An important air logistics distribution center in the United States

An important air logistics distribution center in the United States

Although the overall cargo volume of aviation logistics cannot be compared with road logistics and railway logistics, the GDP carried by aviation logistics accounts for a very high proportion. It can be said that aviation logistics is a barometer of value-added high-tech industries. Here are a few aviation logistics distribution centers in the United States.

1. Memphis Airport (MEM) 2

Fedex is the world's largest distribution center for air express and air cargo, and its air cargo throughput ranks second in the world. Fedex the heart of American domestic air delivery the next day. More than 200 cargo planes are distributed every day. The scale of this distribution center is the largest in the world.

Fedex is the pioneer of American Airlines next-day delivery and the creator of the all-cargo large distribution center model. In order to ensure that it can have a next-day delivery network covering the entire United States, Fedex chose Memphis Airport to build the world’s largest aviation logistics HUB. .

2. Louisville Airport (SDF) 7

UPS is the world's largest distribution center for air express and air cargo, and it ranks among the top ten in the world in terms of air cargo throughput. It is the heart of UPS Air America's next day delivery. The scale of this distribution center is currently the second largest in the world. Like Fedex, in order to build a next-day delivery network and an international express delivery network in the United States, it is necessary to have a super-large HUB in the United States. UPS's HUB is located at Louisville Airport.

3. Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) 30

DHL International Express, the largest HUB in the United States, is another airport where the express company has become a major air logistics distribution center.

This airport is one of the four major distribution centers of the DHL international express global network, and it is responsible for DHL's global express delivery in and out of the United States. In addition, there is another aviation distribution center in Wilminton, about 100 kilometers northeast of CVG, named AirPark. The relationship with CVG is equivalent to Gemini. Airpark was once the heart of Anbang Express, the third largest express company in the United States (similar to Memphis in Fedex and Louisville in UPS). Afterwards, Anbang Express was wholly-owned by DHL. DHL used to be the domestic aviation logistics distribution center in the United States. At the AirPark in Wilminton. (In 2009, DHL's parent company Deutsche Post World Network announced its withdrawal from the domestic express delivery market in the United States and closed AirpPark). In addition to DHL, CVG and AirPark welcomed another customer this year. E-commerce giant Amazon announced the construction of an aviation logistics distribution center in CVG. The future CVG will have a large-scale development. Close to Memphis and Louisville.

The above three large-scale air logistics distribution centers are all set up by powerful express companies (e-commerce companies) in order to cover the next day delivery network across the United States or become an important international express network node. They have a lot in common. First of all, the three airports are mainly cargo airports. This greatly reduces the drawbacks caused by airport passenger transportation. The express company directly controls the airport and airport operations. The all-night aviation network can be greatly regulated. Development with few delays

The three aviation distribution centers (including AirPark) are actually on a diagonal line. Friends who know the geography of the United States know that there is a time difference between the east and west coasts of the United States, with a gap of 3 hours. Pacific time is 3 hours behind Atlantic time. How important is the time difference of these 3 hours for daily delivery. All three distribution centers are between time zone 1, 2 in order to complete the United States better and more economically. Next day delivery service. Therefore, the location of the distribution center of the air express company is a university question.

After talking about the aviation distribution center dominated by courier companies, let's talk about the next two aviation logistics distribution centers that are famous because of their location.

4. Stephen Anchorage Airport (ANC) 5

Anchorage Airport is located in Alaska, USA. It has a unique geographical location. It is the stop and gas station of most cargo airlines in the world. It is known as the crossroads of international aviation logistics. It is distributed in Asia Pacific, Europe, Australia, and the Western United States. An important node in the East of the United States. UPS and Fedex have their own Hub (or ECCF) in ANC, and all cargo aircrafts of Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines have second air rights in ANC. As far as I know, ANC should be the airport (cargo aircraft) with the most second air rights in the world

5. Miami International Airport (MIA) 15

Miami International Airport is located in the southernmost part of Florida, USA. It is a cargo gateway to and from South America. UPS, Fedex, and DHL are all assembled in MIA to set up HUB or ECCF. All other cargo airlines serving South America have set up locations in MIA, which shows that MIA has strong port functions and unique market-oriented features.

In addition to geographical location, the United States also has three traditional major aviation logistics distribution centers. The following three airports are well-known, and are passenger and cargo comprehensive airports.

6. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 10

Los Angeles International Airport is the gateway airport on the west coast of the United States, with huge passenger and cargo throughput. For freight, LAX is the most important distribution center for Asia-Pacific imports and exports to the United States. All cargo planes of China's three major airlines, Hong Kong Cathay Pacific, China Taiwan China Airlines, Evergreen, Japan Airlines, Japan All-Nippon Airways, Korean Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, etc. all have direct flights in LAX.

7. New York John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) 23

JFK is an important gateway airport for the East of the United States, similar to LAX. The passenger and cargo throughput is huge. Since JFK is relatively close to Europe, it can be said that JFK is the most important cargo airport for Europe. Due to the large population of the eastern United States, the economy is huge. Major airlines in the Asia-Pacific region also have direct all-cargo flights to JFK

8. Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) 18

An important gateway airport in the central United States. For Chicago Airport, the cargo operation environment is much better than JFK and LAX (the two airports are too congested, the cargo volume is large, the delivery is painful, and the airport ground operation capacity is limited). In addition, because of the land collection and distribution in the central United States Time has an advantage over other places.

The numbers at the back of the above article indicate. In 2018, the World Civil Aviation Organization announced the ranking of the world's airports in terms of cargo and mail throughput.