Infrastructure and Facilities
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) aims to provide "best-value" services to airport users in the most efficient and effective manner. Optimising land-use and enabling economies of scale in airport support and related cargo services, HKIA has franchised most aviation logistics activities to specific service providers. Each franchise is tendered strictly within the guidelines of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and awarded on a build-operate-transfer basis. HKIA works in partnership with the franchisees, regularly reviewing their performance and comparing them with accepted international and industry standards.
- Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT)
- Operated by Asia Airfreight Terminal Co Ltd
- Designed capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per annum
- Total investment of over HK$2.5 billion
- Land area of about 8 hectares
- State-of-the-art fully automated cargo handling system, and RFID truck control system with information accessible through web and mobile apps
- Certification: IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) , ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, ISO 22000:2018 - Food Safety Management Systems, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) System, ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, TAPA Class A, IATA Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) Center Certification - both CBTA Corporate and CBTA Provider accreditations for Dangerous Goods training
- Good Distribution Practices certification for pharmaceutical products by SGS Hong Kong Limited for compliance with World Health Organisation quality assurance guidelines for handling of pharmaceuticals
- The first air cargo terminal operator in Hong Kong accredited as an Authorized Economic Operator, Tier 2 by the Customs & Excise Department
- IATA CEIV Pharma, IATA CEIV Fresh, IATA CEIV Lithium Batteries
- The terminal is equipped with special cargo handling facilities including complete temperature-controlled cold chain handling center COOLPORT, strong rooms, dangerous goods room, radioactive materials room, livestock centre, etc
- CHINALINK: custom-bonded air-truck intermodal services to and from Southern China
- Awarded Energywi$e and Wastewi$e "Class of Excellence" at Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence since 2013
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- Cathay Cargo Terminal (CCT)
- Operated by Cathay Pacific Services Limited
- Designed capacity of 2.6 million tonnes per annum
- About HK$5.9 billion investment
- Land area of about 11 hectares
- State-of-the-art materials handling system
- Certification: Cargo iQ Member, TAPA Class A Certificate, ISO 20000 Information Technology Service Management System, ISO 28000 Supply Chain Security Management System
- European Union (EU) Regulated Agent (RA3) accreditation for their compliance with the new EU "Air Cargo or Mail Carrier operating into the EU from a Third Country Airport" (ACC3) regulations
- Good Distribution Practices certification for pharmaceutical products by SGS Hong Kong Limited for their compliance with World Health Organisation quality assurance guidelines for handling of pharmaceuticals
- International Air Transport Association (IATA) Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) registration
- IATA CEIV Pharma, IATA CEIV Fresh, IATA CEIV Live Animals, IATA CEIV Lithium Batteries
- Cross Border Express (CBX): custom-bonded air-truck intermodal services to and from Southern China
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- DHL Central Asia Hub (DHL)
- Operated by DHL Aviation (Hong Kong) Ltd
- First dedicated express cargo terminal at HKIA
- Handles up to 125,000 shipments per hour
- Total investment of HK$4.9 billion
- Land area of about 4.3 hectares
- The first large scale automated express hub in Asia Pacific
- Certification: TAPA Class A, ISO 9001 Quality Management System Standard
- Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl)
- Operated by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd
- Designed capacity of 2.6 million tonnes per annum
- About HK$8 billion investment
- Land area of about 17 hectares
- Certification: ISO 9001 certification, TAPA Class A, IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) registration, Cargo iQ Member, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification, ISO 50001 Energy Management System certification, OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, IATA Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) Center Certification - both CBTA Corporate and CBTA Provider accreditations for Dangerous Goods training
- Good Distribution Practices certification for pharmaceutical products by SGS Hong Kong Limited for their compliance with World Health Organisation quality assurance guidelines for handling of pharmaceuticals
- European Union (EU) Regulated Agent (RA3) accreditation for their compliance with the new EU "Air Cargo or Mail Carrier operating into the EU from a Third Country Airport" (ACC3) regulations
- IATA CEIV Pharma, IATA CEIV Fresh, IATA CEIV Live Animals, IATA CEIV Lithium Batteries
- SuperLink China Direct: custom-bonded air-truck intermodal services to and from Southern China
- Equipped with a state-of-the-art fully automated cargo handling system and other special cargo handling facilities – perishable/livestock/horse/valuable cargo handling centres, refrigerated and dangerous goods cargo centres, express centre
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- Air Mail Centre
- Operated by Hongkong Post
- Handles 700,000 mail items per day
- Land area of about 2 hectares
- Equipped with a state-of-the-art mail sorting system
- Airport Freight Forwarding Centre (AFFC)
- Operated by Airport Freight Forwarding Centre Ltd
- Land area of about 6 hectares with a gross floor area of about 133,000 m2
- Provides warehouse and office space to freight forwarders for consolidation and distribution
- Tradeport Logistics Centre
- Operated by Tradeport Hong Kong Ltd
- Land area of about 1.4 hectares with a gross floor area of about 31,000 m2
- Provides custom-designed logistics services such as inventory management, order processing and postponement assembly