| World's Airport Ranking in 2004 by Tonnage | |||
| Ranking | Name of Airport | Total Tonnage | Increase in % |
| 1 | Memphis TN Int'l | 3,554,577 | 4.8 |
| 2 | Hong Kong Int'l | 3,132,449 | 15.7 |
| 3 | Tokyo Narita Int'l | 2,373,133 | 10.1 |
| 4 | Anchorage AK Int'l | 2,372,903 | 13.1 |
| 5 | Seoul Incheon Int'l | 2,133,443 | 15.8 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Int'l | 1,902,547 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Frankfurt Main | 1,839,084 | 11.4 |
| 8 | Singapore Changi | 1,795,646 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Miami FL Int'l | 1,778,897 | 8.6 |
| 10 | Louisville Int'l | 1,739,029 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Taipei CKS Int'l | 1,701,020 | 13.4 |
| 12 | John F. Kennedy Int'l | 1,683,073 | 2.7 |
| 13 | O'Hare Int'l | 1,681,835 | 11.6 |
| 14 | Shanghai Pudong | 1,642,062 | 38.1 |
| 15 | Charles De Gaulle | 1,637,610 | 9.4 |
| 16 | Schipol | 1,467,205 | 8.4 |
| 17 | London Heathron | 1,412,031 | 8.6 |
| 18 | UAE Dubai Int'l | 1,169,256 | 22.2 |
| 19 | Bangkok Int'l | 1,058,145 | 11.3 |
| 20 | Indianapolis IN Int'l | 1,000,262 | 9.3 |
| 21 | New York NY - EWR | 920,104 | 5.0 |
| 22 | Osaka Kansai Int'l | 886,857 | 11.8 |
| 23 | Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Int'l | 864,650 | 7.9 |
| 24 | Tokyo Haneda | 773,918 | 7.2 |
| 25 | Dallas TX - DFW | 754,764 | 12.2 |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 712,954 | 8.5 |
| 27 | Auckland Int'l | 676,210 | 9.1 |
| 28 | Beijing Capital Int'l | 668,654 | 1.0 |
| 29 | Kuala Lumpur - KLIA | 664,237 | 12.6 |
| 30 | Charleroi Brussels South | 659,090 | 9.1 |