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| 2 | List of busiest airports by cargo traffic - 2017 statistics |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Rank | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Rank Change | Total Cargo (tonnes) | % Change |
| 4 | 1. | Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories, Hong Kong | HKG/VHHH | - | 5,049,898 | 9.4% |
| 5 | 2. | United States Memphis International Airport | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | MEM/KMEM | - | 4,336,752 | 0.3% |
| 6 | 3. | China Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Pudong, Shanghai, China | PVG/ZSPD | - | 3,824,280 | 11.2% |
| 7 | 4. | South Korea Incheon International Airport | Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea | ICN/RKSI | 1 | 2,921,691 | 7.6% |
| 8 | 5. | United States Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | ANC/PANC | 1 | 2,713,230 | 6.7% |
| 9 | 6. | United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | - | 2,654,494 | 2.40% |
| 10 | 7. | United States Louisville International Airport | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | SDF/KSDF | - | 2,602,695 | 6.80% |
| 11 | 8. | Japan Narita International Airport | Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan | NRT/RJAA | 2 | 2,336,427 | 7.9% |
| 12 | 9. | Taiwan Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan | TPE/RCTP | 4 | 2,269,585 | 8.2% |
| 13 | 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.