Source: Airports Council International. Note: Several metropolitan areas contain more than one airport. Freight activity shows little difference between airport rank and metropolitan rank, implying that, unlike passenger traffic, freight activity is usually concentrated in a single airport. Air cargo operations are consolidated in a few major hubs and gateways.
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Detailed airport activity in Pacific Asia, 2018
Updated a map portraying passenger and freight activity in Pacific Asian airports (East and Southeast Asia) for 2018. Passenger and Freight Traffic at East and Southeast Asian Airports, 2018 | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
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Updated a map portraying passenger and freight activity in European airports for 2018. Passenger and Freight Traffic at European Airports, 2018 | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
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Updated a map portraying passenger and freight activity in North American airports for 2018. Passenger and Freight Traffic at North American Airports, 2018 | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
Continue readingWorld airport freight traffic (2018 update)
Updated the map depicting airports having a traffic of more than 25,000 tons of freight in 2018 Freight Traffic at the World’s Largest Airports, 2018 | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
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Updated the map depicting airports having a traffic of more than 4 million passengers in 2018. Passenger Traffic at the World’s Largest Airports, 2018 | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
Continue readingEvolution of containerships (updated)
Updated the page depicting the evolution of containerships to reflect the latest class introduced from 2017; Megamax-24 (24 containers across and 24 container bays). The graphic has been extensively used by the media. Evolution of Containerships | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
Continue readingGeographical impacts of the Suez and Panama canals (update)
Updated the entry visually explaining the significant reductions in maritime distances between major markets attributed to the Suez and Panama canals. Geographical Impacts of the Suez and Panama Canals | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
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Updated parcel delivery figures for the United States. While mail deliveries have steadily declined, parcel deliveries have grown substantially with e-commerce. Amazon entered the market in 2016.
Continue readingMarket area analysis (update)
Updated the methodological section dealing with market areas.
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