Table C-9,,,,,,
Top 20 Fastest Growing U.S. Gateways for International Air Freight by Weight: 1990–2000,,,,,,
(Short tons),,,,,,
Airport,"Rank in
19901","Rank in
20001",1990,2000,"Annual
growth rate,
1990–2000
(%)",
"Memphis, TN",48,9,14,"198,630",160.1,
"Laredo, TX",49,38,9,"9,809",101.3,
"Indianapolis, IN",45,25,65,"27,922",83.4,
"Phoenix, AZ",47,40,23,"8,713",81.1,
"Toledo, OH",46,41,26,"8,614",78.7,
"Oakland, CA",40,29,209,"19,956",57.8,
"Austin, TX",44,46,68,"5,732",55.8,
"San Jose, CA",41,39,149,"9,625",51.7,
"El Paso, TX",42,44,139,"6,402",46.7,
"Detroit Willow Run Airport, MI ",39,36,254,"11,176",46,
"Las Vegas, NV",43,49,113,"4,934",45.9,
"Louisville, KY",37,26,842,"26,442",41.2,
"Houston Ellington Field, TX",36,35,"1,073","13,178",28.5
"Huntsville/Decatur, AL",27,20,"6,167","64,253",26.4
"Pago Pago, Samoa",38,47,559,"5,428",25.5
"Cincinnati, OH",26,21,"7,517","57,914",22.7
"Philadelphia, PA",19,14,"18,041","124,317",21.3
"Fairbanks, AK",17,10,"27,351","175,186",20.4
"Pittsburgh, PA",35,33,"2,235","13,602",19.8
"Newark, NJ",11,7,"74,627","353,066",16.8
Total U.S. international freight,,,"4,357,583","8,428,478",6.8
1 Airports are ranked by annual growth rate.,,,,,
"NOTE: These data are based on nonstop bidirectional air trade by U.S. and foreign carriers by weight between the United States and other countries and as such, will differ from U.S. Census Bureau international air freight weight data.",,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information data, May 2002.",,,,,