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5 2.1 The Role of the Airport in Air Cargo Transport The cargo industry changed significantly over the 25 years of 1988 to 2013. As the world economy has become more global, markets and manufacturing have developed, shifted, and in many instances, relocated to markets with low labor rates.
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6 Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development air cargo as their preferred mode of transport since shipping by air is of greater cost than shipping via truck, rail, or water. Factors involved in deciding to transport via air include: • Cost of transporting the material, • Level of service commitment to the customer or end user, • Value of the material, and • Time sensitivity of the material.
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Airports and Air Cargo -- Overview 7 • Consumer electronics; • Computers and computer components; • Telecommunications equipment -- cell phones, iPhones; • Perishables -- flowers, fruit, vegetables, and seafood; and • Economically perishable materials -- printed material. The following four economic factors are the general primary drivers behind air freight growth: • Economic growth.
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8 Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development been increasingly dominated by integrated carriers operating all-cargo aircraft, gateways serving transcontinental routes have recently experienced the opposite trend as more cargo-friendly passenger aircraft have taken market share from freighters. 2.2 Existing Conditions Many cargo buildings at airports today were constructed in an era that had many more passenger and air cargo airlines.
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Airports and Air Cargo -- Overview 9 items such as food/beverages, company material, and passenger luggage are loaded. Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines are examples of passenger carriers that sell belly space for cargo.
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10 Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development Heavy-lift cargo freighters fall into the all-cargo carrier category and are operated by charter cargo airlines such as Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Antonov Airlines, which provide specialized heavy-lift operations with their fleets of Antonov An-124 and An-225 aircraft, respectively. Limited numbers of these aircraft exist since they are some of the largest aircraft in the world; therefore, operations are typically highly specialized charters and are seldom done on a scheduled basis.
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Airports and Air Cargo -- Overview 11 2.3 Airport Types While the public generally understands the difference between commercial service airports and general aviation airports, the FAA provides a detailed classification of airports based on their levels of activity. These classifications are useful to airport planners in assessing the size and scale of aviation activity at these facilities.
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12 Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development • Cargo airports, • Intercontinental hubs, and • Alternate gateways. It is important to point out that these roles describe how an airport functions in the air cargo industry and are not used by the FAA as airport classifications.
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Airports and Air Cargo -- Overview 13 The sole function of a direct air cargo service facility is to collect outbound air cargo from customers and distribute customers' inbound air cargo to the airport's surrounding market area. In order to make direct air cargo service economically feasible, the airport's surrounding market area (or catchment area)
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14 Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development Air forwarders rely on a mix of belly and freighter capacity. Consolidations lead to gravitation to gateways where air options are greatest.
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