TABLE 10. Top 10 Airport Pairs for U.S. International Outbound and Inbound Air Freight by Weight: 2008
TABLE 10. Top 10 Airport Pairs for U.S. International Outbound and Inbound Air Freight by Weight: 2008
Rank in 2008 | U.S. airport | Foreign city | Short tons (in thousands) |
---|---|---|---|
Exports | |||
1 | Anchorage | Seoul, South Korea | 198 |
2 | Anchorage | Tokyo, Japan | 157 |
3 | Anchorage | Hong Kong, China | 145 |
4 | Anchorage | Taipei, Taiwan | 144 |
5 | Miami | So Paulo, Brazil | 103 |
6 | Miami | Bogota, Colombia | 93 |
7 | Honolulu | Sydney, Australia | 71 |
8 | John F. Kennedy, New York | London, United Kingdom | 63 |
9 | O'Hare, Chicago | Frankfurt, Germany | 49 |
10 | John F. Kennedy, New York | Brussels, Belgium | 49 |
Imports | |||
1 | Anchorage | Seoul, South Korea | 455 |
2 | Anchorage | Taipei, Taiwan | 328 |
3 | Anchorage | Hong Kong, China | 316 |
4 | Anchorage | Shanghai, China | 247 |
5 | Miami | Bogota, Colombia | 198 |
6 | Anchorage | Tokyo, Japan | 154 |
7 | Miami | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 89 |
8 | Los Angeles | Tokyo, Japan | 88 |
9 | Miami | Lima, Peru | 87 |
10 | Miami | Santiago, Chile | 76 |
NOTES: This table is based on U.S. and foreign carrier data for nonstop air trade by weight between the United States and other countries. These data differ from U.S. Census Bureau shipper-based merchandise trade statistics. In addition, data for airports in this table reflect individual U.S. airports, while the value data in tables 2 and 3 and figure 2 reflect U.S. Customs ports at which air freight activity was reported. Sometimes a U.S. Customs port corresponds to an individual airport (e.g., JFK International Airport), but in other cases, a U.S. Customs port refers to a broader administrative area (e.g., Chicago, which includes O'Hare International Airport and Midway Airport).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information data, July 20, 2009.