GMR Hyderabad International Airport, with a cargo handling capacity of 150,000 MT, is positioned as an air cargo hub for South and Central India linking the catchment areas in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu to more than 150 destinations globally.
CT Bureau
GMR Aero Cargo Logistics operates an air cargo terminal at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad in Telangana with a cargo handling capacity of 150,000 MT per annum.
The major export and import commodities handled here comprise pharmaceuticals, vaccines, perishables (agri and marine products), engineering and aerospace goods, garments, electronics, and special cargo, among others. Hyderabad International Airport is positioned as an air cargo hub for the South and Central India connecting the catchment areas of the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and
Tamil Nadu to more than 150 destinations internationally.
It also runs an industry unique connect programme called Hyderabad Air Cargo Charter Circle for promoting direct charter freighters through Hyderabad.
The terminal offers a dedicated Pharma Zone, perishable handling facilities, and a recently inducted large multi-ULD Cool Dolly, which make it as one of India’s largest centres for handling of temperature-sensitive cargo ranging from -20°C to to 25°C. The cargo terminal is also Good Storage and Distribution Practices certified as per World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. The Hyderabad airport is progressing towards a substantial increase in its tier I and II warehousing capacity to handle rising demand.
Trade growth-significant INTL cargo increase:
- Total global cargo volume saw 43 per cent YoY growth in Q1, reaching 27,576 MT
- This increase attributed to a 40 per cent rise in exports and 56 per cent in its imports
- Domestic cargo growth: Domestic cargo volume witnessed 7 per cent growth, reaching 17,935 MT in first quarter of 2024-25 compared to last fiscal year
- Overall increase: Total cargo tonnage for the first quarter of FY’25 reached 45,111 MT, reflecting a robust 26 per cent year-on-year growth current facilities
- An integrated cargo terminal
- Pharma zone and unbroken cold chain facility
- On-site regulators
- Road feeder services
- Cargo satellite building offices, warehouses
- State-of-the-art cargo handling equipment
- International express and courier facilities
- Exclusive code-F freighter bays
- Large tunnel 180×180 X ray screening machine
- Airport free trade zone
- Dedicated pharma zone offering
- 2° to 8°C, 15° to 25° C, -20°C
- Fully temperature-controlled export area
- Pharma superstore cools down up to -30°C
- Temperature-controlled cool dolly
- India’s largest cool container station
- Exclusive temperature-controlled storage for perishables
- CCTV and temperature monitoring system
- 24×7 customer support
