Cargo is the most essential method of transportation in the world since it is the quickest and transfers the most valuable products. As a consequence, based on cargo traffic data given by the Airports Council International, we’ve developed a list of the world’s busiest airports.
Rank |
Airport |
Location |
Total Cargo (Metric Tonnes) |
| 1 | Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 4,168,394 |
| 2 | Memphis International Airport | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | 3,916,937 |
| 3 | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Pudong, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China | 3,227,914 |
| 4 | Incheon International Airport | Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea | 2,684,500 |
| 5 | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | 2,578,396 |
| 6 | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport | Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d’Oise, Île-de-France, France | 2,399,067 |
| 7 | Frankfurt Airport | Flughafen (Frankfurt am Main), Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany | 2,275,106 |
| 8 | Dubai International Airport | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2,270,498 |
| 9 | Narita International Airport | Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan | 2,167,843 |
| 10 | Louisville International Airport | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | 2,166,226 |
