FreightXO EDU directory

Major commercial airports in the USA.

Search 80 cargo-relevant U.S. commercial airports by IATA, FAA, or ICAO code. Each entry includes its location, airport classification, and preliminary 2025 FAA cargo rank.

80 cargo gatewaysIATA / FAA identifiersICAO identifiers

How to use airport codes

Match the code to the shipping document or operating system.

Airport cargo paperwork often uses the familiar three-letter airport code. Flight-planning and operational systems may use the four-letter ICAO identifier. In the United States, the FAA location identifier usually matches the IATA code for large commercial airports, but the systems are not interchangeable in every context.

IATA code

The three-letter code most often seen on air waybills, schedules, labels, and commercial routing information.

FAA location identifier

The FAA identifier used in U.S. aeronautical records. For the airports in this directory, it is displayed with the matching IATA code.

ICAO code

The four-letter operational identifier. Most airports in the contiguous United States begin with K, while Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico use other prefixes.

Directory scope: This is a freight-focused list of major commercial and qualifying cargo airports, selected primarily from the FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo ranking. It is not a list of every public, private, passenger-only, or military airfield.

Searchable airport list

USA commercial airport codes and cargo facts.

Search by airport name, market, state, IATA or FAA code, ICAO code, or airport type.

80 gateways shown

Northeast

14 gateways

John F. Kennedy International Airport

JFK

New York, NY

IATA / FAA: JFK
ICAO: KJFK
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #9

Newark Liberty International Airport

EWR

Newark, NJ

IATA / FAA: EWR
ICAO: KEWR
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #16

Philadelphia International Airport

PHL

Philadelphia, PA

IATA / FAA: PHL
ICAO: KPHL
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #17

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

BWI

Glen Burnie, MD

IATA / FAA: BWI
ICAO: KBWI
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #25

Bradley International Airport

BDL

Windsor Locks, CT

IATA / FAA: BDL
ICAO: KBDL
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #30

General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport

BOS

Boston, MA

IATA / FAA: BOS
ICAO: KBOS
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #33

Richmond International Airport

RIC

Richmond, VA

IATA / FAA: RIC
ICAO: KRIC
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #35

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport

MHT

Manchester, NH

IATA / FAA: MHT
ICAO: KMHT
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #37

Lehigh Valley International Airport

ABE

Allentown, PA

IATA / FAA: ABE
ICAO: KABE
Airport type: Nonhub primary airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #38

Pittsburgh International Airport

PIT

Pittsburgh, PA

IATA / FAA: PIT
ICAO: KPIT
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #49

Washington Dulles International Airport

IAD

Dulles, VA

IATA / FAA: IAD
ICAO: KIAD
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #61

Harrisburg International Airport

MDT

Harrisburg, PA

IATA / FAA: MDT
ICAO: KMDT
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #67

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

SYR

Syracuse, NY

IATA / FAA: SYR
ICAO: KSYR
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #69

Buffalo Niagara International Airport

BUF

Buffalo, NY

IATA / FAA: BUF
ICAO: KBUF
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #74

Southeast

14 gateways

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

MEM

Memphis, TN

IATA / FAA: MEM
ICAO: KMEM
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #3

Miami International Airport

MIA

Miami, FL

IATA / FAA: MIA
ICAO: KMIA
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #4

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

ATL

Atlanta, GA

IATA / FAA: ATL
ICAO: KATL
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #15

Piedmont Triad International Airport

GSO

Greensboro, NC

IATA / FAA: GSO
ICAO: KGSO
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #28

Orlando International Airport

MCO

Orlando, FL

IATA / FAA: MCO
ICAO: KMCO
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #29

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

CLT

Charlotte, NC

IATA / FAA: CLT
ICAO: KCLT
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #34

Lakeland Linder International Airport

LAL

Lakeland, FL

IATA / FAA: LAL
ICAO: KLAL
Airport type: Nonhub primary airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #44

Tampa International Airport

TPA

Tampa, FL

IATA / FAA: TPA
ICAO: KTPA
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #45

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

FLL

Fort Lauderdale, FL

IATA / FAA: FLL
ICAO: KFLL
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #51

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport

GSP

Greer, SC

IATA / FAA: GSP
ICAO: KGSP
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #53

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

RDU

Raleigh, NC

IATA / FAA: RDU
ICAO: KRDU
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #57

Jacksonville International Airport

JAX

Jacksonville, FL

IATA / FAA: JAX
ICAO: KJAX
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #62

Columbia Metropolitan Airport

CAE

Columbia, SC

IATA / FAA: CAE
ICAO: KCAE
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #71

Nashville International Airport

BNA

Nashville, TN

IATA / FAA: BNA
ICAO: KBNA
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #75

Midwest

16 gateways

Louisville Muhammad Ali International

SDF

Louisville, KY

IATA / FAA: SDF
ICAO: KSDF
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #2

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

CVG

Hebron, KY

IATA / FAA: CVG
ICAO: KCVG
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #5

Chicago O’Hare International Airport

ORD

Chicago, IL

IATA / FAA: ORD
ICAO: KORD
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #6

Indianapolis International Airport

IND

Indianapolis, IN

IATA / FAA: IND
ICAO: KIND
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #10

Chicago Rockford International Airport

RFD

Rockford, IL

IATA / FAA: RFD
ICAO: KRFD
Airport type: Nonhub primary airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #12

Kansas City International Airport

MCI

Kansas City, MO

IATA / FAA: MCI
ICAO: KMCI
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #39

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport

MSP

Minneapolis, MN

IATA / FAA: MSP
ICAO: KMSP
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #40

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

DTW

Detroit, MI

IATA / FAA: DTW
ICAO: KDTW
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #48

Eppley Airfield

OMA

Omaha, NE

IATA / FAA: OMA
ICAO: KOMA
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #52

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

CLE

Cleveland, OH

IATA / FAA: CLE
ICAO: KCLE
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #56

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

STL

St. Louis, MO

IATA / FAA: STL
ICAO: KSTL
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #58

Rickenbacker International Airport

LCK

Columbus, OH

IATA / FAA: LCK
ICAO: KLCK
Airport type: Nonhub primary airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #66

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

MKE

Milwaukee, WI

IATA / FAA: MKE
ICAO: KMKE
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #72

Eastern Iowa Airport

CID

Cedar Rapids, IA

IATA / FAA: CID
ICAO: KCID
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #76

Sioux Falls Regional Airport/Joe Foss Field

FSD

Sioux Falls, SD

IATA / FAA: FSD
ICAO: KFSD
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #77

Capital Region International Airport

LAN

Lansing, MI

IATA / FAA: LAN
ICAO: KLAN
Airport type: Nonhub primary airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #79

South Central

10 gateways

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

DFW

Fort Worth, TX

IATA / FAA: DFW
ICAO: KDFW
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #11

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

IAH

Houston, TX

IATA / FAA: IAH
ICAO: KIAH
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #19

Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport

AFW

Fort Worth, TX

IATA / FAA: AFW
ICAO: KAFW
Airport type: Cargo-focused commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #20

San Antonio International Airport

SAT

San Antonio, TX

IATA / FAA: SAT
ICAO: KSAT
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #32

El Paso International Airport

ELP

El Paso, TX

IATA / FAA: ELP
ICAO: KELP
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #36

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

AUS

Austin, TX

IATA / FAA: AUS
ICAO: KAUS
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #41

Laredo International Airport

LRD

Laredo, TX

IATA / FAA: LRD
ICAO: KLRD
Airport type: Nonhub primary airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #46

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

MSY

Kenner, LA

IATA / FAA: MSY
ICAO: KMSY
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #64

Tulsa International Airport

TUL

Tulsa, OK

IATA / FAA: TUL
ICAO: KTUL
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #78

Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport

LBB

Lubbock, TX

IATA / FAA: LBB
ICAO: KLBB
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #80

West

19 gateways

Los Angeles International Airport

LAX

Los Angeles, CA

IATA / FAA: LAX
ICAO: KLAX
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #7

Ontario International Airport

ONT

Ontario, CA

IATA / FAA: ONT
ICAO: KONT
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #8

Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport

OAK

Oakland, CA

IATA / FAA: OAK
ICAO: KOAK
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #14

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

SEA

Seattle, WA

IATA / FAA: SEA
ICAO: KSEA
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #18

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

PHX

Phoenix, AZ

IATA / FAA: PHX
ICAO: KPHX
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #21

Portland International Airport

PDX

Portland, OR

IATA / FAA: PDX
ICAO: KPDX
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #23

Denver International Airport

DEN

Denver, CO

IATA / FAA: DEN
ICAO: KDEN
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #24

San Bernardino International Airport

SBD

San Bernardino, CA

IATA / FAA: SBD
ICAO: KSBD
Airport type: Nonhub primary airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #26

San Francisco International Airport

SFO

San Francisco, CA

IATA / FAA: SFO
ICAO: KSFO
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #27

Salt Lake City International Airport

SLC

Salt Lake City, UT

IATA / FAA: SLC
ICAO: KSLC
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #31

Boeing Field King County International Airport

BFI

Seattle, WA

IATA / FAA: BFI
ICAO: KBFI
Airport type: Nonhub primary airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #42

Sacramento International Airport

SMF

Sacramento, CA

IATA / FAA: SMF
ICAO: KSMF
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #43

Sacramento Mather Airport

MHR

Sacramento, CA

IATA / FAA: MHR
ICAO: KMHR
Airport type: Cargo-focused commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #47

San Diego International Airport

SAN

San Diego, CA

IATA / FAA: SAN
ICAO: KSAN
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #50

Spokane International Airport

GEG

Spokane, WA

IATA / FAA: GEG
ICAO: KGEG
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #54

Reno-Tahoe International Airport

RNO

Reno, NV

IATA / FAA: RNO
ICAO: KRNO
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #55

Harry Reid International Airport

LAS

Las Vegas, NV

IATA / FAA: LAS
ICAO: KLAS
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #65

Boise Airport/Gowen Field

BOI

Boise, ID

IATA / FAA: BOI
ICAO: KBOI
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #68

Albuquerque International Sunport

ABQ

Albuquerque, NM

IATA / FAA: ABQ
ICAO: KABQ
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #70

Alaska, Hawaii & Territories

7 gateways

Ted Stevens Anchorage International

ANC

Anchorage, AK

IATA / FAA: ANC
ICAO: PANC
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #1

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

HNL

Honolulu, HI

IATA / FAA: HNL
ICAO: PHNL
Airport type: Large-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #13

Luis Munoz Marin International Airport

SJU

San Juan, PR

IATA / FAA: SJU
ICAO: TJSJ
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #22

Kahului Airport

OGG

Kahului, HI

IATA / FAA: OGG
ICAO: PHOG
Airport type: Medium-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #59

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole

KOA

Kailua-Kona, HI

IATA / FAA: KOA
ICAO: PHKO
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #60

Rafael Hernandez Airport

BQN

Aguadilla, PR

IATA / FAA: BQN
ICAO: TJBQ
Airport type: Nonhub primary airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #63

Lihue Airport

LIH

Lihue, HI

IATA / FAA: LIH
ICAO: PHLI
Airport type: Small-hub commercial airport
Cargo fact: FAA preliminary 2025 all-cargo rank: #73

Airport pickup and recovery

Move released airport freight into the U.S. ground network.

FreightXO can coordinate airport retrieval and onward transportation after cargo is available and released. Use USA LTL for palletized freight that can move through a shared terminal network, or USA FTL for dedicated capacity, larger shipments, urgent recovery, or specialized equipment.

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Airport retrieval checklist

Confirm release details before dispatch.

Cargo release

Confirm the air waybill, terminal, handling agent, customs release, storage status, pickup number, and authorized pickup party.

Freight details

Provide piece count, dimensions, weight, stackability, commodity, temperature needs, and dangerous-goods status.

Vehicle and timing

Confirm dock requirements, appointment rules, cutoff times, driver identification, security procedures, and final delivery conditions.

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Frequently asked questions

Airport code and freight pickup answers.

Which airport code should I use for an air-freight shipment?

Use the code required by the carrier, handling agent, air waybill, customs entry, or operating system. IATA codes are common in commercial routing, while ICAO codes are common in flight operations. Confirm the exact terminal as well as the airport code.

Can FreightXO retrieve freight from a U.S. airport?

FreightXO can coordinate airport pickup and onward ground transportation when the cargo is released, the handling terminal permits pickup, and suitable carrier capacity is available. Terminal procedures, security, storage, appointments, and equipment requirements still apply.

Should airport freight move by LTL or FTL?

LTL can fit palletized freight that can move through a shared terminal network. FTL or a dedicated vehicle can fit larger, urgent, high-control, temperature-sensitive, or specialized shipments. The shipment details and delivery requirements determine the appropriate option.

Does an airport pickup include customs clearance?

No. Transportation and customs clearance are separate steps. International freight normally must be released by customs and the handling agent before a driver can recover it.

Why is a passenger hub included in a cargo directory?

Many large passenger airports also handle substantial belly cargo, freighter operations, mail, express shipments, and international air freight. This directory uses FAA cargo activity rather than passenger volume alone.

Official sources and review basis

Airport selection and cargo ranks use FAA preliminary calendar-year 2025 all-cargo landed-weight data. Airport names, FAA location identifiers, and ICAO identifiers were checked against the FAA 28-Day NASR Subscription effective August 6, 2026. Airport classifications use FAA commercial-service and NPIAS data.

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Reviewed August 12, 2026. Preliminary FAA figures can be revised. Confirm the airport, cargo terminal, handling agent, release requirements, operating hours, and pickup rules before dispatch.