SuperTerminal 1 () is the largest multi-level air cargo terminal in the world located at southeast corner of the

Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport is Hong Kong's main airport, built on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or ''Chek Lap Kok Airport'', to distinguish ...

in Chek Lap Kok,

New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...

, Hong Kong. It has the area of over and consists of "Main Terminal Building" and "Express Centre". It is now owned and operated by

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (), commonly known as Hactl, is one of the leading air cargo terminal operators in the world. Located at Hong Kong International Airport, it handled a total throughput of 1.65 million tonnes of cargo in 201 ...

(HACTL). It was designed by British

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

Sir Norman Foster and built in 1998. The building cost US$1 billion and can handle of

cargo Cargo consists of bulk goods conveyed by water, air, or land. In economics, freight is cargo that is transported at a freight rate for commercial gain. ''Cargo'' was originally a shipload but now covers all types of freight, including trans ...

per year.SuperTerminal 1 - The world’s largest air cargo terminal at your service

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Transport infrastructure completed in 1998 Chek Lap Kok Air cargo terminals