Official Statement Airport Commission City and County of San ...

Cargo Traffic and Landed Weight
Cargo Traffic
In Fiscal Year 2008-09, according to traffic reports submitted by the airlines, Airport air cargo volume was
approximately 420,784 metric tons, including U.S. mail, freight and express shipments, a decline of 129,742 metric
tons (-23.6%) compared to reported cargo volume for Fiscal Year 2007-08. A total of approximately 242,540 metric
tons of international cargo, mail, freight and express shipments were handled at the Airport during Fiscal
Year 2007-08, compared to approximately 178,245 metric tons of domestic cargo, mail, freight and express
shipments. The Airport was ranked 14th in the United States in terms of air cargo volume in Calendar Year 2008,
according to final 2008 data from the ACI. See also “SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT–Competition.”
Compared to Fiscal Year 2007-08, domestic cargo and mail traffic tonnage decreased 50,176 metric tons
(-22.0%) and international cargo and mail traffic tonnage decreased 79,565 metric tons (-24.7%) during Fiscal
Year 2008-09. The leading component for the decline in cargo tonnage is a decrease in consumer spending in the
nation and abroad due to the global recession.
Compared with the first six months (July through December) of Fiscal Year 2008-09, total cargo tonnage
decreased 12,681 metric tons (-5.6%); domestic cargo and mail traffic tonnage decreased 12,390 metric tons (­
12.7%) and international cargo and mail traffic tonnage decreased 292 metric tons (-0.2%) during the first six
months (July through December) of Fiscal Year 2009-10.
Total cargo tonnage in December 2009 increased 6,195 metric tons (19.7%), domestic cargo and mail
traffic increased 2,445 metric tons 17.4%) and international cargo and mail traffic increased 3,751 metric tons
(21.6%) compared to December 2008.
Years.
The following table provides information concerning cargo traffic at the Airport for the last 10 Fiscal
AIR CARGO ON AND OFF
(in metric tons)
Fiscal Year
Freight
and Express U.S. and Foreign Mail Total Cargo Percent Change
First Six Months 2009-10*
187,998 27,432 215,430 (5.6%)
First Six Months 2009-09* 196,650 31,462 228,111 –
2008-09* 364,918 55,867 420,784 (23.6%)
2007-08* 488,454 62,072 550,526 (3.8)
2006-07 513,726 58,599 572,326 (3.6)
2005-06 524,856 68,715 593,571 1.0
2004-05 512,800 74,717 587,518 6.4
2003-04 472,964 79,154 552,118 (9.0)
2002-03 517,419 89,536 606,955 8.6
2001-02 465,019 93,939 558,958 (27.9)
2000-01 627,950 147,560 775,510 (10.9)
1999-00 680,051 190,579 870,630 8.7
1998-99 618,334 182,384 800,718 1.7
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* Preliminary.
Source: San Francisco Airport Commission.
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