The world’s largest and busiest airports by cargo traffic are measured by cargo handled for various periods. Numbers listed refer to loaded and unloaded freight in metric tonnes. The data is from Airports Council International (ACI), which is the trade association of the world’s airports, founded in 1991 with the objective of fostering cooperation among its member airports and other partners in world aviation, including the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Air Transport Association and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization.
Rank | Airport | Country | Total Cargo (Tonnes) |
1. | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | 5,121,029 |
2. | Memphis International Airport | United States | 4,470,196 |
3. | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | China | 3,768,573 |
4. | Incheon International Airport | South Korea | 2,952,123 |
5. | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | United States | 2,806,743 |
6. | Dubai International Airport | United Arab Emirates | 2,641,383 |
7. | Louisville International Airport | United States | 2,623,019 |
8. | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Taiwan | 2,322,823 |
9. | Narita International Airport | Japan | 2,261,008 |
10. | Los Angeles International Airport | United States | 2,209,850 |
11. | Hamad International Airport | Qatar | 2,198,308 |
12. | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | 2,195,000 |
13. | Frankfurt am Main International Airport | Germany | 2,176,387 |
14. | Charles de Gaulle Airport | France | 2,156,327 |
15. | Miami International Airport | United States | 2,129,658 |
16. | Beijing Capital International Airport | China | 2,074,005 |
17. | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | China | 1,890,816 |
18. | Chicago O’Hare International Airport | United States | 1,807,091 |
19. | London Heathrow International Airport | United Kingdom | 1,771,342 |
20. | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Netherlands | 1,737,984 |
