Cargo Facilities
Cargo Terminal
Through our 25,000 sqm Cargo Terminal, we offer a wide range of world-class services, including export cargo sales, transshipment, inter-airport trucking, and customs clearance. We also offer break-bulk, bonded warehousing, freezers, chillers, and cold storage. Moreover, the Cargo Terminal houses dedicated areas for dangerous goods storage, livestock, radioactive material, valuable and diplomatic cargo, and mail.
With more than 40 years in the MENA region, DHL operates over 210 inbound and outbound weekly flights and 250 vehicles, a widespread and far-reaching integrated air and land network. Other cargo and logistics companies operating out of the airport include FedEx, TNT Express, Aramex, and Global Logistical Services (GLS). In 2023, the cargo volume handled has surpassed 350,000 tons.
Express Cargo Village
With its state-of-the-art warehouses, aircraft parking, and associated infrastructure, the new Cargo Area will enable Bahrain International Airport (BIA) to handle larger volumes more efficiently, better cater to express cargo customers’ needs, and create new job opportunities. Its development also support’s government-led efforts to transform logistics and air cargo into one of Bahrain’s primary industries.
The Express Hub will be a dedicated facility to handle transshipments within the airport and logistics zones and operate Bahrain Airport Company’s or its partners’ freighter airlines. It will also leverage the excellent connectivity provided by other commercial airlines.
Direct access to the airside and freighter parking stands will facilitate a seamless journey, ensuring quick sorting and turnaround of goods, while a dedicated Customs Area will ensure smooth and speedy transactions.
The area will be divided into 3 different locations to accommodate the following businesses:
- Zone A:
Ideal for courier companies that require an airside and landside facility to facilitate their activities of import, export and transshipments. This will also allow companies to operate their own aircrafts to BIA with the benefit of having a direct access to the ramp.
- Zone B:
Ideal for 3PL and 4PL companies, Zone B will be developed to be a Free Zone logistics facility and will support companies who require a free zone area for activities such as long-term storage, distribution and re-export activities.
- Zone C:
Zone C is planned to have a commercial building consisting of retail shops, freight forwarding, ground support agents and airline representatives offices.
Cargo Complex
The cargo complex facility offers customer service support to cargo clients. The facility consist of office spaces hosting cargo airlines’ sales representatives, freight forwarders, Ground Support Agents insuring smooth back office cargo operations for BIA’s customers.