AK: Anchorage Airport Ranked the World’s 5th Busiest for Air Cargo

April 16, 2018

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is the fifth busiest hub for air cargo in the world. According to a release from the state Department of Transportation on Friday, that’s up one spot from 2016, although down from a high of third place in recent years.

In 2017, the amount of cargo moving through the airport increased by about 7 percent. In total, around 3 million tons of freight landed at Ted Stevens.

Read more: https://www.ktoo.org/2018/04/15/anchorage-airport-ranked-the-worlds-5th-busiest-for-air-cargo

Photos by Ingrid Barrentine & Joe Nicholson, Alaska Airlines