Freight Facts and Figures 2013
Tables 3-7 and 3-7M. Top 25 Airports by Landed Weight of All-Cargo Operations: 2000 and 2009-20121
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, respectively. Anchorage is a major international gateway for trade with Asia.
Table 3-7 (standard units)
| Airport | 2012 Rank | Landed weight (thousands of short tons) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||
| Memphis, TN (Memphis International) | 1 | 6,318 | 9,464 | 9,772 | 10,152 | 10,263 |
| Anchorage, AK (Ted Stevens Anchorage International)2 | 2 | 8,084 | 7,762 | 9,732 | 8,887 | 8,261 |
| Louisville, KY (Louisville International-Standiford Field) | 3 | 3,987 | 5,139 | 5,319 | 5,491 | 5,462 |
| Miami, FL (Miami International) | 4 | 2,929 | 3,176 | 3,453 | 3,317 | 3,574 |
| Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis International) | 5 | 2,884 | 2,288 | 2,359 | 2,407 | 2,470 |
| Chicago, IL (O'Hare International) | 6 | 2,062 | 1,750 | 2,448 | 2,184 | 2,278 |
| Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International) | 7 | 2,892 | 1,884 | 1,977 | 2,022 | 2,102 |
| New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International) | 8 | 2,793 | 1,591 | 1,962 | 1,972 | 1,747 |
| Cincinnati, OH (Cincinatti/Northern Kentucky International) | 9 | 912 | 564 | 1,216 | 1,410 | 1,594 |
| Fort Worth, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International) | 10 | 1,691 | 1,436 | 1,516 | 1,532 | 1,544 |
| Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International) | 11 | 1,961 | 1,464 | 1,489 | 1,525 | 1,427 |
| Oakland, CA (Metropolitan Oakland International) | 12 | 1,811 | 1,341 | 1,324 | 1,340 | 1,323 |
| Ontario, CA (Ontario International) | 13 | 1,220 | 1,168 | 1,121 | 1,157 | 1,181 |
| Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield International) | 14 | 1,090 | 1,278 | 1,314 | 1,328 | 1,014 |
| Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International) | 15 | 692 | 1,021 | 1,062 | 1,057 | 988 |
| Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International) | 16 | 1,454 | 1,132 | 994 | 975 | 947 |
| Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental) | 17 | 480 | 784 | 763 | 808 | 784 |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor International) | 18 | 920 | 610 | 607 | 620 | 650 |
| Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International) | 19 | 1,060 | 803 | 697 | 679 | 645 |
| Denver, CO (Denver International) | 20 | 900 | 624 | 619 | 605 | 602 |
| San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International) | 21 | 1,267 | 747 | 652 | 622 | 599 |
| Portland, OR (Portland International) | 22 | 882 | 545 | 531 | 567 | 581 |
| Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Lake City International) | 23 | 751 | 449 | 424 | 428 | 438 |
| Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain) | 24 | 622 | 474 | 512 | 484 | 438 |
| San Juan, PR (Luis Munoz Marin International) | 25 | 485 | 543 | 441 | 434 | 425 |
| Top 25 airports3 |  |
52,381 | 48,153 | 52,350 | 52,043 | 51,338 |
| United States, all airports4 | |
74,743 | 63,191 | 67,530 | 66,095 | 67,448 |
| Top 25 as % of U.S. total | |
70.1 | 76.2 | 77.5 | 78.7 | 76.1 |
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 2012.
4Limited to airports with an aggregate landed weight in excess of 100 million pounds (50,000 short tons) annually.
Notes:
1 short ton = 2,000 pounds.
Sources:
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 September 11, 2013.
Table 3-7M (metric units)1
| Airport | 2012 Rank | Landed weight (thousands of metric tons) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||
| Memphis, TN (Memphis International) | 1 | 5,732 | 8,586 | 8,865 | 9,209 | 9,310 |
| Anchorage, AK (Ted Stevens Anchorage International)2 | 2 | 7,333 | 7,042 | 8,829 | 8,062 | 7,495 |
| Louisville, KY (Louisville International-Standiford Field) | 3 | 3,617 | 4,662 | 4,825 | 4,981 | 4,955 |
| Miami, FL (Miami International) | 4 | 2,657 | 2,882 | 3,132 | 3,009 | 3,242 |
| Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis International) | 5 | 2,616 | 2,075 | 2,140 | 2,183 | 2,241 |
| Chicago, IL (O'Hare International) | 6 | 1,870 | 1,587 | 2,221 | 1,982 | 2,066 |
| Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles International) | 7 | 2,624 | 1,710 | 1,794 | 1,834 | 1,907 |
| New York, NY (John F. Kennedy International) | 8 | 2,534 | 1,443 | 1,780 | 1,789 | 1,585 |
| Cincinnati, OH (Cincinatti/Northern Kentucky International) | 9 | 828 | 512 | 1,103 | 1,279 | 1,446 |
| Fort Worth, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth International) | 10 | 1,534 | 1,303 | 1,375 | 1,390 | 1,401 |
| Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty International) | 11 | 1,779 | 1,328 | 1,351 | 1,383 | 1,295 |
| Oakland, CA (Metropolitan Oakland International) | 12 | 1,643 | 1,216 | 1,201 | 1,215 | 1,200 |
| Ontario, CA (Ontario International) | 13 | 1,107 | 1,060 | 1,017 | 1,050 | 1,071 |
| Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield International) | 14 | 989 | 1,159 | 1,192 | 1,205 | 920 |
| Honolulu, HI (Honolulu International) | 15 | 628 | 926 | 963 | 959 | 897 |
| Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia International) | 16 | 1,319 | 1,027 | 902 | 884 | 859 |
| Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental) | 17 | 435 | 711 | 692 | 733 | 711 |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor International) | 18 | 835 | 554 | 550 | 562 | 590 |
| Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma International) | 19 | 961 | 729 | 632 | 616 | 585 |
| Denver, CO (Denver International) | 20 | 817 | 566 | 561 | 548 | 546 |
| San Francisco, CA (San Francisco International) | 21 | 1,149 | 678 | 592 | 564 | 543 |
| Portland, OR (Portland International) | 22 | 800 | 494 | 482 | 515 | 527 |
| Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Lake City International) | 23 | 681 | 408 | 385 | 388 | 397 |
| Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain) | 24 | 564 | 430 | 465 | 439 | 397 |
| San Juan, PR (Luis Munoz Marin International) | 25 | 440 | 493 | 400 | 393 | 385 |
| Top 25 airports3 | |
47,520 | 43,684 | 47,491 | 47,213 | 46,573 |
| United States, all airports4 | |
67,806 | 57,327 | 61,263 | 59,961 | 61,189 |
| Top 25 as % of U.S. total | |
70.1 | 76.2 | 77.5 | 78.7 | 76.1 |
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 2012.
4Limited to airports with an aggregate landed weight in excess of 100 million pounds (50,000 short tons) annually.
Notes:
1 metric tonne = 1.1023 short tons.
Sources:
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 September 11, 2013.
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