In 2020, air carriers handled over 25 billion pounds of domestic freight in the United States. In that year, FedEx was the leading cargo airline in the United States.
Amount of domestic air freight enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 2009 to 2020
(in billion pounds)
Values have been rounded and don't include mail enplaned.
To retrieve the data, click on Aviation from the Data Finder, select Air Carrier Statistics (Form 41 Traffic) - All Carriers, select T-100 Domestic Market (All Carriers), click on Analysis from the Freight row, select Time Series as the Analysis Type, choose None as the Filter categories and click Recalculate.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (June 4, 2021). Amount of domestic air freight enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 2009 to 2020 (in billion pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174886/domestic-air-freight-enplaned-us/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Amount of domestic air freight enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 2009 to 2020 (in billion pounds)." Chart. June 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174886/domestic-air-freight-enplaned-us/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2021). Amount of domestic air freight enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 2009 to 2020 (in billion pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174886/domestic-air-freight-enplaned-us/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Amount of Domestic Air Freight Enplaned by U.S. Air Carriers from 2009 to 2020 (in Billion Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174886/domestic-air-freight-enplaned-us/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Amount of domestic air freight enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 2009 to 2020 (in billion pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174886/domestic-air-freight-enplaned-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Amount of domestic air freight enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 2009 to 2020 (in billion pounds) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174886/domestic-air-freight-enplaned-us/