This statistic shows the amount of air freight set down and picked up at airports in the UK between 1950 and 2020. There was a clear steady, strong growth in the amount of air freight being handled in the UK from 1950 to 2005. In 2020, the amount of air freight handled reached * tons.
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GOV.UK. (December 16, 2021). Total amount of freight set down and picked up by aircraft in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1950 and 2020* (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/304049/historical-air-freight-handled-in-the-uk-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Total amount of freight set down and picked up by aircraft in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1950 and 2020* (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. December 16, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/304049/historical-air-freight-handled-in-the-uk-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2021). Total amount of freight set down and picked up by aircraft in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1950 and 2020* (in 1,000 metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/304049/historical-air-freight-handled-in-the-uk-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Total Amount of Freight Set down and Picked up by Aircraft in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 1950 and 2020* (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Dec 2021, /statistics/304049/historical-air-freight-handled-in-the-uk-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Total amount of freight set down and picked up by aircraft in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1950 and 2020* (in 1,000 metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/304049/historical-air-freight-handled-in-the-uk-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Total amount of freight set down and picked up by aircraft in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1950 and 2020* (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/304049/historical-air-freight-handled-in-the-uk-united-kingdom/
