Table 11 An overview of the status of...

Table 11

An overview of the status of selected airports

Airport	Opened	Status/advantages as an air cargo hub	2018 cargo volume (short tons)
LHR	1946	UK’s only hub airport 2019 trade value of approximately £188 billion – of which 56% came from imports 95% of air freight is carried in the belly hold of passenger aircraft 90% of the UK’s trade by volume is transported by sea, and high value goods are transported by air UK’s largest port by value, accounting for over a fifth (21%) of UK trade in goods by value	1,952,570
CDG	1974	No. one French airport Second main European airport A powerful hub situated for connecting traffic that feeds long-haul traffic Europe’s number one hub in terms of intercontinental connectivity Fourth largest European hub for global connectivity Accommodates all the major international cargo industry players	2,376,944
HKG	1998	World’s busiest international cargo airport since 1996 In 2021, handled 5 million tonnes of total cargo throughput, 42% of the total value of Hong Kong's external trade Advantages as an air cargo hub: world’s freest economy Geographical advantage Excellent connectivity State-of-the-art facilities Sufficient cargo handling capacity Efficient cargo handling and security	5,644,728
INC	2001	World’s second largest global cargo hub in 2021 Achieved a cumulative 50 million tons of air cargo 39% of total air cargo is transshipment cargo Preparing to become the air cargo mega hub (after phase 4 construction project) Started operation of perishable cargo terminal Expanding the free-trade zone to accelerate advance as a global cargo hub	3,254,159

Airport	Opened	Status/advantages as an air cargo hub	2018 cargo volume (short tons)
LHR	1946	UK’s only hub airport 2019 trade value of approximately £188 billion – of which 56% came from imports 95% of air freight is carried in the belly hold of passenger aircraft 90% of the UK’s trade by volume is transported by sea, and high value goods are transported by air UK’s largest port by value, accounting for over a fifth (21%) of UK trade in goods by value	1,952,570
CDG	1974	No. one French airport Second main European airport A powerful hub situated for connecting traffic that feeds long-haul traffic Europe’s number one hub in terms of intercontinental connectivity Fourth largest European hub for global connectivity Accommodates all the major international cargo industry players	2,376,944
HKG	1998	World’s busiest international cargo airport since 1996 In 2021, handled 5 million tonnes of total cargo throughput, 42% of the total value of Hong Kong's external trade Advantages as an air cargo hub: world’s freest economy Geographical advantage Excellent connectivity State-of-the-art facilities Sufficient cargo handling capacity Efficient cargo handling and security	5,644,728
INC	2001	World’s second largest global cargo hub in 2021 Achieved a cumulative 50 million tons of air cargo 39% of total air cargo is transshipment cargo Preparing to become the air cargo mega hub (after phase 4 construction project) Started operation of perishable cargo terminal Expanding the free-trade zone to accelerate advance as a global cargo hub	3,254,159

Source(s): Authors own work based on data collected from the websites of LHR, CDG, HKG and INC airports, see “Notes” for more details, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey website

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