Aviation
AIR CARGO SHIPMENTS REMAINED STRONG AT ONTARIO INT'L AIRPORT
May 12, 2022

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%

Mail

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%

Mail

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.