Cargo volumes in Frankfurt rose again slightly in August 2023. At 156,827 metric tons, cargo throughput (comprising airfreight and airmail) was up 1.2 percent on the same month in 2022. The number of aircraft movements increased by 10.9 per cent to 39,910 takeoffs and landings in the reporting month, while accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) grew by 9.1 percent to around 2.5 million metric tons (in both cases, compared to August 2022).