JFK airport displaces L.A. port as ranking 2004 freight gateway

JFK airport displaces L.A. port as ranking 2004 freight gateway    The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has reported that John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York was the top U.S. international freight gateway by value in 2004, surpassing the Port of Los Angeles, the top gateway in 2003.
   In 2004, nearly $2.3 trillion in U.S. exports and imports moved through more than 400 international freight gateways across the United States. The top 10 gateways handled $954 billion, or 42 percent of all U.S. international freight.
   BTS combined air, water and land gateways in determining its rankings. Here are figures for the top ten gateways in 2004:
   1. JFK (air) handled $125.3 billion in cargo, with $52.7 billion in exports and $72.6 billion in imports.
   2. The Port of Los Angeles (water), $121.4 billion total ($16.4 billion exports, $105.1 billion imports). Ranked first in 2003.
   3. The Port of Long Beach (water), Calif., $121.3 billion ($18.6 billion exports, $102.8 billion imports). Ranked fifth in 2003.
   4. The Port of Detroit (land), $113.8 billion ($58.2 billion exports, $55.6 billion imports). Ranked third in 2003.
   5. The Port of New York and New Jersey (water), $113.5 billion ($23.1 billion exports, $90.4 billion imports). Fourth in 2003.
   6. The Port of Laredo, Texas (land), $89.5 billion ($38.4 billion exports, $51.1 billion imports). Sixth in 2003.
   7. Los Angeles International Airport (air), $68.7 billion ($33.9 billion exports, $34.8 billion imports). Seventh in 2003.
   8. The Port of Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y. (land), $68.4 billion ($31.7 billion exports, $36.6 billion imports). Ninth in 2003.
   9. The Port of Houston (water), $66.4 billion ($29.2 billion exports, $66.4 billion imports). Eleventh in 2003.
   10. The Port of Huron, Mich. (land), $65.9 billion ($23.6 billion exports, $42.3 billion imports). Eighth in 2003.
   For more information, contact Dave Smallen at (202) 366-5568, or visit https://www.bts.gov.