Cargo (airfreight and airmail) dropped by two per cent to 177,840 tonnes in July 2015 compared to a year earlier, while 6.2 million passengers set a new record for Frankfurt Airport . The number of aircraft movements grew by two per cent year-on-year to 43,710, another historic record at Frankfurt Airport. The previous peak day of 43,675 takeoffs and landings was reached in July 2007. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) grew noticeably by 3.8 per cent to 2.7 million tonnes – another new historical figure.