ODOT Planning Conference Transportation Panel Rickenbacker Inland Port Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) Your new global gateway.
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Commercial Airports in Columbus, Ohio CMH LCK CMH = Passengers LCK = Freighters 3
Columbus Air Service 150 peak day departures to 40 destinations 4
Rickenbacker Inland Port A Complete Logistics Platform: Separated Passenger and Cargo Airports Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) - passenger focused Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) - cargo focused Robust and Efficient Road Feeder Service Infrastructure Investment in Efficient Highway Connections Home of Forward Air s North American Trucking Hub serving 92 cities in the U.S. and Canada Two Major US Rail Providers, Norfolk Southern and CSX Intermodal terminals capable of 800,000 ocean container lifts annually Connect to US East Coast and West Coast seaports Over 60 Million of Square Feet (5.57 Million Square Meters) of Industrial Development Rickenbacker Global Logistics Park Major Regional and International Distribution Centers Foreign Trade Zone # 138 A Top 10 U.S. Foreign Trade Zone overseen by CRAA US Customs and Border Protection On Site and Cargo-Focused 5
Geographic advantage A one day truck drive from 47% of the U.S. population, 33% of the Canadian Population and 47% of the U.S. manufacturing capacity. 6
Road feeder trucking service A network of freight terminals located on or near major airports in 92 U.S. and Canadian cities 45 overnight service points from the Columbus hub, compared to 22 from Chicago 12 regional sort centers Forward Air s North American trucking hub with 175 dock doors is one of the largest international sort facilities located at Rickenbacker 7
Norfolk Southern Intermodal Yard High capacity, high speed, state-of-the-art facility Opened 8 years ago at Rickenbacker Served by double-stacked ocean container cars Connected to major East and West Coast seaports 90% international activity, majority of inbound is from West Coast ports Wheeled facility, non-stacking, automated dispatch Average truck dwell time less than 21 minutes. Compare to hours of queue at other ports. Current capacity 210,000 annual lifts, expandable to 400,000 lifts 8
LCK is focused on serving the freighter industry 9
Rickenbacker is connected to the world through premier air cargo hubs in Europe (Luxembourg), Asia (Hong Kong) and the Middle East (Dubai) A total of 10 weekly international 747 & 777 freighter frequencies: Cathay Pacific Cargo: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday To and from Hong Kong Cargolux: Sunday, Thursday, Friday From HKG with outbound service to Europe thru LUX Emirates SkyCargo: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday To and from Dubai, with European traffic rights Combined with daily domestic service on FedEx and UPS 10
Wide cargo catchment area Focus on Exports Being a one day truck drive from 47% of the U.S. population, 33% of the Canadian population and 47% of the U.S. manufacturing capacity, Columbus is currently drawing air cargo to and from a wide swath of the eastern U.S. We are very active in our regional catchment area visiting with freight forwarders, shippers and trucking companies. We are seeing traffic from all of these cities and as far away as the Carolinas, Florida, Texas and beyond 11
Livestock Handling Facilities Rickenbacker is certified by the United States Department of Agriculture as one of the few airports in the U.S. that may serve as a Port of Embarkation for the export of horses and other livestock. 12
Foreign-Trade Zone #138 Setting records while helping companies compete globally Administered by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, serving a 25 county area in central Ohio $9 $8 FTZ 138 - Total Admissions (total value of goods entered) 7.8 B Ranked in the Top 10 out of 179 operating FTZs in the United States $7 $6 6.3 B 5.7 B The #1 U.S. FTZ in the categories of apparel and footwear Billions $5 $4 Companies in central Ohio use the FTZ # 138 to save time and money on their Customs duties and processing fees, and manufacturing and re-export activities, boosting global competitiveness $3 $2 $1 $0 2.76 B 2.27 B 1.27 B 1.16 B 783.5 M 255.6 M 479.2 M 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 * 2015 results are still unaudited * 13
A strong community of logistics providers already in place 14
Supporting roadway infrastructure 15
A new state-of-the art Air Traffic Control Tower Continues to serve Military and Civilian aircraft 24x7x365 New ATCT equipment maintaining safe and efficient airspace Code compliant; enhanced safety for controllers Improved operating efficiencies 16
Air Cargo Terminal # 5 highlights New 100,000-square-foot (9290 square meter), on ramp building set to open in June of this year Several community partners contributed funds to build this expandable air cargo terminal and related infrastructure The building will facilitate the efficient movement of air cargo between planes and trucks Focused on international imports & exports Cool / cold chain capable A built in cargo community; a neutral third party handler will operate the warehouse, with office and conference spaces available for forwarders, shippers and other partners who move freight through LCK 17
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