Global Air Cargo Highlights

  • Tracking over 2,450 dedicated commercial freighter airframes across main-deck express carriers, wet-lease ACMI operators, and scheduled cargo airlines.
  • Profiles factory production freighters (777F, 747-8F, A350F) alongside Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F / BCF) conversion programs.
  • Indexes top global cargo superhubs (Memphis, Hong Kong, Anchorage, Shanghai, Louisville, Incheon) handling over 45 million metric tons annually.
Dedicated Freighter Fleet 2,450+ Airframes
Top Cargo Carrier FedEx Express (412 Jets)
Highest Tonnage Superhub Hong Kong (4.33M MT)
Heavy Nose-Loader Flagship Boeing 747-8F (137.7 MT)

Major Global Dedicated Cargo Airlines

Cargo Airline ICAO IATA Country Total Freighters Widebody Freighters Flagship Equipment Action
FedEx Express FDX FX United States 412 295 Boeing 777F / MD-11F Fleet Profile →
UPS Airlines UPS 5X United States 290 238 Boeing 747-8F / 767-300F Fleet Profile →
Atlas Air / DHL GTI 5Y United States 118 104 Boeing 747-8F / 777F Fleet Profile →
Qatar Airways Cargo QTR QR Qatar 32 32 Boeing 777F / 777-8F Fleet Profile →
Cargolux Airlines CLX CV Luxembourg 30 30 Boeing 747-8F / 777-8F Fleet Profile →
Emirates SkyCargo UAE EK United Arab Emirates 16 16 Boeing 777F Fleet Profile →
Cathay Cargo CPA CX Hong Kong 20 20 Boeing 747-8F Fleet Profile →
Lufthansa Cargo GEC LH Germany 18 14 Boeing 777F / A321P2F Fleet Profile →
Kalitta Air CKS K4 United States 29 29 Boeing 747-400F / 777F Fleet Profile →
Silk Way West Airlines AZG 7L Azerbaijan 14 14 Boeing 747-8F / 777F Fleet Profile →

Commercial Freighter Airframe Specifications

Freighter Model Program Type Max Payload Cargo Volume Max Range Main Deck Pallets Active Fleet
Boeing 747-8F Production Heavy 137.7 MT 858 m3 4,120 NM 34 (96x125") 107
Boeing 777F Production Heavy 102.0 MT 653 m3 4,970 NM 27 (96x125") 285
Airbus A350F Production Heavy (New) 111.0 MT 695 m3 4,700 NM 30 (96x125") 0
Boeing 767-300BCF/F Production / P2F Widebody 52.7 MT 438 m3 3,255 NM 24 (88x125") 340
Airbus A330-300P2F P2F Conversion Widebody 61.0 MT 526 m3 3,600 NM 26 (96x125") 48
Boeing 737-800BCF P2F Narrowbody 23.9 MT 141 m3 2,025 NM 11 (88x125") 220
Airbus A321P2F P2F Narrowbody 27.0 MT 208 m3 2,300 NM 14 (88x125") 42

Top 10 Global Air Cargo Superhubs

#1

Hong Kong International

Hong Kong (HKG / VHHH)
Annual Cargo Tonnage: 4,330,000 MT
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#2

Memphis SuperHub

Memphis, USA (MEM / KMEM)
Annual Cargo Tonnage: 3,880,000 MT
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#3

Shanghai Pudong

Shanghai, China (PVG / ZSPD)
Annual Cargo Tonnage: 3,440,000 MT
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#4

Ted Stevens Anchorage

Anchorage, USA (ANC / PANC)
Annual Cargo Tonnage: 3,380,000 MT
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#5

Incheon International

Seoul, South Korea (ICN / RKSI)
Annual Cargo Tonnage: 2,950,000 MT
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#6

Louisville Worldport

Louisville, USA (SDF / KSDF)
Annual Cargo Tonnage: 2,850,000 MT
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#7

Miami International

Miami, USA (MIA / KMIA)
Annual Cargo Tonnage: 2,780,000 MT
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#8

Tokyo Narita

Tokyo, Japan (NRT / RJAA)
Annual Cargo Tonnage: 2,210,000 MT
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#9

Frankfurt Main

Frankfurt, Germany (FRA / EDDF)
Annual Cargo Tonnage: 1,980,000 MT
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#10

Taipei Taoyuan

Taipei, Taiwan (TPE / RCTP)
Annual Cargo Tonnage: 1,950,000 MT
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