Freight Facts and Figures 2010
Tables 3-10 and 3-10M. Top 25 Airports by Landed Weight of All-Cargo Operations: 2000-20071
The Federal Aviation Administration reports that Memphis International and Anchorage 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 | 2008 Rank | Landed weight (thousands of short tons) 2000 | Landed weight (thousands of short tons) 2005 | Landed weight (thousands of short tons) 2006 | Landed weight (thousands of short tons) 2007 | Landed weight (thousands of short tons) 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN (Memphis International) | 1 | 6,318 | 9,343 | 9,425 | 9,772 | 9,750 |
| Anchorage, AK (Ted Stevens Anchorage International)2 | 2 | 8,084 | 10,364 | 10,588 | 10,562 | 8,976 |
| Louisville, KY (Louisville International-Standiford Field) | 3 | 3,987 | 4,591 | 5,015 | 5,216 | 5,223 |
| Miami, FL (Miami International) | 4 | 2,929 | 3,550 | 3,591 | 3,715 | 3,494 |
| Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International) | 5 | 2,892 | 2,927 | 3,627 | 3,431 | 2,876 |
| Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis International) | 6 | 2,884 | 2,545 | 2,627 | 2,652 | 2,564 |
| New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International) | 7 | 2,793 | 2,811 | 2,615 | 2,557 | 2,222 |
| Chicago, IL (O'Hare International) | 8 | 2,062 | 2,412 | 2,208 | 2,201 | 2,103 |
| Oakland, CA (Metropolitan Oakland International) | 9 | 1,811 | 1,797 | 1,798 | 1,811 | 1,742 |
| Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International) | 10 | 1,961 | 1,870 | 1,867 | 1,873 | 1,727 |
| Fort Worth, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International) | 11 | 1,691 | 1,655 | 1,722 | 1,753 | 1,614 |
| Ontario, CA (Ontario International) | 12 | 1,220 | 1,344 | 1,401 | 1,394 | 1,350 |
| Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International) | 13 | 1,454 | 1,401 | 1,366 | 1,375 | 1,264 |
| Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield International) | 14 | 1,090 | 1,014 | 1,180 | 1,261 | 1,167 |
| Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International) | 15 | 692 | 828 | 979 | 1,134 | 1,032 |
| San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International) | 16 | 1,267 | 797 | 829 | 1,039 | 775 |
| Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental) | 17 | 480 | 710 | 696 | 769 | 754 |
| Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International) | 18 | 1,060 | 709 | 709 | 691 | 747 |
| Chicago/Rockford, IL (Chicago/Rockford International) | 19 | 654 | 696 | 696 | 737 | 710 |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor International) | 20 | 920 | 778 | 726 | 711 | 675 |
| Portland, OR (Portland International) | 21 | 882 | 747 | 730 | 713 | 656 |
| Denver, CO (Denver International) | 22 | 900 | 763 | 711 | 642 | 625 |
| Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain) | 23 | 622 | 702 | 620 | 612 | 562 |
| Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Lake City International) | 24 | 751 | 590 | 548 | 535 | 521 |
| Boston, MA (General Edward Lawrence Logan International) | 25 | 703 | 574 | 550 | 530 | 492 |
| Top 25 airports3 |  |
52,381 | 55,955 | 56,973 | 57,715 | 53,621 |
| United States, all airports4 | |
74,743 | 76,091 | 76,362 | 76,583 | 71,281 |
| Top 25 as % of U.S. total | |
70.1 | 73.5 | 74.6 | 75.4 | 75.2 |
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.
3Airport rankings change each year. Totals represent the top 25 airports for each year, not necessarily the top 25 airports listed here for 2008.
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/media/cy07_cargo.pdf as of July 7, 2010.
Table 3-10M (metric units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
| Airport | 2008 Rank | Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes) 2000 |
Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes) 2005 |
Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes) 2006 |
Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes) 2007 |
Landed weight (thousands of metric tonnes) 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN (Memphis International) | 1 | 5,732 | 8,476 | 8,550 | 8,865 | 8,845 |
| Anchorage, AK (Ted Stevens Anchorage International)2 | 2 | 7,333 | 9,402 | 9,605 | 9,582 | 8,143 |
| Louisville, KY (Louisville International-Standiford Field) | 3 | 3,617 | 4,165 | 4,550 | 4,732 | 4,738 |
| Miami, FL (Miami International) | 4 | 2,657 | 3,221 | 3,258 | 3,370 | 3,170 |
| Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International) | 5 | 2,624 | 2,655 | 3,290 | 3,112 | 2,609 |
| Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis International) | 6 | 2,616 | 2,309 | 2,383 | 2,406 | 2,326 |
| New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International) | 7 | 2,534 | 2,550 | 2,372 | 2,320 | 2,016 |
| Chicago, IL (O'Hare International) | 8 | 1,870 | 2,188 | 2,003 | 1,996 | 1,908 |
| Oakland, CA (Metropolitan Oakland International) | 9 | 1,643 | 1,631 | 1,631 | 1,643 | 1,580 |
| Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International) | 10 | 1,779 | 1,697 | 1,694 | 1,700 | 1,566 |
| Fort Worth, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International) | 11 | 1,534 | 1,502 | 1,562 | 1,591 | 1,464 |
| Ontario, CA (Ontario International) | 12 | 1,107 | 1,219 | 1,271 | 1,265 | 1,225 |
| Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International) | 13 | 1,319 | 1,271 | 1,239 | 1,248 | 1,146 |
| Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield International) | 14 | 989 | 920 | 1,070 | 1,144 | 1,059 |
| Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International) | 15 | 628 | 751 | 888 | 1,028 | 936 |
| San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International) | 16 | 1,149 | 723 | 752 | 943 | 703 |
| Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental) | 17 | 435 | 644 | 631 | 698 | 684 |
| Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International) | 18 | 961 | 643 | 643 | 627 | 677 |
| Chicago/Rockford, IL (Chicago/Rockford International) | 19 | 593 | 632 | 631 | 669 | 644 |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor International) | 20 | 835 | 706 | 659 | 645 | 612 |
| Portland, OR (Portland International) | 21 | 800 | 677 | 662 | 647 | 595 |
| Denver, CO (Denver International) | 22 | 817 | 692 | 645 | 583 | 567 |
| Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain) | 23 | 564 | 637 | 562 | 555 | 510 |
| Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Lake City International) | 24 | 681 | 535 | 497 | 486 | 473 |
| Boston, MA (General Edward Lawrence Logan International) | 25 | 638 | 521 | 499 | 481 | 446 |
| Top 25 airports3 | |
47,520 | 50,762 | 51,686 | 52,359 | 48,645 |
| United States, all airports4 | |
67,807 | 69,029 | 69,275 | 69,476 | 64,666 |
| Top 25 as % of U.S. total | |
70.1 | 73.5 | 74.6 | 75.4 | 75.2 |
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.
3Airport rankings change each year. Totals represent the top 25 airports for each year, not necessarily the top 25 airports listed here for 2008.
4Limited 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_airtraffic/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy07_cargo.pdf as of July 7, 2010.
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