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.
2025 statistics ACI's 2025 preliminary figures released in April 2026 are as follows.
RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)RankChangeTotal Cargo(tonnes)%Change1. Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 5,070,256 2.7%2. Shanghai Pudong International Airport Pudong, Shanghai, China PVG/ZSPD 4,096,016 8.6%3. Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Anchorage, Alaska, United States ANC/PANC 1 3,854,614 4.2%4. Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Louisville, Kentucky, United States SDF/KSDF 1 3,396,437 13.5%5. Miami International AirportMiami, Florida, United StatesMIA/KMIA 2 3,128,165 13.6%6. Memphis International Airport Memphis, Tennessee, United States MEM/KMEM 3 2,969,502 20.9%7. Incheon International Airport Jung, Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea ICN/RKSI 1 2,954,684 0.3%8. Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTHH 2,614,214 0.1%9. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 1 2,499,899 10.1%10. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China CAN/ZGGG 1 2,439,248 2.4%
2024 final statistics ACI's 2024 preliminary figures released in April 2025 are as follows.
RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)RankChangeTotal Cargo(tonnes)%Change1. 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, 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, 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 AirportMiami, Florida, United StatesMIA/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%
2023 final statistics ACI's 2023 preliminary figures released in April 2024 are as follows.
RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)RankChangeTotal Cargo(tonnes)%Change1. Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 4,331,976 3.2%2. Memphis International Airport Memphis, 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, Kentucky, United States SDF/KSDF 1 2,727,820 11.1%7. Miami International AirportMiami, Florida, United StatesMIA/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 AirportLos Angeles, California, United StatesLAX/KLAX 2,130,835 14.9%10. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 3 2,112,988 16.8%
2022 final statistics ACI's 2022 preliminary figures released in April 2023 are as follows.
RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)RankChangeTotal Cargo(tonnes)%Change1. Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 4,199,196 16.4%2. Memphis International Airport Memphis, 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, 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 AirportMiami, Florida, United StatesMIA/KMIA 4 2,499,837 0.8% 9. Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, California, United StatesLAX/KLAX 1 2,489,854 7.6%10. Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Japan NRT/RJAA 1 2,399,298 9.3%
2021 final statistics ACI's 2021 final figures released in July 2022 are as follows.
RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)RankChangeTotal Cargo(tonnes)%Change1. 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, 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, 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 AirportLos Angeles, California, United StatesLAX/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%
2020 final statistics ACI's 2020 final figures released in November 2021 are as follows.
RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)RankChangeTotal Cargo(tonnes)%Change1. Memphis International Airport Memphis, Tennessee, United States MEM/KMEM 1 4,613,431 6.7%2. Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 1 4,468,089 7.1%3. Shanghai Pudong International Airport Pudong, Shanghai, China PVG/ZSPD 3,686,627 1.4%4. Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Anchorage, Alaska, United States ANC/PANC 2 3,157,682 15.0%5. Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Louisville, Kentucky, United States SDF/KSDF 1 2,917,243 4.6%6. Incheon International Airport Jung, Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea ICN/RKSI 1 2,822,370 2.1%7. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 2 2,342,714 7.4%8. Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, California, United StatesLAX/KLAX 5 2,229,476 6.6%9. Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTHH 1 2,175,292 1.8%10. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 2 2,137,699 2.2%Aggregated top 10 airports30,550,6233.0%
2019 final statistics ACI's 2019 preliminary figures released in May 2020 are as follows.
RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)RankChangeTotal Cargo(tonnes)%Change1. Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 4,809,485 6.1%2. Memphis International Airport Memphis, Tennessee, United States MEM/KMEM 4,322,740 3.3%3. Shanghai Pudong International Airport Pudong, Shanghai, China PVG/ZSPD 3,634,230 3.6%4. Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Louisville, Kentucky, United States SDF/KSDF 3 2,790,109 6.4%5. Incheon International Airport Jung, Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea ICN/RKSI 1 2,764,369 6.4%6. Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Anchorage, Alaska, United States ANC/PANC 1 2,745,348 2.2%7. Dubai International Airport Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 1 2,514,918 4.8%8. Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTHH 3 2,215,804 0.8%9. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 1 2,182,342 6.1%10. Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Japan NRT/RJAA 1 2,104,063 6.9%11. Charles de Gaulle Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 3 2,102,268 2.5%12. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 3 2,092,472 1.8%13. Frankfurt am Main International Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 2,091,174 3.9%14. Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 2 2,056,700 6.3%15. Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing, China PEK/ZBAA 1 1,957,779 6.0%16. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China CAN/ZGGG 1 1,922,132 1.7%17. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 1 1,758,119 3.8%18. Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 1 1,672,874 5.6%19. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 1 1,592,221 8.4%20. Suvarnabhumi International Airport Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand BKK/VTBS 1 1,326,914 11.2%
2018 final statistics ACI's 2018 final figures released in September 2019 are as follows.
RankAirportLocationCode(IATA/ICAO)RankChangeTotal Cargo(tonnes)%Change1. Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 5,121,029 1.5%2. Memphis International Airport Memphis, Tennessee, United States MEM/KMEM 4,470,196 3.1%3. Shanghai Pudong International Airport Pudong, Shanghai, ChinaPVG/ZSPD3,768,5731.5%4. Incheon International Airport Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South KoreaICN/RKSI2,952,1231.0%5. Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Anchorage, Alaska, United StatesANC/PANC2,806,7433.5%6. Dubai International Airport Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 2,641,383 0.5%7. Louisville International Airport Louisville, Kentucky, United States SDF/KSDF 2,623,019 0.8%8. Taiwan Taoyuan International AirportDayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 1 2,322,823 2.4%9. Narita International AirportNarita, Chiba, Kantō, Japan NRT/RJAA 12,261,0083.2%10. Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, California, United StatesLAX/KLAX 3 2,209,850 2.4%11. Hamad International AirportDoha, QatarDOH/OTHH52,198,3088.8%12. Singapore Changi AirportChangi, East Region, SingaporeSIN/WSSS2,195,0001.4%13. Frankfurt am Main International AirportFlughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, GermanyFRA/EDDF22,176,3870.8%14. Charles de Gaulle AirportSeine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, FranceCDG/LFPG42,156,3271.8%15. Miami International AirportMiami, Florida, United StatesMIA/KMIA12,129,6582.8%16. Beijing Capital International AirportChaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing, ChinaPEK/ZBAA12,074,0052.2%17. Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportBaiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaCAN/ZGGG11,890,8166.2%18. Chicago O'Hare International AirportChicago, Illinois, United StatesORD/KORD21,807,0915.0%19. London Heathrow International AirportHayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United KingdomLHR/EGLL21,771,3421.3%20. Amsterdam Airport SchipholHaarlemmermeer, North Holland, NetherlandsAMS/EHAM11,737,9842.7%Total51,313,6651.4%
2017 final statistics ACI's 2017 final figures are as follows.