Historical shipping connectivity, port traffic and air cargo data for China-origin freight research. Every published value keeps its source, period, methodology and reusable citation trail.
2026 Q1 · '000 tonnes · Published values by location
Hong Kong Air Cargo Movements reports air cargo discharged (inward), loaded (outward) and the combined total published by the Census and Statistics Department; figures exclude mail. It is not airport terminal throughput, freight pricing or transit time. Observation periods are shown as published; country, port and airport totals remain separate statistical geographies.
Absolute published values, shown exactly as released — no rebasing, smoothing or interpolation. This view opens on the latest 10 years; use 5Y, 10Y or All history above to change the window. Default series: China, United States, United Kingdom, Germany and the United Arab Emirates — add or remove markets under Compare markets.
Hong Kong Air Cargo Movements — Quarterly: values and observation periods
Geography
Period
Value
Unit
Hong Kong, China
2026 Q1
1,197.8
'000 tonnes
Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Table 410-92011 “Inward and outward movements of cargo by air”. Data supplied by the Civil Aviation Department. Accessed through DATA.GOV.HK under the DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions of Use. Retrieved 21 October 2026. Source · DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions of Use
DDP Atlas retrieved this source on 21 Oct 2026. Values are reproduced without numeric transformation.
2023 · million ton-km · Published values by location
This indicator measures air freight activity in million tonne-kilometres for registered carriers. It is not airport cargo throughput, freight pricing or transit time. Observation periods are shown as published; country, port and airport totals remain separate statistical geographies.
Absolute published values, shown exactly as released — no rebasing, smoothing or interpolation. This view opens on the latest 10 years; use 5Y, 10Y or All history above to change the window. Default series: China, United States, United Kingdom, Germany and the United Arab Emirates — add or remove markets under Compare markets.
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Latest observation period: 2023 · million ton-km · 5 published locations
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Air Freight Activity — Million Tonne-Kilometres: values and observation periods
Geography
Period
Value
Unit
China
2023
26,170.372
million ton-km
Germany
2023
12,766.529
million ton-km
United Arab Emirates
2023
13,566.159
million ton-km
United Kingdom
2023
4,413.895
million ton-km
United States
2023
42,762.859
million ton-km
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.AIR.GOOD.MT.K1 (Air transport, freight). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 21 October 2026. Source · CC BY 4.0
DDP Atlas retrieved this source on 21 Oct 2026. Values are reproduced without numeric transformation.
