SuperTerminal 1, Logistics center at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong.
SuperTerminal 1 is a cargo handling center at Hong Kong International Airport, located on Chek Lap Kok island in the Islands District. The building spans several floors of warehouse space, loading docks, and automated sorting lines that process freight moving in and out of aircraft.
SuperTerminal 1 opened in 1998, the same year the airport relocated from the old Kai Tak site to the newly built island of Chek Lap Kok. It was part of a large effort to expand cargo infrastructure and position Hong Kong as a central point for air freight across Asia.
The terminal is run by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL) and handles about 85% of Hong Kong's air cargo. Its name, SuperTerminal 1, marks it as the first of a planned two-phase complex; the second phase, scheduled for 2003 under the 1991 plan, was never built. The building was designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster.
This is not a publicly accessible site, so prior arrangements with the operator are needed before planning a visit. Those with a professional interest in logistics or air freight are most likely to gain access.
SuperTerminal 1 was designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster and built in 1998 at a cost of US$1 billion. It consists of a Main Terminal Building and an Express Centre, and since 2010 it has handled more cargo than the terminal at Memphis International Airport. In 2013 it processed 4.1561 million tonnes, against Memphis's 4.1379 million.
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