{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Air Freight Terminal","description":"An air freight terminal is the operational hub on airport premises where the handover between air and ground transport takes place. Inbound shipments are offloaded from aircraft, sorted, processed through customs where required, and prepared for onward delivery or connecting flights; outbound cargo follows the reverse path – collection, documentation, build-up, and handover to the airline. Shippers, freight forwarders, ground handling agents, and customs authorities all converge at the terminal ","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-terminal","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T02:29:41.527814","citation":"https://www.iata.org/en/publications/trade-portal/glossary/air-freight-terminal/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/air-freight-terminal","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Air Freight Terminal · An air freight terminal is the operational hub on airport premises where the handover between air and ground transport takes place. · Quelle: https://www.iata.org/en/publications/trade-portal/glossary/air-freight-terminal/"}