Theworld's thirty busiest airports by cargo traffic for various periods (data provided byAirports Council International). Numbers listed refer to loaded and unloaded freight in metrictonnes, including transit freight.
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ACI's 2024 preliminary figures released in April 2025 are as follows.[1]
| Rank | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Rank Change | Total Cargo (tonnes) | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok,New Territories,Hong Kong, China | HKG/VHHH |  | 4,938,211 |  14.1% |
| 2. |  Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Pudong,Shanghai, China | PVG/ZSPD | 1 | 3,778,331 | 9.8% |
| 3. |  Memphis International Airport | Memphis,Shelby,Tennessee, United States | MEM/KMEM |  1 | 3,754,236 | 3.3% |
| 4. | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | Anchorage,Alaska, United States | ANC/PANC | | 3,699,284 | 9.4% |
| 5. | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport | Louisville,Jefferson, Kentucky, United States | SDF/KSDF | 1 | 3,152,969 | 15.6% |
| 6. |  Incheon International Airport | Jung,Incheon,Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea | ICN/RKSI | 1 | 2,946,902 | 7.4% |
| 7. | Miami International Airport | Miami,Florida, United States | MIA/KMIA | | 2,753,450 | 9.0% |
| 8. |  Hamad International Airport | Doha, Qatar | DOH/OTHH | | 2,616,849 | 11.1% |
| 9. | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Baiyun-Huadu,Guangzhou,Guangdong, China | CAN/ZGGG | 2 | 2,373,727 | 16.9% |
| 10. |  Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Dayuan,Taoyuan, Taiwan | TPE/RCTP | | 2,270,974 | 7.5% |
ACI's 2023 preliminary figures released in April 2024 are as follows.[2]
| Rank | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Rank Change | Total Cargo (tonnes) | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok,New Territories,Hong Kong, China | HKG/VHHH | | 4,331,976 | 3.2% |
| 2. | Memphis International Airport | Memphis,Shelby,Tennessee, United States | MEM/KMEM | | 3,881,211 | 4.0% |
| 3. | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Pudong,Shanghai, China | PVG/ZSPD | 1 | 3,440,084 | 10.4% |
| 4. | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | Anchorage,Alaska, United States | ANC/PANC | 1 | 3,380,374 | 2.4% |
| 5. | Incheon International Airport | Jung,Incheon,Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea | ICN/RKSI | 1 | 2,744,136 | 6.9% |
| 6. | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport | Louisville,Jefferson, Kentucky, United States | SDF/KSDF | 1 | 2,727,820 | 11.1% |
| 7. | Miami International Airport | Miami,Florida, United States | MIA/KMIA | 1 | 2,525,591 | 1.0% |
| 8. | Hamad International Airport | Doha, Qatar | DOH/OTHH | 3 | 2,355,503 | 1.5% |
| 9. | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles,California, United States | LAX/KLAX | | 2,130,835 | 14.9% |
| 10. | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Dayuan,Taoyuan, Taiwan | TPE/RCTP | 3 | 2,112,988 | 16.8% |
ACI's 2022 preliminary figures released in April 2023 are as follows.[3]
| Rank | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Rank Change | Total Cargo (tonnes) | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok,New Territories,Hong Kong, China | HKG/VHHH | | 4,199,196 | 16.4% |
| 2. | Memphis International Airport | Memphis,Shelby,Tennessee, United States | MEM/KMEM | | 4,042,679 | 9.8% |
| 3. | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | Anchorage,Alaska, United States | ANC/PANC | 1 | 3,461,603 | 4.3% |
| 4. | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Pudong,Shanghai, China | PVG/ZSPD | 1 | 3,117,216 | 21.7% |
| 5. | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport | Louisville,Jefferson, Kentucky, United States | SDF/KSDF | 1 | 3,067,234 | 0.5% |
| 6. | Incheon International Airport | Jung,Incheon,Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea | ICN/RKSI | 1 | 2,945,855 | 11.5% |
| 7. | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Dayuan,Taoyuan, Taiwan | TPE/RCTP | | 2,538,768 | 9.7% |
| 8. | Miami International Airport | Miami,Florida, United States | MIA/KMIA | 4 | 2,499,837 | 0.8% |
| 9. | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles,California, United States | LAX/KLAX | 1 | 2,489,854 | 7.6% |
| 10. |  Narita International Airport | Narita,Chiba, Japan | NRT/RJAA | 1 | 2,399,298 | 9.3% |
ACI's 2021 final figures released in July 2022 are as follows.[4]
| Rank | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Rank Change | Total Cargo (tonnes) | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok,New Territories,Hong Kong, China | HKG/VHHH | 1 | 5,025,495 | 12.5% |
| 2. | Memphis International Airport | Memphis,Shelby,Tennessee, United States | MEM/KMEM | 1 | 4,480,465 | 2.9% |
| 3. | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Pudong,Shanghai, China | PVG/ZSPD | | 3,982,616 | 8.0% |
| 4. | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | Anchorage,Alaska, United States | ANC/PANC | | 3,555,160 | 12.6% |
| 5. | Incheon International Airport | Jung,Incheon,Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea | ICN/RKSI | 1 | 3,329,292 | 18.0% |
| 6. | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport | Louisville,Jefferson, Kentucky, United States | SDF/KSDF | 1 | 3,052,269 | 4.6% |
| 7. | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Dayuan,Taoyuan, Taiwan | TPE/RCTP | | 2,812,065 | 20.0% |
| 8. | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles,California, United States | LAX/KLAX | | 2,691,830 | 20.7% |
| 9. | Narita International Airport | Narita,Chiba, Japan | NRT/RJAA | 2 | 2,644,074 | 31.1% |
| 10. | Hamad International Airport | Doha, Qatar | DOH/OTHH | 1 | 2,620,095 | 20.5% |
ACI's 2020 final figures released in November 2021 are as follows.[5]
ACI's 2019 preliminary figures released in May 2020 are as follows.[6]
ACI's 2018 final figures released in September 2019 are as follows.[7][8]
ACI's 2017 final figures are as follows.[9]
ACI's 2016 final figures are as follows.[10]
ACI's 2015 figures are as follows.[11]
ACW's 2014 figures are as follows.[12]
ACI's 2013 preliminary full year figures are as follows.[13]
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ACI's 2012 preliminary full year figures are as follows.[14]
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ACI's 2011 preliminary full year figures are as follows.[15]
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ACI's 2010 preliminary full year figures are as follows.[16]
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ACI's 2009 final full year figures are as follows.[17]
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ACI's 2008 final full year figures are as follows.[18]
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ACI's final full year figures are as follows.[19]
1. Volume includes transit freight
ACI's final full year figures are as follows.[20]
1. Volume includes transit freight
ACI's final full year figures are as follows.[21]
1. Volume includes transit freight
ACI's final full year figures are as follows.[22]
| Rank | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total Cargo (tonnes) | Rank Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Memphis International Airport | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | MEM | 3,554,575 | 1 | +4.8% |
| 2. | Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok,New Territories,Hong Kong, 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. | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris,Île-de-France, France | CDG | 1,876,900 | 7 | +4.3% |
| 8. | Frankfurt 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 | Dayuan,Taoyuan, Taiwan | TPE | 1,701,020 | 14 (+1) | +13.4% |
| 14. | Pudong International Airport | Pudong,Shanghai, 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, 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. | Don Mueang 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, 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, 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 Airport | Sandweiler, Luxembourg | LUX | 712,985 | 27 (+1) | +8.5% |
| 27. | Logan International Airport | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | BOS | 679,637 | 25 (-2) | +1.1% |
| 28. | Beijing Capital International Airport | Chaoyang-Shunyi,Beijing, China | PEK | 668,690 | 26 (-1) | +1.0% |
| 29. | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Sepang,Selangor, Malaysia | KUL | 655,368 | 29 (+1) | +11.1% |
| 30. | Oakland International Airport | Oakland, California, United States | OAK | 644,753 | 28 (-1) | +7.9% |
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ACI's final full year figures are as follows.[23]
| Rank | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total Cargo (tonnes) | Rank Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Memphis International Airport | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | MEM | 3,390,515 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2. | Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok,New Territories,Hong Kong, 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. | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris,Île-de-France, France | CDG | 1,723,700 | 9 (+2) | +6.0% |
| 8. | Frankfurt 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 | Dayuan,Taoyuan, Taiwan | TPE | 1,500,071 | 14 | +8.6% |
| 15. | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport | Amsterdam,North Holland, 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 | Pudong,Shanghai, 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. | Don Mueang 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, Japan | KIX | 793,478 | 20 (-3) | +1.5% |
| 24. | Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) | Tokyo, Japan | HND | 722,736 | 23 (-1) | +2.2% |
| 25. | Logan International Airport | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | BOS | 672,419 | 25 | -3.3% |
| 26. | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States | DFW | 667,574 | 24 (-1) | +0.2% |
| 27. | Beijing Capital International Airport | Chaoyang-Shunyi,Beijing, China | PEK | 662,141 | 25 (-1) | +1.1% |
| 28. | Luxembourg-Findel Airport | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | LUX | 657,254 | 30 (+3) | +19.5% |
| 29. | Oakland International Airport | Oakland, California, United States | OAK | 597,383 | 27 (-1) | +5.9% |
| 30. | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Sepang,Selangor, Malaysia | KUL | 589,982 | N/A | +10.9% |
1. Volume includes transit freight
ACI's final full year figures are as follows.[24]
1. Volume includes transit freight
