List of busiest airports by cargo traffic
2017 statistics

Rank
Airport
Location
Code (IATA/ICAO)
Rank Change
Total Cargo (tonnes)
% Change
1.
Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport
Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories, Hong Kong
HKG/VHHH
-
5,049,898
9.4%
2.
United States Memphis International Airport
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
MEM/KMEM
-
4,336,752
0.3%
3.
China Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Pudong, Shanghai, China
PVG/ZSPD
-
3,824,280
11.2%
4.
South Korea Incheon International Airport
Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea
ICN/RKSI
1
2,921,691
7.6%
5.
United States Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
ANC/PANC
1
2,713,230
6.7%
6.
United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
DXB/OMDB
-
2,654,494
2.40%
7.
United States Louisville International Airport
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
SDF/KSDF
-
2,602,695
6.80%
8.
Japan Narita International Airport
Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan
NRT/RJAA
2
2,336,427
7.9%
9.
Taiwan Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
TPE/RCTP
4
2,269,585
8.2%
10.
France Charles de Gaulle Airport
Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
CDG/LFPG
1
2,195,229
2.8%

Question: Which airport was the world's busiest airport by cargo traffic?
Answer: Hong Kong International Airport has surpassed Memphis International Airport to become the world's busiest airport by cargo traffic.