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JFK the Top International Freight Gateway in 2004
John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York was the top international freight gateway by value in 2004, displacing the Port of Los Angeles, which was the top gateway in 2003.
The data on the largest international freight gateways was released by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration.
Top U.S. International Air Gateways for Freight
Gateway 2004 Value in Billions 2003
Rank Exports Imports Total Rank
JFK International Airport 1
Los Angeles International Airport 7
Chicago 11
San Francisco International Airport 12
Dallas-Fort Worth 17
New Orleans 18
Anchorage 23
Miami International Airport 24
Atlanta 25
Cleveland 26
Newark 33
Boston Logan Airport 37
San Juan International Airport (Puerto Rico) 41
Philadelphia International Airport 49
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
