Atlas Air Opens Cargo Terminal 3 at Incheon Airport

Atlas Air Worldwide and Sharp Aviation K opened Cargo Terminal 3 at Incheon International Airport. The facility adds cargo-handling capacity and includes a cool-chain complex for pharmaceutical shipments.

Key details

• The terminal covers 19,320 square metres and adds 180,000 tonnes of annual cargo-handling capacity.
• Its cool-chain complex covers 2,900 square metres.
• Atlas Air Cargo Terminals, a joint venture between Atlas Air Worldwide and Sharp Aviation K established in 2007, operates cargo terminals at Incheon.
• With the new facility, the joint venture operates three terminals at Incheon, with nearly 49,000 square metres of cargo infrastructure and annual capacity exceeding 460,000 tonnes.
• Atlas Air and Sharp are developing a four-bay widebody maintenance facility, Atlas Air Technical Services, which is expected to become operational in 2027.

Cargo Terminal 3 adds 180,000 tonnes of annual cargo-handling capacity.

Why it matters

The cool-chain complex expands the partners’ infrastructure for pharmaceutical handling. Atlas Air says the planned maintenance facility aims to bring about one-third of its heavy-maintenance volume in-house, with greater control over maintenance quality and turnaround times.