{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Air Freight Station","description":"Unlike an airport cargo terminal, an Air Freight Station (AFS) is a customs-bonded facility located off-airport that serves as an extended node in the air cargo network. Cargo is received, consolidated, sorted, and packed or unpacked there, then released under customs supervision for onward movement to the departure airport or final destination. Freight forwarders rely on AFS facilities primarily to build consolidated shipments before tendering them to airlines – a function analogous to LCL grou","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/air-freight-station","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T02:29:41.480841","citation":"https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1761","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/air-freight-station","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Air Freight Station · Unlike an airport cargo terminal, an Air Freight Station (AFS) is a customs-bonded facility located off-airport that serves as an extended node in the air cargo network. · Quelle: https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1761"}