Best in Air Cargo Facilities

When the master planners of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport devised one of the world’s largest passenger terminals, they provided flexibility for the movement of cargo in the design, as well.

There are three main air cargo complexes at Hartsfield-Jackson: North, Midfield and South. The total on-airport air cargo warehouse space measures two million square feet.

In addition to the main cargo complexes, Hartsfield-Jackson houses a U.S. Department of Argiculture approved Perishables Complex, the only one of its kind in the Southeast U.S.

Hartsfield-Jackson's North and South Cargo Complexes maintain independent refueling and support systems, which allow quick turnaround for airport cargo operators.

Atlanta is closer to Chicago than New York, Philadelphia, or Baltimore. More than 200 million people, 80% of U.S. consumers, are within two hours' flight time from Hartsfield-Jackson, or one day's trucking by highway.

Hartsfield-Jackson maintains more than 1.5 million square feet (135,000 square meters) of cargo handling space in the North, South and Midfield Cargo Complexes. Each complex offers excellent dockside access to interstate highways 75, 85, 285 and 20.

Hartsfield-Jackson is the only airport in the Southeast to be approved by the USDA to apply cold treatment, an environmentally safe alternative to methyl bromide.

Atlanta Perishables Complex features on-site distribution and transport capabilities, USDA inspection services and a USDA approved fumigation chamber.

Adjoining the airport is the 250-acre (100 hectare) Georgia Foreign Trade Zone, FTZ # 26, which facilitates trade and increase the global competitiveness of companies doing business in Georgia by reducing operating costs associated with international trade.

Hartsfield-Jackson is designated as a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Port of Entry.

Georgia’s 1,244 miles of interstate highways have placed Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson among the nation’s major trucking hubs. More than 100 motor carriers provide expedited ground transportation for air cargo shipments.

Hartsfield-Jackson's cargo services feature operations by more than 100 licensed customs brokers and 200 domestic and international freight forwarders.

Please contact the Atlanta Air Cargo Association or the Atlanta Quick Caller for the latest list of air cargo service providers at Hartsfield-Jackson.

For additional air cargo information, please contact: Warren Jones at (404) 209-2945 X 129 or by e-mail.