Cargo route in focus · Europe to North America
LGG–MEM
Liège Airport, Liège → Memphis International Airport, Memphis
Operated by FedEx Express · freighter only
Route snapshot · data through April 2026 · updated 30 September 2026 · next update December 2026. Current figures on the platform →
Liège–Memphis January capacity requirement continues to rise
26K tcargo, 12 months to Apr 2026
+43.0%year on year
Aprpeak month
Cargo history
Monthly cargo tonnes. Darker bars are the latest twelve months.
Seasonality
Average tonnes by calendar month. April runs 15.2% above the monthly average; January is the low point.
Cargo forecast and confidence
Solid line: reported tonnes. Dashed: forecast, shaded by its 95% interval.
Months 1–6Measured error in line with comparable routes: 14%, against 13%.
ModerateMonths 7–12Measured error in line with comparable routes: 29%, against 26%.
ModerateFreighter recommendation
27 freighter flights a month, about 6 a week for January 2027. Operators flew 24 in January 2026.
Boeing 777FCurrent · 102 t payload · 65% load
Airbus A350FNew generation, not yet in service · 111 t payload · 60% load
Boeing 777-8FNew generation, not yet in service · 118 t payload · 56% load
Sized on 66 tonnes per flight, from the route's own measured average; capacity set 2% below forecast.
Measured against what operators flew
73,392freight route-months evaluated against what operators flew
84%implied freighter load: recommended payload against tonnes actually carried
0.88×of demand's own seasonal swing tracked, across 2,260 freight routes
Measured July 2024 to June 2026, out of sample.
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