The volume of cargo handled by Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport last year was the 10th-highest in the world, according to a report released by the Airports Council International on Thursday.
About 2.09 million tonnes of freight was loaded and unloaded at the Taoyuan airport last year, a 6.2 percent annual increase that pushed the airport up five notches in the global rankings, the report showed.
Hong Kong International Airport retained its top position from the previous year, with 4.42 million tonnes of cargo, an annual increase of 6 percent, the report showed.
It was followed by Memphis International Airport in Tennessee, the US, which recorded a cargo volume of 4.26 million tonnes, Shanghai Pudong International Airport with 3.18 million tonnes, South Korea’s Incheon International Airport with 2.56 million tonnes and Anchorage Ted Stevens Airport in Alaska with 2.49 million tonnes.
Rounding out the top 10 were Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates with 2.37 million tonnes of freight; Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, the US, with 2.29 million tonnes; Narita International Airport in Tokyo, with 2.13 tonnes; and Frankfurt Airport in Germany with 2.13 tonnes.
Meanwhile, Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, the US, remained the world’s busiest airport last year, recording a 1.9 percent annual increase in passengers to 96.18 million, the report said.
Beijing’s Capital International Airport was second with a passenger volume of 86.13 million, up 2.9 percent annually, followed by London Heathrow Airport with 73.41 million passengers.
Haneda Airport in Tokyo was fourth with 72.83 million passengers, followed by Los Angeles International Airport with 70.66 million.
The report said that global air travel continued to grow last year, with passenger volume worldwide exceeding 6.6 billion, up 5.1 percent from the previous year.
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