Hubs
Heathrow is the largest UK port by value and our ambition is to become one of Europe’s best airports for cargo. We have listened to our customers and developed a cargo strategy that will take us there. For cargo customers our aim is to become a trusted partner – timely, reliable and easy to do business with
It’s no surprise cargo is a huge part of Heathrow’s operations, with around 1.5 million cubic tonnes of cargo, worth about £133 billion, travelling through the airport each year. As Britain’s global gateway, Heathrow connects British exporters to global markets and makes it easier for investors to travel to the UK.
In December 1968, the tunnel first opened, to connect Terminals 1, 2 and 3 to the newly opened cargo terminal at Heathrow, and it cost £2 million to build. The tunnel is not open to the public; it is used only by vehicles with security clearance to drive air side. It is used for cargo movements, and transfer of passengers to and from Terminal 4 (In 1986, Terminal 4 was built next to the cargo terminal). From 1972, a London Transport bus service (route 82) operated through the tunnel. In 1986, when Terminal 4 opened, a number of other bus routes then also passed through the tunnel. This was an unusual situation, because anyone could board the bus, and travel "air side" without going through any security checks. In 1989, in the interests of security, all public bus services were withdrawn from the tunnel. All public buses now enter the central area through the main tunnel.
Manchester Airport's cargo facility, the World Freight Terminal, is a community of more than 1,000 professionals managing freight-only aircraft as well as consignments that arrive or depart in the holds of passenger aircraft.
Manchester Airport currently handles around 100,000 tonnes of import and export freight and mail annually, connecting the North of England to 160 destinations around the world. Manchester Airport's cargo facility, the World Freight Terminal, is a community of more than 1,000 professionals managing freight-only aircraft as well as consignments that arrive or depart in the holds of passenger aircraft.
World Freight Terminal is located to the west of the Manchester Airport site, at Junction 6 of the M56 motorway – and is within a two-hour drive of two-thirds of the UK’s population
Birmingham International Airport
At Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, we provide the service and efficiency your shipping operations demand — outstanding cargo facilities, congestion-free air space, a wide selection of commercial carriers, U.S. Customs service, and a location in easy reach of major U.S. markets as well as the entire Caribbean basin. Find out how we can help your business express itself, too. Call Birmingham Airport Authority at 205-595-0533.
Miami International Airport is the leading international freight airport in the Americas and high-ranking global gateway freight hub with over 2.2 million tons of cargo annually. In fact, total air freight at MIA valued at $60.5 billion, or 92% of the dollar value of Florida's total air imports and exports, or 39% of the States total (air and sea) trade with the world.
