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.

2006 final statistics[1]

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 Chek Lap Kok, 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 (+1) +8.7%
5. Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Japan NRT 2,280,830 4 (-1) -0.5%
6. Pudong International Airport Pudong, Shanghai Shi, People's Republic of China PVG 2,168,122 9 (+3) +16.8%
7. Charles De Gaulle International Airport Paris, Île-de-France, France CDG 2,130,724 6 (-1) +6.0%
8. Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA 2,127,646 7 (-1) +8.4%
9. Louisville International Airport Louisville, Kentucky, United States SDF 1,983,032 11 (+2) +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 (-3) -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 (+1) +4.7%
16. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD 1,558,235 15 (-1) +0.8%
17. Dubai International Airport Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB 1,503,697 18 (+1) +14.3%
18. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR 1,343,930 17 (-1) -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 (+4) +31.6%
21. Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis, Indiana, United States IND 987,449 20 (-1) +0.2%
22. Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR 974,961 21 (-1) +2.6%
23. Kansai International Airport Izumisano, Osaka, Japan KIX 842,016 22 (-1) -3.2%
24. Tokyo International Airport Ota, Tokyo, Japan HND 837,262 23 (-1) +4.8%
25. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China CAN 824,907 26 (+1) +9.9%
26. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW 757,856 28 (+2) +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 (-3) -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

2005 final statistics[2]

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

2004 final statistics[3]

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

2003 final statistics[4]

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

2002 final statistics[5]

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

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