
Air cargo thrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. More than 200 million people, 80 percent of US consumers, are within two hours' flight time from Hartsfield-Jackson, or one day's trucking by highway. Hartsfield-Jackson maintains more than 1.5 million square feet (135000 square meters) of cargo handling space in the North, South and Midfield Cargo Complexes. Each complex offers excellent dockside access to Interstates 75, 85, 285 and 20. Hartsfield-Jackson is the only airport in the Southeast US to be approved by the USDA to apply cold treatment, an environmentally safe alternative to methyl bromide. Atlanta Perishables Complex features on-site distribution and transport capabilities, USDA inspection services and a USDA approved fumigation chamber. Adjoining the Airport is the 250-acre Georgia Foreign Trade Zone, FTZ # 26, which facilitates trade and increase the global competitiveness of companies doing business in Georgia by reducing operating costs associated with international trade. Hartsfield-Jackson is designated as a US Fish & Wildlife Port of Entry. Georgia's 1244 miles of interstate highways have placed Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson among the nation's major trucking hubs. More than 100 motor carriers provide expedited ground transportation for air cargo shipments. Hartsfield-Jackson's cargo services feature operations by more than 100 licensed customs brokers and 200 domestic and international freight forwarders.
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