Air Freight News

Ontario International Airport freight volume rose 24% in May

Jun 15, 2020

Southern California’s Ontario International Airport (ONT) continued to see strong growth in commercial air freight in May as tonnage handled rose more than 24%, the third straight month of better than 20% gains, while the number of passengers who flew in and out of the airport declined by 85%, officials announced.

Ontario processed better than 81,000 tons of commercial cargo last month, 24.1% more than May 2019. From January through May, freight totaled more than 342,000 tons, up 18.3% over the first five months of last year. 

“The global coronavirus pandemic continued to drive dramatic changes in cargo and passenger volumes as Southern Californians remained at home and relied on the e-commerce supply chain for many of their household supplies,” said Mark Thorpe, chief executive officer of the Ontario International Airport Authority. “At the same time, like airports across the U.S., we saw another month of significantly lower passenger volumes. Nonetheless, we are optimistic that passenger traffic will pick up in the coming months based on flight schedules published by air carriers.”   

The increase in May freight shipments continued the run of significantly higher commercial cargo volume since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario experienced increases of 22% and 26% in March and April, respectively. 

Air cargo (tonnage) May 2020 May 2019 % Change YTD 2020 YTD 2019 % Change
Freight 81,379 65,559 24.13% 342,828 289,905 18.3%
Mail 1,484 2,616 -43.26% 7,518 11,808 -36.3%
Total 82,863 68,174 21.55% 350,346 301,713 16.1%

 

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