Ontario International Airport (ONT) reported that air cargo "remained strong" in April buoyed by e-commerce shipments in the gateway.
In a statement, ONT said it recorded a strong 67,000 tons of air freight, 8.6% greater than April in 2019.
On a year-to-date basis, shipments of freight and mail combined were 15.5% higher than the January through April period in 2019, at nearly 270,000 tons.
|
Air cargo (tonnage) |
April 2022 |
April 2019 |
Change |
YTD 2022 |
YTD 2019 |
Change |
|
Freight |
62,291 |
59,359 |
4.94% |
250,623 |
224,346 |
11.7% |
|
|
4,860 |
2,454 |
98.05% |
19,068 |
9,192 |
107.4% |
|
Total |
67,152 |
61,813 |
8.64% |
269,692 |
233,539 |
15.5% |
|
Air cargo (tonnage) |
April 2022 |
April 2021 |
Change |
YTD 2022 |
YTD 2021 |
Change |
|
Freight |
62,291 |
70,422 |
-11.55% |
250,623 |
278,143 |
-9.9% |
|
|
4,860 |
4,085 |
18.98% |
19,068 |
14,383 |
32.6% |
|
Total |
67,152 |
74,508 |
-9.87 |
269,692 |
292,526 |
-7.8% |
"Ontario International remains a point of pride as an increasingly popular passenger gateway in Southern California and an attractive hub for e-commerce," said Atif Elkadi, chief executive officer of the OIAA.
"With our growing customer base in the Inland Empire, support of our community neighbors, and strong political will of our city and county leaders, I am confident Ontario International will continue to attract new and increased flights from passenger and cargo air carriers," Elkadi added.
Meanwhile, for the period, ONT said passenger volume exceeded pre-pandemic levels for the second straight month in April.
The number of passengers who traveled through Southern California's Ontario International Airport (ONT) in April was nearly 7% above the April 2019 total, beating pre-pandemic levels for the second straight month.
Total ONT passenger volume was almost 476,000 last month, 6.92% more than April three years ago. The number of domestic travelers increased by 9.65% to more than 461,000.
