An evaluation of the freight traffic potential that would be generated by a second Twin Cities
airport located in Rochester suggests that the airport would quickly become a freight hub.
Specific air cargo operations frequently move to reliever airports before even air passenger
service is established. As such, Rochester could soon become a specialist cargo hub, supporting
up to 500,000 tons of traffic each year. This would put it on a level with the airport in Toledo, which services Detroit and Cleveland airports, and well below such airports as Louisville (UPShub) or Memphis (FedEx hub).