- The International air cargo terminal at Kolkata Airport was the first air
cargo terminal in the country, which was commissioned on 5th October,
1975.
- The international air cargo complex is located 1/2 km north of
international terminal building with well-connected road infrastructure for
smooth functioning of air cargo services.
- The total covered area of air cargo terminal is 21,096 square meter and its
annual holding capacity including transshipment is 1,25,000 MT.
- There are four parking bays exclusively for freighter fleet, which can
accommodate up to B-747 type of aircraft.
- AAI has created this air cargo terminal with various facilities for
processing air cargo in the terminal building at par with any international
airport.
- All airline agencies and other agencies, which connected with the clearance
and pre-shipment formalities, are inhoused in the air cargo complex.
- AAI was appointed as a Custodian of Import and Export cargo as per Custom
notification 2/78 under section of 45 of Customs Act, 1962.
- Most of the regulatory and facilitation were established under one
roof.
- The cargo terminal has three wings for processing of Export, Import cargo
and Unaccompanied Baggage (Import) besides Disposal Unit for disposal of
unclaimed / uncleared cargo.
- Kolkata International Air Cargo Terminal provides air cargo services to
entire Eastern and Northern-Eastern regoin for transshipment cargo.
- In international freight transactions it connects six regions in the world,
which are enriched in global market - South-Asian, South-East Asian Countries,
Western Countries, Middle-East Countries, Central Asia.
- Assistance and additional information required, if any, may be sought from
-
AAI-Duty Manager
Ph:91-33- 5118787 Extn. - 4428 and
Customs PRO
- Cargo could be cleard either by self or by a licensed Customs House
clearing Agents.
- No demurrage charges are leviable on cargo if cleared within prescribed
free period.
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