In 2021, Shanghai Pudong Airport handled nearly 4 million metric tons of cargo, ranking first among all airports in mainland China in terms of cargo throughput. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport ranked second, with about 2 million metric tons of cargo throughput in that year.
Top ten leading airports in mainland China in 2021, by cargo throughput (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Civil Aviation Administration of China. (March 22, 2022). Top ten leading airports in mainland China in 2021, by cargo throughput (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258235/leading-airports-in-china-by-cargo-thoughput/
Civil Aviation Administration of China. "Top ten leading airports in mainland China in 2021, by cargo throughput (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. March 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258235/leading-airports-in-china-by-cargo-thoughput/
Civil Aviation Administration of China. (2022). Top ten leading airports in mainland China in 2021, by cargo throughput (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258235/leading-airports-in-china-by-cargo-thoughput/
Civil Aviation Administration of China. "Top Ten Leading Airports in Mainland China in 2021, by Cargo Throughput (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258235/leading-airports-in-china-by-cargo-thoughput/
Civil Aviation Administration of China, Top ten leading airports in mainland China in 2021, by cargo throughput (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258235/leading-airports-in-china-by-cargo-thoughput/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Top ten leading airports in mainland China in 2021, by cargo throughput (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Civil Aviation Administration of China, March 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258235/leading-airports-in-china-by-cargo-thoughput/