• FBX
  • -
  • $4564
  • -2.92%
  • FBX01
  • -
  • $6816.2
  • -0.85%
  • FBX02
  • -
  • $471
  • 0%
  • FBX03
  • -
  • $8693
  • -2.89%
  • FBX04
  • -
  • $443.2
  • 2.93%
  • FBX11
  • -
  • $5074.4
  • -6.24%
  • FBX12
  • -
  • $489.2
  • -17.34%
  • FBX13
  • -
  • $5142.2
  • -2.53%
  • FBX14
  • -
  • $604
  • 0%
  • FBX21
  • -
  • $713
  • -2.91%
  • FBX22
  • -
  • $1918
  • 0%
  • FBX24
  • -
  • $869.8
  • 12.52%
  • FBX26
  • -
  • $2552
  • 4.78%

Air Cargo Rates
from North AMERICA to Middle East

The NA-ME air freight index measures pricing from North America to the Middle East. Key airports in the index include Los Angeles (LAX) and Miami (MIA) in North America, and Dubai (DXB) in United Arab Emirates and Doha (DOH) in Qatar.

The Freightos Air Index (FAX) is the leading pricing index of the air cargo industry. Air cargo is transitioning to real time prices, and FAX is recognized as a critical industry resource allowing airlines, freight forwarders, importers/exporters and others to track the industry price in real time and to use this timely information to improve their business efficiency.

FAX
Americas, Northern to Middle East
Weight Break

Current FAX

$2.38

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North America to Middle East AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRY RATES & NEWS

Recent Air Freight Events: Congestion, Labor, Strikes & More

Supply chain decisions for air freight require more than pricing and transit time data. Freightos Terminal’s real-time key event feed keeps you informed on congestion, labor disputes, weather conditions, holidays, and more, improving your long-term planning and situation awareness for your organization.

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    October 1, 2024

    Public holiday Botswana Day Holiday in Botswana.

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    October 1, 2024

    Public holiday National Day in China.

  • Holiday
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    October 1, 2024

    Public holiday Ημέρα Ανεξαρτησίας της Κύπρου [Cyprus Independence Day] in Cyprus.

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North America to Middle East Year over Year air freight pricing trends

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Frequently asked questions

WHAT IS THE FREIGHTOS AIR INDEX?

FAX stands for Freightos Air Index. FAX is the most comprehensive and reliable index for air cargo market pricing, sourced from actual transactions between forwarders and carriers and backed up by real offered digital rates on WebCargo by Freightos. WebCargo is by far the largest digital booking platform for air cargo, serving dozens of airlines, 3,500+ freight forwarders across 10,000 offices, all booking shipments thousands of times per day.

 

HOW DOES THE FAX MEASURE PRICING?

FAX pricing is published each day, giving an indicative all-in spot rate for general cargo priced in US$ per kilogram for the previous 7 days on a rolling basis in three weight breaks of 100-300kg, 300-1,000kg, and 1,000-3,000 kilograms.

 

WHAT LEVELS OF SCOPE DOES FAX COVER?

The Freightos Air Index is calculated at a few different levels of scope:
– Global (one number, no weight breaks)
– Region to region (available weekly for free)
– Subregion to subregion (North American and Europe are subdivided)
– Airport to small region (61 hub airports)
– Airport to airport (61 hub airports)

WHICH REGIONAL TRADE LANES DOES FAX COVER?

FAX-AF-EU (Africa > Europe)
FAX-EU-AF (Europe > Africa)
FAX-EU-CN (Europe > China (Greater))
FAX-EU-EU (Europe > Europe)
FAX-EU-IN (Europe > India and Southern Asia)
FAX-EU-JP (Europe > Japan)
FAX-EU-KR (Europe > Korea)
FAX-EU-LA (Europe > Latin America)
FAX-EU-ME (Europe > Middle East)
FAX-EU-NA (Europe > North America)
FAX-EU-OC (Europe > Oceania)
FAX-EU-SE (Europe > Southeast Asia)
FAX-IN-NA (India and Southern Asia > North America)
FAX-NA-AF (North America > Africa)
FAX-NA-EU (North America > Europe)
FAX-NA-CN (North America > China (Greater))
FAX-NA-IN (North America > India and Southern Asia)
FAX-NA-LA (North America > Latin America)
FAX-NA-ME (North America > Middle East)
FAX-NA-SE (North America > Southeast Asia)
FAX-CN-EU (China (Greater) > Europe)
FAX-CN-NA (China (Greater) > North America)
FAX-CN-ME (China (Greater) > Middle East)
FAX-ME-NA (Middle East > North America)
FAX-ME-EU (Middle East > Europe)
FAX-ME-ME (Middle East > Middle East)

WHICH AIRPORTS ARE COVERED BY FAX?

Airports covered in FAX:

Region Subregion Country Airport(s) Name
AF AFn EG CAI Cairo International Airport
CN CN CN CAN Baiyun Airport
CN CN CN HKG Hong Kong International Airport
CN CN CN PEK Beijing Capital International Airport
CN CN CN PVG Pudong Airport
CN CN TW TPE Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport
EU EUn BE BRU Brussels International Airport
EU EUn DE FRA Frankfurt International Airport
EU EUn FR CDG Charles De Gaulle International Airport
EU EUn GB LHR/LGW London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport
EU EUn NL AMS Schiphol Airport
EU EUs ES BCN Barcelona Airport
EU EUs ES MAD Barajas International Airport
EU EUs GR ATH Athens International Airport
EU EUs IT MXP/LIN/SWK Malpensa International Airport, Linate Airport, Segrate Airport
JP JP JP HND Tokyo International Airport
JP JP JP ITM Osaka International Airport
JP JP JP NRT Narita International Airport
KR KR KR ICN Incheon International Airport
LA AMc MX MEX Benito Juarez International Airport
LA AMs AR EZE Ministro Pistarini International Airport
LA AMs BR GRU Guarulhos International Airport
LA AMs BR VCP Viracopos
LA AMs CL SCL Benitez International Airport
LA AMs CO BOG Eldorado International Airport
LA AMs EC UIO Mariscal Sucre International Airport
LA AMs PE LIM Jorge Chavez International Airport
ME ME AE DXB Dubai International Airport
ME ME IL TLV Ben Gurion International Airport
ME ME QA DOH Doha International Airport
ME ME TR IST Ataturk International Airport
NA CAe CA YUL Montreal Dorval Airport
NA CAe CA YYZ Lester B Pearson International Airport
NA CAw CA YVR Vancouver International Airport
NA CAw CA YYC Calgary International Airport
NA USc US DEN Denver International Airport
NA USc US DFW Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
NA USc US MEM Memphis International Airport
NA USc US ORD O’Hare International Airport
NA USc US SDF Louisville International Airport-SDF
NA USe US ATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
NA USe US BOS Logan International Airport
NA USe US CLT Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
NA USe US JFK/EWR Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport
NA USe US MIA Miami International Airport
NA USw US ANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
NA USw US LAS McCarran International Airport
NA USw US LAX Los Angeles International Airport
NA USw US SEA Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
NA USw US SFO San Francisco International Airport
SE SE ID CGK Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
SE SE MY KUL Kuala Lumpur International Airport
SE SE SG SIN Changi International Airport
SE SE TH BKK Don Muang International Airport

CAN I SOURCE FAX DATA?

FAX data is available to subscribers on the Freightos website and via Thomson Reuters Eikon or Bloomberg screens. It is also updated weekly on the JOC’s Market Data portal, pulled weekly into TI Insight’s GSCi market intelligence platform. Besides viewing charts, you can download csv files or png charts. If you are a journalist, analyst, or armchair logistics buff, contact [email protected] if you’re interested in a CSV version of data.