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III.3. Cargo traffic of airports in Europe



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III.3. Cargo traffic of airports in Europe


The main air traffic hubs in Europe are not only the largest passenger air traffic hubs but the largest air cargo centres as well. It can be stated that within the top 30 airports, the majority, 24 airports belong to the top 30 airports, both in terms of passenger and cargo traffic handled. These 30 airports operate almost 9/10 part (89,9%) of the total freight transport of all the European airports: in total 12,7 million tons! At the same time these airports serve 56,9% of all the passengers (almost 725 million people) who are landing or leaving in European airports.

The dataset of Eurostat reveals, that air cargo traffic is dedicated mainly to intercontinental transport, because the European destinations represent a much smaller share, only 15,3% of the service (calculated by tons) compared to the passenger traffic. The top 10 airports in air cargo transport are as follows (. table):

Cargo traffic at the main European airports, 2010

. table



City

Airport

Total freight

of which Europe

share of Europe

Frankfurt

FRA

2 133 330

232 491

10,9%

Amsterdam

AMS

1 523 805

111 940

7,3%

London

LHR

1 484 487

78 163

5,3%

Leipzig

LEJ

743 980

293 189

39,4%

Cologne

CGN

726 250

245 780

33,8%

Liege

LGG

674 360

110 629

16,4%

Luxembourg

LUX

656 653

61 363

9,3%

Istanbul

IST

498 047

42 662

8,6%

Milan

MXP

440 258

12 442

2,8%

Madrid

MAD

393 431

31 489

8,0%

It is also interesting that some smaller airports, like Leipzig, Cologne and perhaps Liege, are more focused on intra-European air cargo than the average airport in Europe in spite of the fact that they also serve a higher share of intercontinental transport as well.

Comparing the quantity of goods transported by air and the persons travelling by air reveals a considerable difference: while there are a lot of passengers between the large hubs of Europe and the Mediterranean area, the air cargo traffic is not too important in these relations (see Main air cargo connections in Europe, 2010). But the transport of goods and mail is much more significant between the key airports of Europe and the peripheral airports which are situated mainly in the former Soviet Union.

Main air cargo connections in Europe, 2010

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Also it has to be highlighted that although generally the largest hubs are the most important both in terms of passenger and cargo traffic, there are some airports which play a decisive role only in terms of cargo traffic (see: Error: Reference source not found). E.g. Liège has about 300 thousand passengers in a year but handles almost 675 thousand tons of cargo in a year. The situation is very similar in Luxembourg, in Leipzig or in London East Middlands airport too. Moderate passenger traffic combined with considerable cargo traffic: cargo traffic is the key although passenger traffic is also important.

Passenger and air cargo traffic at some European airports, 2010

. table

City

Airport

Passengers (arriving and departing), persons; 2011

Cargo (loaded and unloaded), tons; 2011

Leipzig

LEJ

2 263 668

743 980

Cologne

CGN

9 623 398

726 250

Liège

LGG

305 281

674 360

Luxembourg

LUX

1 790 791

656 653

London, East Midlands

EMA

4 259 816

266 498

Milan

BGY

8 416 961

112 249





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