List of the largest cargo airports in the United States based on weight of landed cargo in US pounds (freight + mail) since 2008 (note: this list includes airports in U.S. territories).
Rank (2022) | Airports | IATA code | ICAO code | Major city served | State | 2022 [1] | 2021 [2] | 2020 [3] | 2019 [4] | 2018 [5] | 2017 [6] | 2016 [7] | 2015 [8] | 2014 [9] | 2013 [10] | 2012 [11] | 2011 [12] | 2010 [13] | 2009 [14] | 2008 [15] |
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1 | Ted Stevens Anchorage International | ANC | PANC | Anchorage | AK | 24,265,396,895 | 25,219,077,526 | 22,882,827,499 | 18,306,699,196 | 18,413,943,946 | 17,337,337,377 | 16,867,292,945 | 17,139,250,601 | 15,867,941,046 | 15,982,410,652 | 16,522,948,234 | 17,774,071,223 | 19,463,543,790 | 15,524,360,013 | 17,951,597,580 |
2 | Memphis International | MEM | KMEM | Memphis | TN | 23,402,185,775 | 24,867,472,042 | 25,156,876,655 | 24,344,504,836 | 24,432,753,510 | 23,949,525,780 | 23,866,469,898 | 22,679,195,919 | 22,774,592,279 | 21,891,425,638 | 20,983,699,672 | 20,303,149,106 | 19,544,635,833 | 18,928,729,202 | 19,500,093,674 |
3 | Louisville Muhammad Ali International | SDF | KSDF | Louisville | KY | 18,168,215,285 | 17,506,400,843 | 16,756,934,214 | 15,599,137,404 | 14,643,310,355 | 13,403,682,652 | 12,804,148,855 | 12,057,543,654 | 11,568,369,154 | 11,264,596,650 | 11,096,369,031 | 10,981,281,067 | 10,637,700,120 | 10,278,035,711 | 10,445,498,827 |
4 | Los Angeles International | LAX | KLAX | Los Angeles | CA | 11,461,211,039 | 14,789,239,464 | 13,171,992,460 | 7,459,422,818 | 7,316,551,753 | 7,197,930,264 | 6,931,158,178 | 6,585,460,219 | 4,297,359,912 | 4,199,375,809 | 4,204,996,790 | 4,043,122,100 | 3,954,810,091 | 3,768,864,700 | 5,751,595,501 |
5 | Miami International | MIA | KMIA | Miami | FL | 10,667,545,448 | 11,283,672,121 | 9,929,929,001 | 9,235,113,239 | 8,398,363,905 | 7,963,988,407 | 7,899,307,235 | 7,630,761,702 | 7,192,790,882 | 6,847,177,300 | 7,147,983,325 | 6,634,448,852 | 6,905,291,871 | 6,352,786,009 | 6,988,513,672 |
6 | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International | CVG | KCVG | Cincinnati | KY | 9,236,796,404 | 8,478,266,612 | 8,209,931,440 | 7,238,728,106 | 7,031,104,454 | 5,700,282,994 | 4,275,662,532 | 4,019,745,706 | 3,644,404,568 | 3,422,731,214 | 3,188,275,844 | 2,819,377,048 | 2,431,870,514 | 1,127,694,335 | 207,350,722 |
7 | Chicago O'Hare International | ORD | KORD | Chicago | IL | 7,840,745,746 | 8,590,863,840 | 7,877,649,208 | 6,543,510,230 | 6,697,030,276 | 10,373,559,593 | 9,358,755,022 | 9,063,649,529 | 7,541,411,779 | 6,864,249,348 | 4,555,097,891 | 4,368,420,500 | 4,895,940,100 | 3,499,701,350 | 4,206,916,900 |
8 | Indianapolis International | IND | KIND | Indianapolis | IN | 7,230,550,380 | 7,160,133,175 | 5,653,005,700 | 5,301,991,570 | 5,279,561,245 | 5,138,500,501 | 5,329,187,330 | 5,324,737,760 | 5,355,984,715 | 5,268,916,355 | 4,940,121,920 | 4,813,314,835 | 4,717,295,655 | 4,575,418,342 | 5,128,484,161 |
9 | Ontario International | ONT | KONT | Ontario | CA | 5,203,676,097 | 5,344,522,774 | 5,220,302,257 | 4,491,470,174 | 4,198,558,563 | 3,522,510,318 | 3,041,697,142 | 2,588,841,276 | 2,360,845,923 | 2,371,732,316 | 2,361,837,263 | 2,313,849,963 | 2,241,182,912 | 2,336,057,158 | 2,699,776,864 |
10 | John F Kennedy International | JFK | KJFK | New York | NY | 4,456,997,828 | 5,020,677,738 | 3,431,222,328 | 3,181,583,134 | 3,278,081,740 | 2,937,988,820 | 3,197,249,060 | 3,255,916,985 | 3,170,996,874 | 3,372,770,377 | 3,494,647,375 | 3,944,502,109 | 3,923,400,051 | 3,181,559,852 | 4,444,315,500 |
11 | Dallas-Fort Worth International | DFW | KDFW | Fort Worth | TX | 4,266,864,656 | 3,914,555,658 | 4,515,027,123 | 4,740,849,216 | 4,303,624,237 | 4,155,362,297 | 3,859,940,737 | 3,328,784,075 | 3,140,733,270 | 3,062,528,160 | 3,087,615,175 | 3,064,264,844 | 3,031,597,346 | 2,872,971,976 | 3,228,104,260 |
12 | Oakland International | OAK | KOAK | Oakland | CA | 3,726,916,410 | 3,901,370,785 | 3,677,415,748 | 3,672,214,435 | 3,625,227,180 | 3,272,195,070 | 3,152,106,329 | 3,051,610,036 | 2,954,355,995 | 2,723,772,301 | 2,646,418,994 | 2,679,671,476 | 2,648,094,390 | 2,681,144,418 | 3,484,046,450 |
13 | Chicago/Rockford International | RFD | KRFD | Rockford | IL | 3,424,546,813 | 3,410,070,576 | 2,739,584,350 | 2,372,104,750 | 2,139,318,460 | 1,381,654,780 | 922,955,400 | 796,201,190 | 788,773,800 | 792,674,210 | 822,206,730 | 888,721,860 | 917,260,300 | 1,128,804,190 | 1,419,957,532 |
14 | Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International | ATL | KATL | Atlanta | GA | 3,356,099,476 | 3,650,738,103 | 3,165,690,474 | 3,107,206,086 | 2,992,813,629 | 2,781,647,652 | 2,610,022,106 | 2,458,665,543 | 2,262,892,910 | 2,187,228,002 | 2,027,932,736 | 2,655,614,700 | 2,628,040,410 | 2,555,242,350 | 2,334,922,810 |
15 | Philadelphia International | PHL | KPHL | Philadelphia | PA | 3,251,579,720 | 3,248,882,680 | 3,148,398,964 | 2,819,643,174 | 2,450,565,660 | 2,017,190,422 | 2,027,769,604 | 1,901,255,804 | 1,927,756,545 | 1,884,230,897 | 1,883,576,381 | 1,949,469,667 | 1,987,519,867 | 2,263,373,275 | 2,527,521,975 |
16 | Daniel K Inouye International | HNL | PHNL | Honolulu | HI | 3,220,717,400 | 3,348,874,100 | 3,430,615,600 | 2,827,977,600 | 2,746,649,400 | 2,487,185,900 | 2,456,197,000 | 2,264,820,700 | 2,189,120,700 | 2,116,335,200 | 1,976,862,300 | 2,113,941,200 | 2,123,084,700 | 2,041,210,900 | 2,064,028,654 |
17 | Newark Liberty International | EWR | KEWR | Newark | NJ | 3,028,084,340 | 3,149,132,360 | 2,986,808,278 | 3,053,754,550 | 2,905,386,775 | 2,990,957,430 | 2,803,385,720 | 2,890,156,090 | 2,499,283,148 | 2,533,226,761 | 2,854,009,886 | 3,049,215,532 | 2,978,995,667 | 2,928,640,538 | 3,453,120,325 |
18 | Seattle-Tacoma International | SEA | KSEA | Seattle | WA | 2,745,015,570 | 2,920,048,979 | 2,715,552,788 | 2,479,689,983 | 2,465,313,646 | 2,315,645,598 | 1,878,916,576 | 1,570,011,793 | 1,574,603,394 | 1,386,358,331 | 1,290,550,381 | 1,357,043,620 | 1,394,058,765 | 1,606,699,377 | 1,493,544,435 |
19 | Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance | AFW | KAFW | Fort Worth | TX | 2,524,145,434 | 2,416,564,940 | 1,662,707,397 | 1,015,138,360 | 922,593,845 | 904,874,371 | 897,408,852 | 775,382,804 | 667,945,474 | 636,920,725 | 634,122,590 | 898,583,721 | 700,934,744 | 597,945,014 | 898,471,054 |
20 | Portland International | PDX | KPDX | Portland | OR | 2,383,881,608 | 2,373,895,508 | 2,143,216,982 | 2,021,064,767 | 1,688,704,279 | 1,471,945,867 | 1,271,073,678 | 1,169,146,438 | 1,126,448,683 | 1,137,027,109 | 1,161,531,992 | 1,134,697,344 | 1,062,285,290 | 1,089,318,211 | 1,312,346,006 |
21 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International | PHX | KPHX | Phoenix | AZ | 2,255,116,956 | 2,429,846,732 | 2,423,935,280 | 2,211,071,090 | 1,913,451,630 | 1,757,368,004 | 1,703,829,283 | 1,515,738,856 | 1,436,921,968 | 1,375,903,366 | 1,300,826,546 | 1,239,062,238 | 1,213,458,732 | 1,220,692,246 | 1,350,082,904 |
22 | George Bush Intercontinental/Houston | IAH | KIAH | Houston | TX | 2,254,043,508 | 2,263,132,027 | 2,458,897,596 | 2,402,647,056 | 2,197,967,253 | 1,755,069,631 | 1,636,306,553 | 1,746,475,356 | 1,734,461,801 | 1,704,234,283 | 1,575,814,863 | 1,616,771,558 | 1,526,026,442 | 1,567,763,301 | 1,508,589,067 |
23 | Denver International | DEN | KDEN | Denver | CO | 1,806,450,290 | 1,832,675,444 | 1,827,472,290 | 1,644,980,890 | 1,491,627,380 | 1,391,967,269 | 1,425,420,956 | 1,363,477,626 | 1,314,752,910 | 1,259,729,786 | 1,204,617,700 | 1,209,106,208 | 1,237,718,352 | 1,248,170,052 | 1,249,801,900 |
24 | Luis Munoz Marin International | SJU | TJSJ | San Juan | PR | 1,700,308,624 | 1,666,915,382 | 1,479,233,218 | 1,225,582,692 | 1,253,233,704 | 1,208,323,492 | 1,084,961,328 | 1,008,603,300 | 850,270,758 | 847,031,376 | 849,842,262 | 867,078,992 | 882,936,872 | 1,086,774,488 | 862,034,200 |
25 | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall | BWI | KBWI | Baltimore | MD | 1,467,579,905 | 1,519,179,563 | 1,512,061,740 | 1,380,310,388 | 1,238,312,420 | 943,878,461 | 536,859,376 | 520,180,931 | 487,553,717 | 493,739,798 | 488,944,549 | 484,628,795 | 471,224,991 | 469,422,716 | 456,081,500 |
26 | San Bernardino International | SBD | KSBD | San Bernardino | CA | 1,333,244,000 | 873,352,800 | 467,634,388 | 351,298,422 | 181,970,000 | 20,098,000 | 5,026,700 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
27 | Tampa International | TPA | KTPA | Tampa | FL | 1,325,924,240 | 1,324,458,660 | 1,406,131,050 | 1,346,832,550 | 1,270,006,152 | 853,209,824 | 587,135,982 | 423,882,478 | 395,335,682 | 374,054,404 | 311,542,418 | 314,706,228 | 317,256,930 | 318,581,850 | 474,970,090 |
28 | Salt Lake City International | SLC | KSLC | Salt Lake City | UT | 1,266,129,413 | 1,330,935,291 | 1,337,308,784 | 1,202,014,908 | 1,198,354,639 | 1,123,668,279 | 1,083,725,861 | 1,035,206,088 | 962,293,488 | 934,455,550 | 876,163,077 | 856,301,628 | 848,125,292 | 898,534,081 | 1,042,505,101 |
29 | Bradley International | BDL | KBDL | Windsor Locks | CT | 1,259,617,920 | 1,228,028,070 | 1,214,517,070 | 1,261,389,600 | 961,967,800 | 817,966,700 | 831,343,300 | 797,334,070 | 783,504,420 | 773,858,840 | 728,576,156 | 750,158,976 | 730,317,638 | 763,441,994 | 865,786,122 |
30 | Orlando International | MCO | KMCO | Orlando | FL | 1,243,274,590 | 1,374,010,420 | 1,292,668,960 | 1,285,646,340 | 1,058,726,130 | 991,178,133 | 974,669,950 | 874,183,950 | 756,120,798 | 698,556,765 | 725,505,195 | 805,685,900 | 796,032,605 | 782,467,887 | 850,924,152 |
31 | General Edward Lawrence Logan International | BOS | KBOS | Boston | MA | 1,165,047,900 | 1,288,581,050 | 1,197,590,350 | 1,024,501,330 | 1,008,332,010 | 996,320,950 | 980,954,950 | 893,960,700 | 910,283,225 | 866,698,830 | 780,913,850 | 806,845,332 | 817,235,460 | 835,954,035 | 984,258,400 |
32 | San Francisco International | SFO | KSFO | San Francisco | CA | 1,155,243,550 | 1,312,670,650 | 1,245,566,300 | 1,027,286,000 | 1,078,254,350 | 1,254,393,000 | 1,300,957,350 | 1,280,669,776 | 1,245,416,930 | 1,191,012,764 | 1,197,193,176 | 1,243,832,338 | 1,304,432,000 | 1,494,163,650 | 1,549,361,900 |
33 | Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain | MSP | KMSP | Minneapolis | MN | 1,139,128,948 | 1,149,929,379 | 1,102,871,589 | 1,116,038,674 | 1,080,882,463 | 1,030,776,385 | 1,002,366,375 | 985,229,001 | 972,664,080 | 732,663,072 | 875,841,084 | 968,650,986 | 1,024,128,613 | 948,064,510 | 1,123,477,820 |
34 | Piedmont Triad International | GSO | KGSO | Greensboro | NC | 1,068,046,105 | 1,156,085,147 | 752,587,537 | 934,817,197 | 688,034,735 | 607,083,703 | 498,972,502 | 548,015,962 | 535,652,851 | 605,622,410 | 605,933,879 | 608,006,690 | 611,844,976 | 558,148,546 | 463,403,755 |
35 | Rickenbacker International | LCK | KLCK | Columbus | OH | 1,024,152,504 | 1,450,387,773 | 1,186,394,661 | 1,230,804,387 | 1,230,669,536 | 1,085,726,304 | 983,247,285 | 920,417,207 | 734,846,781 | 695,589,751 | 694,785,131 | 653,902,306 | 683,430,047 | 646,330,758 | 730,520,067 |
36 | San Antonio International | SAT | KSAT | San Antonio | TX | 914,276,002 | 891,732,300 | 933,425,120 | 960,470,460 | 922,751,860 | 844,767,966 | 791,990,700 | 775,121,718 | 746,704,930 | 737,330,634 | 809,391,614 | 748,533,304 | 674,796,388 | 671,660,636 | 823,130,548 |
37 | Detroit Metro Wayne County | DTW | KDTW | Detroit | MI | 885,466,078 | 947,101,222 | 888,306,650 | 893,741,120 | 843,725,711 | 789,037,070 | 779,475,670 | 685,952,990 | 674,728,030 | 682,197,220 | 666,139,040 | 602,804,150 | 552,232,440 | 584,958,610 | 707,516,080 |
38 | Lakeland Linder International | LAL | KLAL | Lakeland | FL | 856,905,000 | 738,778,000 | 203,390,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
39 | Charlotte/Douglas International | CLT | KCLT | Charlotte | NC | 811,152,970 | 785,516,250 | 784,913,564 | 783,608,701 | 643,432,226 | 604,310,880 | 467,253,040 | 378,541,098 | 360,077,450 | 353,447,052 | 349,852,877 | 397,863,057 | 404,452,776 | 391,159,184 | 472,818,113 |
40 | Laredo International | LRD | KLRD | Laredo | TX | 808,464,069 | 630,306,259 | 403,806,379 | 510,745,208 | 674,265,689 | 587,517,683 | 450,435,440 | 3,328,784,075 | 3,140,733,270 | 3,062,528,160 | 3,087,615,175 | 3,064,264,844 | 3,031,597,346 | 2,872,971,976 | 3,228,104,260 |
41 | Austin-Bergstrom International | AUS | KAUS | Austin | TX | 796,254,474 | 684,479,790 | 607,956,455 | 542,289,311 | 535,788,440 | 547,734,473 | 483,753,210 | 498,446,900 | 438,339,730 | 442,476,680 | 420,478,700 | 416,029,448 | 398,073,978 | 398,927,244 | 591,466,066 |
42 | El Paso International | ELP | KELP | El Paso | TX | 777,989,264 | 754,170,132 | 719,310,424 | 631,241,500 | 700,728,342 | 525,102,662 | 510,464,050 | 518,866,006 | 497,118,706 | 480,568,188 | 554,800,910 | 533,568,718 | 528,987,300 | 391,440,080 | 447,841,040 |
43 | Kansas City International | MCI | KMCI | Kansas City | MO | 736,857,188 | 695,201,560 | 595,447,328 | 576,393,776 | 569,678,364 | 571,041,998 | 616,946,618 | 503,007,188 | 497,633,875 | 487,687,191 | 427,136,299 | 423,890,310 | 431,918,705 | 455,152,003 | 588,239,556 |
44 | Raleigh-Durham International | RDU | KRDU | Raleigh | NC | 734,185,480 | 735,931,665 | 631,531,300 | 556,958,795 | 502,913,495 | 502,693,290 | 452,516,590 | 446,121,017 | 439,980,600 | 409,473,228 | 381,945,455 | 430,409,120 | 460,397,905 | 436,497,214 | 495,151,968 |
45 | Pittsburgh International | PIT | KPIT | Pittsburgh | PA | 687,478,361 | 812,896,728 | 547,841,586 | 551,295,276 | 559,718,442 | 470,107,335 | 452,232,238 | 432,456,881 | 405,850,757 | 398,016,924 | 394,796,125 | 411,883,369 | 420,863,410 | 395,448,025 | 490,738,810 |
46 | Nashville International | BNA | KBNA | Nashville | TN | 654,343,291 | 474,760,550 | 286,833,754 | 293,372,671 | 308,460,114 | 292,444,384 | 284,476,598 | 313,285,771 | 298,160,483 | 296,237,996 | 233,138,746 | 261,516,890 | 243,700,794 | 355,766,290 | 469,983,650 |
47 | Reno/Tahoe International | RNO | KRNO | Reno | NV | 651,498,150 | 659,346,790 | 618,645,604 | 640,272,432 | 541,107,720 | 553,310,545 | 612,740,180 | 511,550,100 | 467,324,320 | 428,698,250 | 437,385,520 | 371,917,840 | 350,867,572 | 335,243,304 | 468,044,360 |
48 | San Diego International | SAN | KSAN | San Diego | CA | 648,760,250 | 693,765,850 | 673,630,370 | 613,068,450 | 604,774,200 | 635,220,350 | 640,294,600 | 611,257,000 | 586,689,250 | 678,012,288 | 682,919,800 | 650,313,950 | 630,150,500 | 637,289,000 | 666,907,600 |
49 | Lehigh Valley International | ABE | KABE | Allentown | PA | 642,827,000 | 651,975,388 | 574,400,694 | 646,098,750 | 680,920,840 | 689,003,342 | 387,362,976 | 1,901,255,804 | 1,927,756,545 | 1,884,230,897 | 1,883,576,381 | 1,949,469,667 | 1,987,519,867 | 2,263,373,275 | 2,527,521,975 |
50 | Boeing Field/King County International | BFI | KBFI | Seattle | WA | 642,200,872 | 693,696,765 | 714,618,694 | 754,068,467 | 744,964,183 | 745,346,446 | 793,142,903 | 833,475,382 | 815,258,980 | 759,444,826 | 791,928,576 | 909,809,432 | 906,716,494 | 894,664,512 | 835,114,481 |
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