# Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)

> West Palm Beach, US · IATA: PBI · ICAO: KPBI · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PBI` |
| ICAO | `KPBI` |
| City | West Palm Beach |
| Country | US |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 6 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 26.68320, -80.09560 |

## Description

More Gulfstreams than freighters: Palm Beach International Airport (IATA: PBI, ICAO: KPBI) moves around 32,700 tonnes of cargo a year — recently up about four percent — which makes it a regional feeder point rather than an intercontinental cargo gateway. FedEx and UPS operate the feeder services that carry most of that volume, supplemented by bellyhold capacity on the roughly seven million annual scheduled passengers flying Delta, JetBlue, American and United. Anything heavier or intercontinental is normally trucked to Miami International or Fort Lauderdale, about an hour south on I-95. In the winter season the field ranks among America's busiest business-aviation airports, which shapes its ramp far more than freight does. For bulk and heavy goods the maritime neighbour carries the weight: the Port of Palm Beach, home of Tropical Shipping, supplies a large share of everything consumed in the Bahamas, making air-sea combinations a routine choice for Caribbean-bound shipments out of South Florida. The airport connects directly to I-95 and Florida's Turnpike, and Brightline trains stop in downtown West Palm Beach. It opened in 1936 as Morrison Field and staged Air Transport Command ferry flights across the Atlantic during World War II. The working rule for shippers in Palm Beach County is simple: express and small consignments at PBI, volume and long-haul freight at MIA.

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