Leading U.S. international freight gateways 2019

The ranking shows the leading freight gateways in the United States in 2019, by type and value of shipments. With shipments to the value of 204.8 billion U.S. dollars, the Port of New York was the second leading U.S. freight gateway that year.

Leading international freight gateways of the United States in 2019, by type and value of shipments (in billion U.S. dollars)

Port name/state (mode)	Exports	Imports
Laredo (Land)	94.5	132.3
Port of New York (Water)	42.4	162.3
Port of Los Angeles (Water)	31	173.6
JFK International Airport (Air)	84.1	100.2
Chicago (Air)	49.3	134.5
Port of Long Beach (Water)	31.9	129.7
Port of Houston (Water)	92.3	63.1
Detroit (Land)	75.5	57.2
Los Angeles International Airport (Air)	54	63.1
Port of Savannah (Water)	28.6	77.5
Port Huron (Land)	39.7	46.7
New Orleans Airports (Air)	38.6	46
Port of Norfolk (Water)	28.9	49.9
El Paso (Land)	31.6	43.4
Port of Charleston (Water)	27.3	47.5
Buffalo-Niagara Falls (Land)	35.1	33.9
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (Air)	39.8	24.4
San Francisco International Airport (Air)	29.6	31.9
Atlanta International Airport (Air)	21.2	37.4
Port of Baltimore (Water)	15	43.4

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2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

The values are represented in current dollars.
All data: Trade levels reflect the mode of transportation as a shipment enters or exits a U.S. customs port. Flows through individual ports are based on reported data collected from U.S. trade documents. Low-value shipments (imports less than 1,250 U.S. dollar and exports less than 2,500 U.S. dollar) and intransit shipments are not included in trade data.
Air: Data for all air gateways are reported at the port level and include a low level (generally less than 2%-3% of the total value) of small user-fee airports located in the same region. Air gateways not identified by airport name (e.g., Chicago, IL, and others) include major airport(s) in that geographic area in addition to small regional airports. In addition, due to Bureau of Census confidentiality regulations, data for courier operations are included in the airport totals for JFK International Airport, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, and New Orleans.

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