Frankfurt Airport (FRA) — Europe's busiest cargo hub — continued to post growth in air cargo volumes for the month of October, although the pace has slowed compared to the earlier months of the year.

Fraport, which operates Frankfurt Airport, said Frankfurt's cargo throughput, comprising airfreight and airmail, was up 3.8% to 179,809 metric tons last month.

For September, cargo volume was up 3.5% compared to the same month in 2023, amounting to 169,478 tons.

In August, the gateway recorded 172,718 metric tons. In July, Germany's largest aviation gateway recorded a volume of 172,741 metric tons, which was 5% higher than the previous year. 

In June, the airport handled 178,324 metric tons, which was 11.4% higher year-on-year, and last May, the airport recorded 171,353 metric tons, which was also 9.9% higher than the year-ago level.

In April, Frankfurt saw 171,501 metric tons of cargo and in March, the volume reached 178,898 metric tons.

 [Source: Fraport]

For October, the number of aircraft movements declined by 2.1% to 39,849 takeoffs and landings.

Meanwhile, total maximum takeoff weights (or MTOWs) reached roughly 2.5 million metric tons, also representing a decline of 1.9% from the corresponding month of 2023.