In 2020, the North America-Asia route was the most busiest in terms of international scheduled freight; approximately 27 percent of the global international freight tone-kilometers (FTKs) were transported on this route. In that year, freight and mail was transported on over 231.4 billion tonne-kilometers worldwide.
Distribution of international scheduled freight tonne-kilometers (FTKs) worldwide in 2020, by route area
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Distribution of international scheduled freight tonne-kilometers (FTKs) worldwide in 2020, by route area
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One freight tonne-kilometer (FTK) is one metric ton of revenue load carried one kilometer.
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IATA. (July 31, 2021). Distribution of international scheduled freight tonne-kilometers (FTKs) worldwide in 2020, by route area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114034/air-freight-traffic-international-freight-tone-kilometers-route/
IATA. "Distribution of international scheduled freight tonne-kilometers (FTKs) worldwide in 2020, by route area." Chart. July 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114034/air-freight-traffic-international-freight-tone-kilometers-route/
IATA. (2021). Distribution of international scheduled freight tonne-kilometers (FTKs) worldwide in 2020, by route area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114034/air-freight-traffic-international-freight-tone-kilometers-route/
IATA. "Distribution of International Scheduled Freight Tonne-kilometers (Ftks) Worldwide in 2020, by Route Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114034/air-freight-traffic-international-freight-tone-kilometers-route/
IATA, Distribution of international scheduled freight tonne-kilometers (FTKs) worldwide in 2020, by route area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114034/air-freight-traffic-international-freight-tone-kilometers-route/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Distribution of international scheduled freight tonne-kilometers (FTKs) worldwide in 2020, by route area [Graph], IATA, July 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114034/air-freight-traffic-international-freight-tone-kilometers-route/
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