Part I: Flight operation overview

In January and March, there were 17,500 cargo flights, mainly international cargo

In March 2024, there were 17,520 civil cargo flights, an increase of 8.0% year-on-year and 50.7% month-on-month. Domestic flights accounted for 41.4%, international flights accounted for 53.7%, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan 4.9%, the cargo market is still dominated by international freight.

Data source: Flight Manager dast (dAST.133.cn)

2. Sf Express & Post accounted for 75.3% of domestic flights and 43.3% of domestic airlines in international and regional markets

In March 2024, there were more than 60 cargo flight carriers, with domestic airlines accounting for 66.3% of flights and foreign airlines accounting for 33.7%. In terms of sub-markets, SF Express accounted for 48.0% of the domestic market, followed by Post 27.3%, and both accounted for 75.3% of the domestic freight time; In the international and regional markets, overseas airlines accounted for 56.7% and domestic airlines accounted for 43.3% at all times, and the share of domestic airlines was overall low. Among the airlines, the United States federal accounted for the first place, accounting for 12.5% of the total amount of international regions.

Data source: Flight Manager dast (dAST.133.cn)

3. The cargo sorties of TOP10 airports accounted for 68.8% of the total

In terms of the distribution of cargo flights, the head effect is obvious, and the number of cargo flights at TOP10 airports accounts for 68.8% of the total. The TOP10 airports are: Shanghai Pudong, Shenzhen Baoan, Ezhou Huahu, Guangzhou Baiyun, Nanjing Lukou, Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Zhengzhou Xinzheng, Beijing Capital, Nanning Wuwei, Chengdu Shuangliu; Ezhou Huahu Airport has surpassed Guangzhou Baiyun in terms of cargo flights, ranking third.

4. Most of the TOP domestic routes are Shenzhen and Hangzhou lines, and most of the international routes are Pudong related lines

In March 2024, Hangzhou Xiaoshan and Shenzhen Baoan ranked first among the TOP10 domestic freight routes; The TOP10 international routes are mostly Pudong Airport related routes.

Data source: Flight Manager dast (dAST.133.cn)

5. The flow of international cargo flights is mainly to the United States, Japan and South Korea

From the distribution of international flight destinations (direct flight points), flights mainly fly to the United States, Japan and South Korea, accounting for more than half, 54.1%. 6, the domestic to narrow body freighter mainly, the international area to wide body freighter mainly

In March 2024, 50.0% of cargo flights were operated by narrow-body freighters and 50.0% by wide-body freighters. Domestic routes are dominated by narrow-body freighters, with narrow-body flights accounting for 87.4% and wide-body flights accounting for 12.6%. International and regional routes are dominated by wide-body freighters, accounting for 75.8% of wide-body flights and 24.2% of narrow-body flights. 

Data source: Flight Manager dast (dAST.133.cn)

Part two: the volume of freight transportation

In January and March, the volume of civil aviation cargo and mail transport increased by 28.2% year-on-year

In March 2024, China's civil aviation cargo and mail transport volume of 708,000 tons (the total amount of passenger aircraft belly and freighter, the same as later), an increase of 28.2% year-on-year, an increase of 12.2% year-on-year in 2019; From the perspective of route types, domestic routes (including regional) cargo and mail transportation was 421,000 tons (accounting for 59.5%), an increase of 27.2%, and international routes cargo and mail transportation was 287,000 tons (accounting for 40.5%), an increase of 29.7%.

Data source: Flight Manager dast (dAST.133.cn)

2. Cargo throughput distribution of listed airports has increased to varying degrees year-on-year

In March, the cargo throughput of listed airports all showed varying degrees of year-on-year growth, increasing respectively: Pudong 9.5%, Baiyun 25.7%, Baoan 18.2% and Capital 48.5%. Pudong Airport mainly focuses on international/regional cargo, and the cargo volume accounts for more than 90%.

Data source: Flight Manager dast (dAST.133.cn)

Data description:

Data source: Flight Manager;

Cargo and mail transport volume: domestic airline passenger aircraft + cargo aircraft transport volume;

Fleet data: collected by the flight manager, the actual subject to the official;

Data note: Some of the data in the report are different from the total due to rounding.

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