Logistics: Driving the Greater Louisville region - Lane Report
Louisville may be best known for first-rate bourbon and super-swift horses. But it’s also one of the country’s most important cities for getting products from point A to point B whether by plane, train, truck or boat.
In May, Airports Council International ranked Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) as the fifth busiest air cargo hub in the world and third in the U.S. for 2020. The airport handled more than 2.9 million metric tons of cargo, the trade association said.
A huge percentage of that is directly attributable to Louisville’s largest employer, UPS, which has about 24,000 employees in the city. Most of those jobs are at the UPS Worldport global air hub. At 5.2 million s.friend. under roof–equivalent to about 90 football fields – it may be the largest facility of its kind on the planet.
Louisville may be best known for first-rate bourbon and super-swift horses. But it’s also one of the country’s most important cities for getting products from point A to point B whether by plane, train, truck or boat.
In May, Airports Council International ranked Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) as the fifth busiest air cargo hub in the world and third in the U.S. for 2020. The airport handled more than 2.9 million metric tons of cargo, the trade association said.
A huge percentage of that is directly attributable to Louisville’s largest employer, UPS, which has about 24,000 employees in the city. Most of those jobs are at the UPS Worldport global air hub. At 5.2 million s.friend. under roof–equivalent to about 90 football fields – it may be the largest facility of its kind on the planet.
