Top 10 busiest cargo airports in the world

(Ranking by cargo traffic in 2022)

Rank Airport Country/Region 2022
(tonnes)
2021
(tonnes)
2022 vs 2021
(%)
1 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) China 4,198,937 5,025,495 ↓ 16.4%
2 Memphis International Airport (MEM) United States 4,042,679 4,482,327 ↓ 9.8%
3 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) United States 3,462,874 3,654,347 ↓ 5.2%
4 Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) China 3,117,216 3,982,616 ↓ 21.7%
5 Louisville International Airport (SDF) United States 3,067,234 3,052,269 ↑ 0.5%
6 Incheon International Airport (ICN) South Korea 2,945,855 3,329,292 ↓ 11.5%
7 Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) Taiwan, China 2,538,768 2,812,065 ↓ 9.7%
8 Miami International Airport (MIA) United States 2,499,837 2,520,859 ↓ 0.8%
9 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) United States 2,489,854 2,694,188 ↓ 7.6%
10 Narita International Airport (NRT) Japan 2,399,298 2,644,074 ↓ 9.3%

Top 10 busiest cargo airports in China

(Ranking by cargo traffic in 2022)

Rank Airport City 2022
(tonnes)
2021
(tonnes))
2022 vs 2021
(%)
1 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) Hong Kong 4,198,937 5,025,495 ↓ 16.4%
2 Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) Shanghai 3,117,216 3,982,616 ↓ 21.7%
3 Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) Taipei 2,538,768 2,812,065 ↓ 9.7%
4 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) Guangzhou 21,884,082 2,044,909 ↓ 7.9%
5 Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) Shenzhen 1,506,955 1,568,274 ↓ 3.9%
6 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) Beijing 988,675 1,401,313 ↓ 29.4%
7 Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) Hangzhou 829,831 914,063 ↓ 9.2%
8 Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) Zhengzhou 624,654 704,749 ↓ 11.4%
9 Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) Chengdu 529,873 629,422 ↓ 15.8%
10 Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) Chongqing 414,775 476,723 ↓ 13.0%

Top 10 busiest cargo airports in the USA

(Ranking by cargo traffic in 2022)

Rank Airport City/State 2022
(tonnes)
2021
(tonnes))
2022 vs 2021
(%)
1 Memphis International Airport (MEM) Memphis, TN 4,042,679 4,482,327 ↓ 9.8%
2 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) Anchorage, AK 3,462,874 3,654,347 ↓ 5.2%
3 Louisville International Airport (SDF) Louisville, KY 3,067,234 3,052,269 ↑ 0.5%
4 Miami International Airport (MIA) Miami, FL 2,499,837 2,520,859 ↓ 0.8%
5 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Los Angeles, CA 2,489,854 2,694,188 ↓ 7.6%
6 O'Hare International Airport (ORD) Chicago, IL 2,235,709 2,536,576 ↓ 11.9%
7 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) Cincinnati, OH 1,794,451 1,536,998 ↑ 16.8%
8 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) New York, NY 1,441,905 1,485,811 ↓ 3.0%
9 Indianapolis International Airport (IND) Indianapolis, IN 1,251,533 1,331,313 ↓ 6.0%
10 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 818,933 910,623 ↓ 10.1%