World's busiest airports by cargo traffic

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The thirty world's busiest airports by cargo traffic for various periods (data provided by Airports Council International). Numbers listed refer to loaded and unloaded freight in metric tonnes.

Contents 1 2007 preliminary statistics 2 2006 final statistics[2] 3 2005 final statistics[3] 4 2004 final statistics[4] 5 2003 final statistics[5] 6 2002 final statistics[6] 7 References 8 See also

[edit] 2007 preliminary statistics

ACI's full year figures are preliminary.^[1]

Rank	Airport	Location	Code (IATA)	Total Cargo (Metric Tonnes)	Rank Change	% Change
1.	Memphis International Airport	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	MEM	3,840,574	▬	▲4.0%
2.	Hong Kong International Airport	New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China	HKG/VHHH	3,772,673	▬	▲4.5%
3.	Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	ANC	2,826,499	▬	▲0.6%
4.	Incheon International Airport	Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea	ICN/RKSI	2,555,582	▬	▲9.4%
5.	Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Pudong, Shanghai, People's Republic of China	PVG/ZSPD	2,494,808	▲1	▲15.5%
6.	Narita International Airport	Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan	NRT/RJAA	2,252,654	▼1	▼1.2%
7.	Frankfurt Airport	Flughafen (Frankfurt am Main), Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany	FRA/EDDF	2,169,025	▲1	▲1.9%
8.	Louisville International Airport	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	SDF	2,078,290	▲1	▲4.8%
9.	Charles De Gaulle International Airport	Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France	CDG/LFPG	2,005,160	▼2	▲6.4%
10.	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida, United States	MIA	1,922,982	▲2	▲5.0%
11.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region, Singapore	SIN/WSSS	1,918,159	▼1	▼0.7%
12.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California, United States	LAX	1,877,876	▼1	▼1.5%
13.	Dubai International Airport	Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	DXB/OMDB	1,668,506	▲4	▲11.0%
14.	Amsterdam Schiphol Airport	Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands	AMS/EHAM	1,651,385	▲1	▲5.4%
15.	Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport	Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China	TPE/RCTP	1,605,681	▼2	▼5.5%
16.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City, New York, United States	JFK	1,595,577	▼2	▼2.8%
17.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois, United States	ORD	1,524,419	▼1	▼2.2%
18.	London Heathrow Airport	Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom	LHR/EGLL	1,395,909	▬	▲3.9%
19.	Bangkok International Airport	Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Greater Bangkok, Central, Thailand	BKK/VTBS	1,220,001	▬	▲3.2%
20.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of China	PEK/ZBAA	1,191,048	▬	▲15.8%
21.	Indianapolis International Airport	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	IND	1,056,517	▬	▲1.2%
22.	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey, United States	EWR	943,174	▬	▼2.7%
23.	Luxembourg-Findel International Airport	Findel, Sandweiler, Luxembourg (canton), Luxembourg (district), Luxembourg	LUX/ELLX	856,740	▲4	▲14.0%
24.	Tokyo International Airport	Ōta, Tokyo, Kantō, Honshū, Japan	HND/RJTT	851,551	▬	▲1.7%
25.	Kansai International Airport	Izumisano/Sennan/Tajiri, Osaka, Japan	KIX/RJBB	845,996	▼2	▲0.5%
26.	Brussels Airport	Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium	BRU/EBBR	728,689	▲?	▲2.1%
27.	Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States	DFW	724,957	▼1	▼3.5%
28.	Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	ATL	720,209	▬	▼3.5%
29.	Cologne Bonn Airport	Cologne/Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	CGN/EDDK	710,244	▬	▲2.8%
30.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Baiyun, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China	CAN/ZGGG	694,923	▼5	▲6.4%

1. Volume includes transit freight

[edit] 2006 final statistics^[2]

Rank	Airport	Location	Code (IATA)	Total Cargo (Metric Tonnes)	2005 Rank	% Change
1.	Memphis International Airport	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	MEM	3,692,081	▬1	▲2.6%
2.	Hong Kong International Airport	New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China	HKG	3,609,780	▬2	▲5.1%
3.	Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	ANC	2,691,395	▬3	▲5.4%
4.	Incheon International Airport	Incheon, South Korea	ICN	2,336,572	▲5	▲8.7%
5.	Narita International Airport	Narita, Chiba, Japan	NRT	2,280,830	▼4	▼0.5%
6.	Pudong International Airport	Pudong, Shanghai, People's Republic of China	PVG	2,168,122	▲9	▲16.8%
7.	Charles De Gaulle International Airport	Paris, Île-de-France, France	CDG	2,130,724	▼6	▲6.0%
8.	Frankfurt International Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany	FRA	2,127,646	▼7	▲8.4%
9.	Louisville International Airport	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	SDF	1,983,032	▲11	▲9.2%
10.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region, Singapore	SIN	1,931,881	▬10	▲4.2%
11.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California, United States	LAX	1,907,497	▼8	▼1.6%
12.	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida, United States	MIA	1,830,591	▬12	▲4.3%
13.	Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport	Taoyuan, Taiwan (Republic of China)	TPE	1,698,808	▬13	▼0.4%
14.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City, New York, United States	JFK	1,636,357	▬14	▲0.2%
15.	Amsterdam Schiphol Airport	Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands	AMS	1,566,828	▲16	▲4.7%
16.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois, United States	ORD	1,558,235	▼15	▲0.8%
17.	Dubai International Airport	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	DXB	1,503,697	▲18	▲14.3%
18.	London Heathrow Airport	Hayes, Greater London, United Kingdom	LHR	1,343,930	▼17	▼3.3%
19.	Bangkok International Airport	Bangkok, Thailand	BKK	1,181,814	▬19	▲3.6%
20.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Beijing, Beijing Shi, People's Republic of China	PEK	1,028,909	▲24	▲31.6%
21.	Indianapolis International Airport	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	IND	987,449	▲20	▲0.2%
22.	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey, United States	EWR	974,961	▼21	▲2.6%
23.	Kansai International Airport	Izumisano, Osaka, Japan	KIX	842,016	▼22	▼3.2%
24.	Tokyo International Airport	Ota, Tokyo, Japan	HND	837,262	▼23	▲4.8%
25.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China	CAN	824,907	▲26	▲9.9%
26.	Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States	DFW	757,856	▲28	▲2.1%
27.	Luxembourg-Findel International Airport	Sandweiler, Luxembourg	LUX	752,676	▬27	▲1.3%
28.	Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	ATL	746,502	▼25	▼2.8%
29.	Cologne Bonn Airport	Cologne/Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	CGN	691,110	N/A	▲7.4%
30.	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	KUL	677,446	N/A	▲3.2%

1. Volume includes transit freight

[edit] 2005 final statistics^[3]

Rank	Airport	Location	Code (IATA)	Total Cargo (Metric Tonnes)	2004 Rank	% Change
1.	Memphis International Airport	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	MEM	3,598,500	1	▲1.2%
2.	Hong Kong International Airport	Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China	HKG	3,433,349	2	▲9.9%
3.	Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	ANC	2,553,9371	4 (+1)	▲13.4%
4.	Narita International Airport	Narita, Chiba, Japan	NRT	2,291,073	3 (-1)	▼3.5%
5.	Incheon International Airport	Incheon, South Korea	ICN	2,150,140	5	▲0.7%
6.	Charles De Gaulle International Airport	Paris, Île-de-France, France	CDG	2,010,361	7 (+1)	▲7.2%
7.	Frankfurt International Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany	FRA	1,962,927	8 (+1)	▲6.7%
8.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California, United States	LAX	1,938,430	6 (-2)	▲1.3%
9.	Pudong International Airport	Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, People's Republic of China	PVG	1,856,655	14 (+5)	▲13.1%
10.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region, Singapore	SIN	1,854,610	9 (-1)	▲3.3%
11.	Louisville International Airport	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	SDF	1,815,155	11	▲4.3%
12.	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida, United States	MIA	1,754,633	10 (-2)	▼1.4%
13.	Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport	Taoyuan, Taiwan (Republic of China)	TPE	1,705,318	13	▲0.3%
14.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City, New York, United States	JFK	1,660,717	12 (-2)	▼2.6%
15.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois, United States	ORD	1,546,153	15	▲4.8%
16.	Amsterdam Schiphol Airport	Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands	AMS	1,495,919	16	▲2.0%
17.	London Heathrow Airport	Hayes, Greater London, United Kingdom	LHR	1,389,589	17	▼1.6%
18.	Dubai International Airport	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	DXB	1,314,906	18	▲12.5%
19.	Bangkok International Airport	Bangkok, Thailand	BKK	1,140,836	19	▲7.8%
20.	Indianapolis International Airport	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	IND	985,457	21 (+1)	▲5.7%
21.	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey, United States	EWR	949,933	20 (-1)	▼3.5%
22.	Kansai International Airport	Izumisano, Osaka, Japan	KIX	869,474	22	▼2.1%
23.	Tokyo International Airport	Ota, Tokyo, Japan	HND	799,073	24 (+1)	▲3.2%
24.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Beijing, Beijing Shi, People's Republic of China	PEK	782,066	27 (+3)	▲17.0%
25.	Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	ATL	767,897	23 (-2)	▼10.8%
26.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China	CAN	750,555	30 (+4)	▲18.7%
27.	Luxembourg-Findel International Airport	Sandweiler, Luxembourg	LUX	742,766	26 (-1)	▲4.2%
28.	Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States	DFW	741,805	25 (-3)	▼0.1%
29.	Oakland International Airport	Oakland, California, United States	OAK	672,844	29	▬0.0%
30.	Brussels Airport	Brussels (Zaventem), Belgium	BRU	660,854	N/A	▲5.2%

1. Volume includes transit freight

[edit] 2004 final statistics^[4]

Rank	Airport	Location	Code (IATA)	Total Cargo (Metric Tonnes)	2003 Rank	% Change
1.	Memphis International Airport	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	MEM	3,554,575	1	+4.8%
2.	Hong Kong International Airport	New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China	HKG	3,119,008	2	+16.9%
3.	Narita International Airport	Narita, Chiba, Japan	NRT	2,373,133	3	+10.1%
4.	Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	ANC	2,252,9111	4	+7.2%
5.	Incheon International Airport	Incheon, South Korea	ICN	2,133,444	5	+7.2%
6.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California, United States	LAX	1,913,676	6	+4.3%
7.	Charles De Gaulle International Airport	Paris, Île-de-France, France	CDG	1,876,900	7	+4.3%
8.	Frankfurt International Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany	FRA	1,838,894	8	+11.4%
9.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region, Singapore	SIN	1,795,646	10 (+1)	+10.0%
10.	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida, United States	MIA	1,778,902	9 (-1)	+8.6%
11.	Louisville International Airport	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	SDF	1,739,492	12 (+1)	+7.5%
12.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City, New York, United States	JFK	1,706,468	11 (-1)	+3.1%
13.	Chiang Kai-shek International Airport	Taoyuan, Republic of China (Taiwan)	TPE	1,701,020	14 (+1)	+13.4%
14.	Pudong International Airport	Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, People's Republic of China	PVG	1,642,176	17 (+3)	+38.1%
15.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois, United States	ORD	1,474,652	13 (-2)	-2.4%
16.	Amsterdam Schiphol Airport	Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands	AMS	1,467,204	15 (-1)	+8.4%
17.	London Heathrow Airport	Hayes, Greater London, United Kingdom	LHR	1,412,033	16 (-1)	+8.6%
18.	Dubai International Airport	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	DXB	1,169,286	18	+22.2%
19.	Bangkok International Airport	Bangkok, Thailand	BKK	1,058,145	19	+11.3%
20.	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey, United States	EWR	984,838	21 (+1)	+2.4%
21.	Indianapolis International Airport	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	IND	932,449	20 (-1)	+5.9%
22.	Kansai International Airport	Osaka, Kansai, Japan	KIX	887,819	23 (+1)	+11.9%
23.	Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	ATL	862,230	22 (-1)	+7.5%
24.	Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)	Tokyo, Kanto, Japan	HND	774,113	24	+7.1%
25.	Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States	DFW	742,289	25	+11.4%
26.	Luxembourg-Findel International Airport	Sandweiler, Luxembourg	LUX	712,985	27 (+1)	+8.5%
27.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Beijing, Beijing Shi, People's Republic of China	PEK	668,690	26 (-1)	+1.0%
28.	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia	KUL	655,368	29 (+1)	+11.1%
29.	Oakland International Airport	Oakland, California, United States	OAK	644,753	28 (-1)	+7.9%
30.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China	CAN	632,372	N/A	+16.2%

1. Volume includes transit freight

[edit] 2003 final statistics^[5]

Rank	Airport	Location	Code (IATA)	TTotal Cargo (Metric Tonnes)	2002 Rank	% Change
1.	Memphis International Airport	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	MEM	3,390,515	1	+0.0%
2.	Hong Kong International Airport	New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China	HKG	2,668,880	2	+6.6%
3.	Narita International Airport	Narita, Chiba, Japan	NRT	2,154,691	3	+7.6%
4.	Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	ANC	2,102,0251	5 (+1)	+18.7%
5.	Incheon International Airport	Incheon, South Korea	ICN	1,843,055	6 (+1)	+8.0%
6.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California, United States	LAX	1,833,300	4 (-2)	+2.8%
7.	Charles De Gaulle International Airport	Paris, Île-de-France, France	CDG	1,723,700	9 (+2)	+6.0%
8.	Frankfurt International Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany	FRA	1,650,476	8	+1.2%
9.	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida, United States	MIA	1,637,278	10 (+1)	+0.8%
10.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region, Singapore	SIN	1,632,409	7 (-3)	+1.7%
11.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City, New York, United States	JFK	1,626,722	11	2.5%
12.	Louisville International Airport	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	SDF	1,618,336	12	+6.2%
13.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois, United States	ORD	1,510,746	13	+2.5%
14.	Chiang Kai-shek International Airport	Taoyuan]], Republic of China (Taiwan)	TPE	1,500,071	14	+8.6%
15.	Amsterdam Schiphol Airport	Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands	AMS	1,353,760	16 (+1)	+5.1%
16.	London Heathrow Airport	Hayes, Greater London, United Kingdom	LHR	1,300,420	15 (-1)	+0.8%
17.	Pudong International Airport	Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, People's Republic of China	PVG	1,189,303	26 (+9)	+87.3%
18.	Dubai International Airport	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	DXB	956,795	21 (+3)	+21.9%
19.	Bangkok International Airport	Bangkok, Thailand	BKK	950,136	17 (-2)	+0.7%
20.	Indianapolis International Airport	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	IND	889,163	18 (-2)	+8.7%
21.	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey, United States	EWR	874,641	19 (-2)	+2.0%
22.	Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	ATL	798,501	22	+8.8%
23.	Kansai International Airport	Osaka, Kansai, Japan	KIX	793,478	20 (-3)	+1.5%
24.	Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)	Tokyo, Kanto, Japan	HND	722,736	23 (-1)	+2.2%
25.	Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States	DFW	667,574	24 (-1)	+0.2%
26.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Beijing, Beijing Shi, People's Republic of China	PEK	662,141	25 (-1)	+1.1%
27.	Luxembourg-Findel International Airport	Sandweiler, Luxembourg	LUX	657,254	30 (+3)	+19.5%
28.	Oakland International Airport	Oakland, California, United States	OAK	597,383	27 (-1)	+5.9%
29.	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia	KUL	589,982	N/A	+10.9%
30.	Brussels Airport	Zaventem, Brussels	BRU	586,313	N/A	+14.1%

1. Volume includes transit freight

[edit] 2002 final statistics^[6]

Rank	Airport	Location	Code (IATA)	Total Cargo (Metric Tonnes)
1.	Memphis International Airport	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	MEM	3,390,800
2.	Hong Kong International Airport	New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China	HKG	2,504,584
3.	Narita International Airport	Narita, Chiba, Japan	NRT	2,001,822
4.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California, United States	LAX	1,779,855
5.	Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	ANC	1,771,5951
6.	Incheon International Airport	Incheon, South Korea	ICN	1,705,880
7.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region, Singapore	SIN	1,660,404
8.	Frankfurt International Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany	FRA	1,631,322
9.	Charles De Gaulle International Airport	Paris, Île-de-France, France	CDG	1,626,400
10.	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida, United States	MIA	1,624,242
11.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City, New York, United States	JFK	1,589,648
12.	Louisville International Airport	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	SDF	1,524,181
13.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois, United States	ORD	1,473,980
14.	Chiang Kai-shek International Airport	Taoyuan]], Republic of China (Taiwan)	TPE	1,380,748
15.	London Heathrow Airport	Hayes, Greater London, United Kingdom	LHR	1,310,615
16.	Amsterdam Schiphol Airport	Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands	AMS	1,288,626
17.	Bangkok International Airport	Bangkok, Thailand	BKK	956,790
18.	Indianapolis International Airport	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	IND	901,917
19.	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey, United States	EWR	850,050
20.	Kansai International Airport	Osaka, Kansai, Japan	KIX	805,430
21.	Dubai International Airport	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	DXB	784,997
22.	Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	ATL	734,083
23.	Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)	Tokyo, Kanto, Japan	HND	707,301
24.	Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States	DFW	670,310
25.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Beijing, Beijing Shi, People's Republic of China	PEK	669,347
26.	Pudong International Airport	Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, People's Republic of China	PVG	634,966
27.	Oakland International Airport	Oakland, California, United States	OAK	634,643
28.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China	CAN	592,559
29.	San Francisco International Airport	San Francisco, California, United States	SFO	589,730
30.	Luxembourg-Findel International Airport	Sandweiler, Luxembourg	LUX	550,211

1. Volume includes transit freight

[edit] References

1. ^ Year to date Passenger Traffic. Airports Council International (2008-03-12). Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
2. ^ Cargo Traffic 2006 FINAL from Airports Council International
3. ^ Cargo Traffic 2005 FINAL from Airports Council International
4. ^ Cargo Traffic 2004 FINAL from Airports Council International
5. ^ Cargo Traffic 2003 FINAL from Airports Council International
6. ^ Cargo Traffic 2002 FINAL from Airports Council International

[edit] See also

• World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
• World's busiest airports by traffic movements
• World's busiest airports by international passenger traffic
• China's busiest airports by cargo traffic
• US busiest airports by international passenger traffic
• Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic