Airports

Ontario International Airport September Cargo Volumes

The September numbers also underscored Ontario’s role as a global logistics hub.

Shipments of air cargo totaled more than 70,000 tons during the month, 14.4% higher than the same month in 2019.

Last month’s tonnage was essentially flat when compared with September a year ago.

For the first nine months of the year, air cargo volume was more than 618,000 tons, 11% more than the same period in 2019.

Air cargo

(tonnage)

Sep

2022

Sep

2019

Change

YTD

2022

YTD

2019

Change

Freight

65,831

59,918

9.87 %

577,554

539,062

7.1 %

Mail

4,196

1,271

230.12 %

41,059

18,221

125.3 %

Total

70,027

61,189

14.44 %

618,613

557,283

11.0 %

Air cargo

(tonnage)

Sep

2022

Sep

2021

Change

YTD

2022

YTD

2021

Change

Freight

65,831

66,380

-0.83 %

577,554

609,952

-5.3 %

Mail

4,196

4,269

-1.71 %

41,059

34,426

19.3 %

Total

70,027

70,649

-0.88 %

618,613

644,378

-4.0 %

“Ontario International cargo shipments showed strong growth in September and on a year-to-date basis compared with 2019 as our shipping partners continued to show confidence in our airport as a commercial hub for Southern California,” said Ron Loveridge, vice president of the OIAA board.

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