
3Airport rankings change each year. Totals represent the top 25 airports for each year, not necessarily the top 25 airports listed here for 2006.
4Limited 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_airtraffic/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ as of May 29, 2008.
Table 3-10M (metric units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
| Airport | 2006 Rank | Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes) 2000 |
Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes) 2003 |
Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes) 2004 |
Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes) 2005 |
Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK (Ted Stevens Anchorage International)2 | 1 | 7,333 | 8,171 | 8,930 | 9,402 | 9,605 |
| Memphis, TN (Memphis International) | 2 | 5,732 | 7,946 | 8,060 | 8,476 | 8,550 |
| Louisville, KY (Louisville International-Standiford Field) | 3 | 3,617 | 3,785 | 3,981 | 4,165 | 4,549 |
| Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International) | 4 | 2,624 | 2,830 | 2,778 | 2,655 | 3,290 |
| Miami, FL (Miami International) | 5 | 2,657 | 2,938 | 3,105 | 3,221 | 3,258 |
| Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis International) | 6 | 2,616 | 2,065 | 2,099 | 2,308 | 2,383 |
| New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International) | 7 | 2,534 | 2,664 | 2,629 | 2,550 | 2,372 |
| Chicago, IL (O'Hare International) | 8 | 1,870 | 2,133 | 2,140 | 2,188 | 2,003 |
| Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International) | 9 | 1,778 | 1,664 | 1,601 | 1,697 | 1,694 |
| Oakland, CA (Metropolitan Oakland International) | 10 | 1,643 | 1,537 | 1,545 | 1,631 | 1,631 |
| Fort Worth, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International) | 11 | 1,534 | 1,344 | 1,298 | 1,501 | 1,562 |
| Ontario, CA (Ontario International) | 12 | 1,107 | 1,213 | 1,203 | 1,219 | 1,271 |
| Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International) | 13 | 1,319 | 1,238 | 1,244 | 1,271 | 1,236 |
| Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield International) | 14 | 989 | 1,083 | 1,054 | 919 | 1,070 |
| Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International) | 15 | 628 | 923 | 880 | 751 | 888 |
| San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International) | 16 | 1,149 | 1,089 | 671 | 723 | 752 |
| Portland, OR (Portland International) | 17 | 800 | 679 | 651 | 677 | 662 |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor International) | 18 | 835 | 707 | 727 | 706 | 659 |
| Denver, CO (Denver International) | 19 | 817 | 678 | 692 | 692 | 645 |
| Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International) | 20 | 961 | 722 | 482 | 643 | 643 |
| Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental) | 21 | 435 | 604 | 632 | 644 | 631 |
| Chicago/Rockford, IL (Chicago/Rockford International) | 22 | 593 | 567 | 614 | 632 | 631 |
| Fort Worth, TX (Fort Worth Alliance) | 23 | 461 | 316 | 339 | 454 | 584 |
| Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain) | 24 | 564 | 623 | 615 | 637 | 562 |
| San Juan, PR (Luis Munoz Marin International) | 25 | 440 | 591 | 410 | 567 | 550 |
| Top 25 airports3 | |
(R) 47,517 | (R) 48,938 | (R) 49,463 | (R) 50,760 | 51,683 |
| United States, all airports4 | |
(R) 67,812 | 66,287 | 67,399 | 69,026 | 69,131 |
| Top 25 as % of U.S. total | |
(R) 70.1 | (R) 73.8 | (R) 73.4 | (R) 73.5 | 74.8 |
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.
3Airport rankings change each year. Totals represent the top 25 airports for each year, not necessarily the top 25 airports listed here for 2006.
4Limited to airports with an aggregate landed weight in excess of 45.36 million kilograms (45,359 metric tonnes) annually.
Note:
1 metric tonne = 1.1 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_airtraffic/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ as of May 29, 2008.
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