World Freight TerminalYour global gateway to air cargo opportunities

The World Freight Terminal at Manchester Airport is apurpose built gateway, offering a combination of advantagesto service providers in the air cargo and logistics supplychain.

We have unrivalled facilities, an impressive range of expertise,and considerable experience in handling all types of aircargo, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Located at the heart of the UK motorway network, the airportitself offers an excellent route network, with more than 100airlines serving 220 destinations worldwide.

So whether you’re a shipper, logistics provider, freightforwarder or airline looking to exploit one of Europe’s largestair cargo markets, the World Freight Terminal at ManchesterAirport is the perfect choice.

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LocationAccessibility to cargo markets is a key feature of theWorld Freight Terminal. Located adjacent to junction 6 ofthe M56 motorway, the World Freight Terminal allowsdirect access to the UK's main north-south M6motorway, and also to the M62 motorway along the'industrial corridor' connecting the East and West ofnorthern England. For road feeder services the cities ofBirmingham, Bradford, Coventry, Hull, Liverpool, Leeds,Nottingham, Sheffield, Stoke and Wolverhampton areless than two hours away. London and Glasgow can bereached within eight hours, and Irish and Europeanmarkets can be accessed within 12 hours and 24 hoursrespectively. This key advantage of location can helppromote supply chain efficiency and position productsnearer to the customer in less time.

Network and ConnectivityManchester Airport, the only true international gatewayoutside of London, is home to over 100 airlines servingmore than 220 destinations worldwide - more than anyother UK airport. There are daily scheduled passengerservices offering belly-hold capacity between majorcities of the world, frequent wide-body leisure flights tolocations known for their fresh produce, and wide-bodied scheduled freighters from the world’s keymanufacturing areas

Facilities and ExpertiseThe World Freight Terminal is a purpose-built freightcommunity comprising over 60,000 square metres ofwarehouse and office space. Within the boundariesthere are cargo handling companies, airline offices, salesagents, logistics companies, freight forwarders andcustoms and health officials - a hive of specialist know-how and facilitation.

From perishable to outsize, we can handle it. Whetheryour freight travels as belly-hold cargo on dailyscheduled services, or on wide-bodied scheduledfreighters or special freight charter flights, the WorldFreight Terminal provides an efficient link to UK logisticschains.

On site is a EU-approved Border Inspection Post forpackaged products of animal origin at ambient, chilledand frozen temperatures, and for small live animals.Temperature-controlled facilities are available for thetemporary storage of perishable products, and weregularly handle consignments of fresh fish, fruit andflowers.

We currently handle more than 30 B747 scheduledfreighter movements per week, and the Antonov 124outsize freighter is a frequent visitor for cargo charters.

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Air cargo handling Five industry leading third partycargo-handling companiesoperate in the World FreightTerminal. This presents a realchoice for airlines. Thesecompanies currently occupyaround 27,000 square metres ofon-airport transit shed space thathas secure access to the ramp.

With a further choice of five ramp-handling companies, ground-handlingsolutions can be found for the mostdemanding of airlines in a climate ofincreased outsourcing.

Freight forwarding and logisticsAround one hundred freight-forwarding andlogistics provider companies operate in theWorld Freight Terminal, or from very close tothe airport. These range from the biggestnames in global logistics provision for multi-national manufacturers and distributors, tosmall companies offering a more personalservice to shippers and importers.

By locating at Manchester Airport thesecompanies can facilitate international trade,cut down transit times and help driveefficiencies in supply chains.

Runway and apronsWith two runways each over 3,000 metresand the taxiway and apron capacity to handlethe largest of the new generation Airbus andBoeing aircraft, Manchester Airport can offeran aviation product to meet the needs of themost global of airlines.

There are over 120 aircraft stands, includingremote parking for the simultaneous handlingof several freighter aircraft, and for the wide-body freighter operator ten stands have nosetether tie down installations suitable foraircraft up to B747 size.

An ongoing programme ofinvestment in airfield andapron facilities offerscontinual improvementsfor the safe and efficienthandling of aircraft on theground.

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Grow with usMarkets and growthManchester Airport has enjoyed a successful decade ofcargo growth and is currently the UK's fourth largestairport by flown cargo volume. The emergence of theFar East over recent years as the world's massmanufacturing region exporting to the UK is a keycomponent in the cargo growth statistics. But thecontinued importance of North America and theemergence of the Middle East with its ambitious airlinesand hub airports are also key to this cargo growth.

Around 55% of Manchester's cargo is belly-hold cargocarried on daily scheduled services from key centres ofeconomic activity. Scheduled freighters carry around45% of the remainder to and from the world's majormanufacturing locations.

At Manchester approximately 60% of the freight andmail handled each year is imported. The largest share ofthis volume comes from Asian locations. North Americanand increasingly Far East locations, provide the majordestinations for export freight.

Regional economyThe economy of the North West of England has apopulation of nearly 7 million people and 230,000companies. And with a GDP of £106 billion, it is largerthan some European countries. (Source: North WestRegional Development Agency).

Manchester Airport, and the World Freight Terminal, hassuccessfully developed services to meet the needs ofindustries and shippers in the region. We have identifiedthe key growth market sectors in the regional economysuch as aerospace, automotive, food and drink,biotechnology and information and communicationstechnology, and we have worked to ensure our servicesmatch these profiles, particularly to Just in Timeproduction methods. We liaise on an ongoing basis withregional development agencies and chambers ofcommerce. Our proactive approach helps to developsustainable cargo markets for airlines to exploit.

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We are tuned to the needs of business, operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The airport's Master Plan recognizes this by indicating that facilities will continue to be provided thatmeet the needs and requirements of air cargo operators.

The Master Plan identifies that additional land will be required for the further development ofthe World Freight Terminal, and aims to make sure that we can continue to provide thefacilities that our customers need.

So with cost-efficient round the clock operation, and a strategy for the future,choosing the World Freight Terminal makes sound commercial sense, not just for thepresent, but for your future business growth.

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At Manchester we have developed an enviable reputation forthe way in which we manage the environmental impact of ourairport’s operations.

We want to maintain our position as an acknowledged leaderin this field.

We believe that everyone on site has a part to play inachieving our environmental targets. This ranges from airlinesusing the most fuel efficient and quietest aircraft, to transportcompanies using low emission vehicles.

Our close working relationship with our service partners andthe local community ensures that the environmental targetswhich we set ourselves remain relevant, appropriate and oflasting benefit not only to our natural environment but also tothe long term sustainability of our industry.

With two Air Cargo World magazine annual ‘Award ofExcellence’ achievements in the last three years, and an ongoing string of awards for Manchester Airport in general, weare committed to providing our customers with a positiveexperience.

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