This statistic illustrates the main U.S. airlines operating in 2021, based on domestic cargo freight ton-miles. That year, FedEx was ranked at the top of the list with over 6.7 billion ton-miles of freight, followed by United Parcel Service (UPS) with some 5.2 billion ton-miles.
Leading U.S. cargo airlines in 2021, based on domestic freight ton-miles (in millions)
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (December 9, 2022). Leading U.S. cargo airlines in 2021, based on domestic freight ton-miles (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/525678/us-airlines-for-domestic-cargo-transported/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Leading U.S. cargo airlines in 2021, based on domestic freight ton-miles (in millions)." Chart. December 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/525678/us-airlines-for-domestic-cargo-transported/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Leading U.S. cargo airlines in 2021, based on domestic freight ton-miles (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/525678/us-airlines-for-domestic-cargo-transported/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Leading U.S. Cargo Airlines in 2021, Based on Domestic Freight Ton-miles (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/525678/us-airlines-for-domestic-cargo-transported/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Leading U.S. cargo airlines in 2021, based on domestic freight ton-miles (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/525678/us-airlines-for-domestic-cargo-transported/ (last visited December 10, 2023)
Leading U.S. cargo airlines in 2021, based on domestic freight ton-miles (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, December 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/525678/us-airlines-for-domestic-cargo-transported/