Table 3-24: Top 50 U.S. Foreign Trade Freight Gateways: 2008
Table 3-24: Top 50 U.S. Foreign Trade Freight Gateways: 2008
(Ranked by value of shipments in billions of dollars)
| Gateway1 | Mode | Rank | Exports | Imports | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | Water | 1 | 51.0 | 138.5 | 189.5 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Water | 2 | 33.6 | 148.7 | 182.4 |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY | Air | 3 | 85.5 | 82.4 | 167.9 |
| Long Beach, CA | Water | 4 | 32.8 | 119.2 | 152.0 |
| Houston, TX | Water | 5 | 68.5 | 78.2 | 146.7 |
| Detroit, MI | Land | 6 | 66.5 | 53.7 | 120.2 |
| Laredo, TX | Land | 7 | 53.9 | 61.8 | 115.8 |
| Chicago, IL | Air | 8 | 35.9 | 61.2 | 97.0 |
| Port Huron, MI | Land | 9 | 35.2 | 46.0 | 81.2 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | Land | 10 | 40.3 | 40.5 | 80.8 |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA | Air | 11 | 41.3 | 37.0 | 78.3 |
| Charleston, SC | Water | 12 | 22.3 | 39.9 | 62.1 |
| Savannah, GA | Water | 13 | 22.8 | 36.0 | 58.8 |
| Norfolk, VA | Water | 14 | 26.5 | 29.9 | 56.3 |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA | Air | 15 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 52.8 |
| El Paso, TX | Land | 16 | 20.2 | 28.0 | 48.2 |
| Baltimore, MD | Water | 17 | 16.1 | 29.0 | 45.1 |
| New Orleans, LA | Air | 18 | 19.9 | 25.1 | 45.0 |
| New Orleans, LA | Water | 19 | 20.2 | 21.4 | 41.7 |
| Anchorage, AK | Air | 20 | 10.2 | 31.2 | 41.4 |
| Miami International Airport Cargo Facilities, FL | Air | 21 | 29.2 | 10.8 | 40.0 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | Air | 22 | 16.4 | 23.1 | 39.5 |
| Seattle, WA | Water | 23 | 9.8 | 27.9 | 37.7 |
| Oakland, CA | Water | 24 | 12.8 | 24.9 | 37.7 |
| Morgan City, LA | Water | 25 | 0.3 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| Tacoma, WA | Water | 26 | 8.3 | 29.0 | 37.3 |
| Atlanta, GA | Air | 27 | 12.3 | 19.9 | 32.2 |
| Otay Mesa, CA | Land | 28 | 10.6 | 21.2 | 31.8 |
| Cleveland, OH | Air | 29 | 17.6 | 13.2 | 30.9 |
| Corpus Christie, TX | Water | 30 | 5.2 | 24.7 | 29.9 |
| Beaumont, TX | Water | 31 | 2.9 | 25.3 | 28.2 |
| Philadelphia, PA | Water | 32 | 3.7 | 21.4 | 25.1 |
| Champlain-Rouses Point, NY | Land | 33 | 9.4 | 14.2 | 23.6 |
| Texas City, TX | Water | 34 | 2.7 | 20.7 | 23.4 |
| Port Everglades, FL | Water | 35 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 23.1 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Water | 36 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 22.9 |
| Chicago, IL | Land | 37 | 0.0 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| Gramercy, LA | Water | 38 | 8.8 | 13.5 | 22.3 |
| Hidalgo, TX | Land | 39 | 9.9 | 12.3 | 22.1 |
| Miami, FL | Water | 40 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 21.6 |
| San Juan International Airport, PR | Air | 41 | 12.3 | 8.9 | 21.3 |
| Pembina, ND | Land | 42 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 19.9 |
| Nogales, AZ | Land | 43 | 6.9 | 12.2 | 19.1 |
| Christiansted, VI | Water | 44 | 2.6 | 16.4 | 19.0 |
| Blaine, WA | Land | 45 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 18.4 |
| Washington, DC | Air | 46 | 5.6 | 11.9 | 17.5 |
| Portland, OR | Water | 47 | 5.2 | 11.7 | 16.9 |
| Portal, ND | Land | 48 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 16.5 |
| Freeport, TX | Water | 49 | 2.3 | 13.9 | 16.2 |
| Sweetgrass, MT | Land | 50 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 15.8 |
| Total top 50 gateways | 998.1 | 1,635.3 | 2,633.4 |
1 Gateway means any port, airport, or border crossing that provides access for the import or export of goods.
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). 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 U.S. Census Bureau 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, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, special tabulation, Apr. 12, 2010; Water: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navigation Data Center, special tabulation, Apr. 12, 2010; Land: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Freight Data, Apr. 12, 2010.