This graph compares the air freight handling of ten leading airports in the UK between 2007 and 2020. Heathrow Airport handled more air freight than all of other airports included here combined, and was singularly the most important hub for air freight in the UK. In 2020, Heathrow handled nearly 1.2 million metric tons of freight. The second biggest freight handler was East Midlands International Airport, with approximately 381,900 metric tons of freight handled.
Amount of air freight handled at the leading UK airports from 2007 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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GOV.UK. (December 16, 2021). Amount of air freight handled at the leading UK airports from 2007 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303659/air-freight-at-selected-airports-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Amount of air freight handled at the leading UK airports from 2007 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303659/air-freight-at-selected-airports-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2021). Amount of air freight handled at the leading UK airports from 2007 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303659/air-freight-at-selected-airports-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Amount of Air Freight Handled at The Leading Uk Airports from 2007 to 2020 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303659/air-freight-at-selected-airports-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Amount of air freight handled at the leading UK airports from 2007 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303659/air-freight-at-selected-airports-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Amount of air freight handled at the leading UK airports from 2007 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303659/air-freight-at-selected-airports-in-the-uk/