Table 1-47: Top U.S. Foreign Trade Freight Gateways by Value of Shipments
Table 1-47: Top U.S. Foreign Trade Freight Gateways by Value of Shipments
(Current $ billions)
| Gateway | Type | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Exports | Imports | Total | Rank | Exports | Imports | Total | ||
| Port of Los Angeles, CA | Water | 1 | 20.6 | 168.9 | 189.6 | 2 | 16.4 | 105.1 | 121.4 |
| JFK International Airport, NY | Air | 2 | 59.3 | 75.6 | 134.9 | 1 | 52.7 | 72.6 | 125.3 |
| Port of Detroit, MI | Land | 3 | 68.8 | 61.7 | 130.5 | 4 | 58.2 | 55.6 | 113.8 |
| Port of New York, NY and NJ | Water | 4 | 26.5 | 102.8 | 129.3 | 5 | 23.1 | 90.4 | 113.5 |
| Port of Laredo, TX | Land | 5 | 40.9 | 52.8 | 93.7 | 6 | 38.4 | 51.1 | 89.5 |
| Port of Houston, TX | Water | 6 | 34.5 | 51.2 | 85.7 | 9 | 29.2 | 37.2 | 66.4 |
| Chicago, IL | Air | 7 | 29.1 | 44.3 | 73.4 | 11 | 25.2 | 40.1 | 65.4 |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA | Air | 8 | 36.5 | 36.4 | 72.9 | 7 | 33.9 | 34.8 | 68.7 |
| Port of Long Beach, CA | Water | 9 | 19.4 | 53.0 | 72.4 | 3 | 18.6 | 102.8 | 121.3 |
| Port of Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | Land | 10 | 32.5 | 38.0 | 70.5 | 8 | 31.7 | 36.6 | 68.4 |
| Port of Huron, MI | Land | 11 | 23.6 | 44.6 | 68.2 | 10 | 23.6 | 42.3 | 65.9 |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA | Air | 12 | 25.2 | 32.0 | 57.2 | 12 | 24.3 | 30.3 | 54.6 |
| Port of Charleston, SC | Water | 13 | 16.0 | 37.1 | 53.1 | 13 | 15.4 | 31.3 | 46.7 |
| Port of El Paso, TX | Land | 14 | 18.9 | 24.1 | 43.0 | 14 | 18.3 | 24.4 | 42.8 |
| Port of Norfolk Harbor, VA | Water | 15 | 14.5 | 25.0 | 39.5 | 15 | 12.0 | 21.5 | 33.5 |
| Port of Seattle, WA | Water | 16 | 8.2 | 30.8 | 39.0 | 19 | 6.7 | 22.9 | 29.6 |
| Port of Baltimore, MD | Water | 17 | 8.6 | 27.3 | 35.9 | 16 | 6.9 | 24.4 | 31.3 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | Air | 18 | 15.4 | 19.7 | 35.1 | 17 | 14.6 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Anchorage, AK | Air | 19 | 8.7 | 26.0 | 34.7 | 23 | 5.7 | 20.5 | 26.3 |
| Port of Savannah, GA | Water | 20 | 11.4 | 22.3 | 33.7 | 22 | 9.7 | 16.6 | 26.3 |
| Port of Oakland, CA | Water | 21 | 9.0 | 24.5 | 33.5 | 21 | 8.5 | 18.8 | 27.3 |
| Port of Tacoma, WA | Water | 22 | 4.7 | 26.9 | 31.6 | 20 | 5.3 | 23.6 | 28.9 |
| Atlanta, GA | Air | 23 | 11.6 | 18.3 | 29.9 | 25 | 10.4 | 14.6 | 24.9 |
| New Orleans, LA | Air | 24 | 11.8 | 17.9 | 29.7 | 18 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 30.0 |
| Miami International Airport, FL | Air | 25 | 17.8 | 9.7 | 27.4 | 24 | 16.2 | 9.1 | 25.3 |
| Port of Philadelphia, PA | Water | 26 | 1.9 | 24.4 | 26.2 | 43 | 1.4 | 10.0 | 11.4 |
| Port of New Orleans, LA | Water | 27 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 28 | 8.1 | 12.2 | 20.3 |
| Port of Otay Mesa Station, CA | Land | 28 | 9.3 | 15.1 | 24.4 | 27 | 8.9 | 13.3 | 22.2 |
| Cleveland, OH | Air | 29 | 15.1 | 8.6 | 23.6 | 26 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 22.9 |
| Port of Morgan City, LA | Water | 30 | 0.1 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 35 | 0.1 | 13.7 | 13.9 |
| Port of Miami, FL | Water | 31 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 20.6 | 29 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 18.4 |
| Port of Champlain-Rouses Pt., NY | Land | 32 | 6.7 | 11.6 | 18.3 | 31 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 16.0 |
| Port of Hidalgo, TX | Land | 33 | 7.6 | 10.7 | 18.3 | 32 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 15.9 |
| Port of Jacksonville, FL | Water | 34 | 6.4 | 10.1 | 16.6 | 36 | 4.5 | 9.2 | 13.7 |
| Port of Blaine, WA | Land | 35 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 15.6 | 34 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 14.2 |
| Newark, NJ | Air | 36 | 3.4 | 12.1 | 15.5 | 33 | 3.4 | 11.7 | 15.1 |
| Port of Corpus Christi, TX | Water | 37 | 2.2 | 13.2 | 15.4 | 40 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 |
| Port of Arthur, TX | Water | 38 | 0.9 | 14.2 | 15.2 | NA | 0.7 | 6.5 | 7.2 |
| Port of Port Everglades, FL | Water | 39 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 14.8 | 42 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 11.7 |
| Port of Nogales, AZ | Land | 40 | 5.0 | 9.1 | 14.1 | 39 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 12.1 |
| Boston Logan Airport, MA | Air | 41 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 13.6 | 37 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 12.9 |
| Port of Pembina, ND | Land | 42 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 12.7 | 45 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 10.7 |
| Port of Alexandria Bay, NY | Land | 43 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 44 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 11.0 |
| Port of Portland, OR | Water | 44 | 2.2 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 38 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 12.1 |
| Port of Brownsville-Cameron, TX | Land | 45 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 11.4 | 46 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 10.7 |
| Port of Calexico-East, CA | Land | 46 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 10.8 | 47 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 9.9 |
| San Juan International Airport, PR | Air | 47 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 10.4 | 41 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 11.8 |
| Port of Sweetgrass, MT | Land | 48 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 50 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 9.0 |
| Port of Portal, ND | Land | 49 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 10.0 | NA | 4.2 | 3.8 | 8.0 |
| Philadelphia International Airport, PA | Air | 50 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 9.9 | 49 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 9.4 |
| Total top 50 gatewaysa | NA | NA | 700.1 | 1,151.5 | 1,851.5 | NA | 631.8 | 1,057.7 | 1,689.5 |
KEY: NA = not applicable.
a Data for 2004 is based on the top 50 freight gateways in 2005.
NOTES
All data: Trade levels reflect the mode of transportation as a shipment enters or exits at a border port. Flows through individual ports are based on reported data collected from U.S. trade documents. Trade does not include low-value shipments. (In general, these are imports valued at less than $1,250 and exports that are valued at less than $2,500).
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Air: Data for all air gateways include a low level (generally less than 2%-3% of the total value) of small user-fee airports located in the same region. Air gateways not identified by airport name (e.g., Chicago, IL, and others) include major airport(s) in that geographic area in addition to small regional airports. In addition, due to Bureau of Census confidentiality regulations, data for courier operations are included in the airport totals for JFK International Airport, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Chicago, Miami, and Anchorage.
SOURCES
Air: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, special tabulation, September 2006.
Water: 2003: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis, personal communication, Sep. 29, 2006.
Land: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Freight Data as of August 2006.