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List of busiest airports by cargo traffic

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

2024 final statistics

ACI's 2024 preliminary figures released in April 2025 are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Rank
ChangeTotal Cargo
(tonnes)%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

2023 final statistics

ACI's 2023 preliminary figures released in April 2024 are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Rank
ChangeTotal Cargo
(tonnes)%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

2022 final statistics

ACI's 2022 preliminary figures released in April 2023 are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Rank
ChangeTotal Cargo
(tonnes)%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

2021 final statistics

ACI's 2021 final figures released in July 2022 are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Rank
ChangeTotal Cargo
(tonnes)%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

2020 final statistics

ACI's 2020 final figures released in November 2021 are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Rank
ChangeTotal Cargo
(tonnes)%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

2019 final statistics

ACI's 2019 preliminary figures released in May 2020 are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Rank
ChangeTotal Cargo
(tonnes)%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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2018 final statistics

ACI's 2018 final figures released in September 2019 are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Rank
ChangeTotal Cargo
(tonnes)%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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2017 final statistics

ACI's 2017 final figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Rank
ChangeTotal Cargo
(tonnes)%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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2016 final statistics

ACI's 2016 final figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Rank
ChangeTotal Cargo
(tonnes)%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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2015 statistics

ACI's 2015 figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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2014 statistics

ACW's 2014 figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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2013 preliminary statistics

ACI's 2013 preliminary full year figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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28.
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30.
  1. Volume includes transit freight

2012 preliminary statistics

ACI's 2012 preliminary full year figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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29.
30.
  1. Volume includes transit freight

2011 preliminary statistics

ACI's 2011 preliminary full year figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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  1. Volume includes transit freight

2010 preliminary statistics

ACI's 2010 preliminary full year figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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  1. Volume includes transit freight

2009 final statistics

ACI's 2009 final full year figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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30.
  1. Volume includes transit freight

2008 final statistics

ACI's 2008 final full year figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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30.
  1. Volume includes transit freight

2007 final statistics

ACI's final full year figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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30.
  1. Volume includes transit freight

2006 final statistics

ACI's final full year figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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27.
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30.
  1. Volume includes transit freight

2005 final statistics

ACI's final full year figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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25.
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27.
28.
29.
30.
  1. Volume includes transit freight

2004 final statistics

ACI's final full year figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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27.
28.
29.
30.
  1. Volume includes transit freight

2003 final statistics

ACI's final full year figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)Rank
Change%
Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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27.
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29.
30.
  1. Volume includes transit freight

2002 final statistics

ACI's final full year figures are as follows.

RankAirportLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)Total Cargo
(tonnes)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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  1. Volume includes transit freight

References

References

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  16. (2010-08-01). "Cargo Traffic 2010 FINAL from Airports Council International". Airports Council International.
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