Asia Airfreight Terminal
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Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) is an air cargo terminal based at the Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , being built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport.The airport opened for commercial...

 in Chek Lap Kok
Chek Lap Kok
Chek Lap Kok was an island in the western waters of Hong Kong. Together with the smaller Lam Chau, it was leveled and merged via land reclamation into the platform for the current Hong Kong International Airport, which opened for commercial operations in 1998...

, New Territories
New Territories
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. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...

, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

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AAT has two terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Its cargo terminal has a total area of 80000 sqm and its warehouses occupy a total area of 166000 sqm. AAT provides a handling capacity of 1.5 million tons per annum and is one of the world’s leading air cargo terminal operators. It is the second largest cargo handler in Hong Kong by cargo handling volume, after HACTL's SuperTerminal 1
SuperTerminal 1
SuperTerminal 1 is the largest single cargo terminal in the world located at southeast corner of the Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has the area of over and consists of "Main Terminal Building" and "Express Centre"...

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Shareholders

AAT is an consortium
Consortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal....

 comprising five shareholders.
  • Singapore Airport Terminal Services
    Singapore Airport Terminal Services
    SATS Ltd. , commonly abbreviated as SATS is the chief ground-handling and in-flight catering service provider at Singapore Changi Airport. SATS controls about 80% of Changi airport's ground handling and catering business....

  • China Merchants Holdings (International)
  • Torres Investments (A subsidiary of Kerry Properties
    Kerry Properties
    Kerry Properties Limited is a listed company engaged in property development in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Asia Pacific region; third party logistics, freight services and warehouse operations ; infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China; and hotel ownership and operations in...

    )
  • Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation
    Keppel Corporation
    The Keppel Group of Companies includes Keppel Offshore & Marine, Keppel Integrated Engineering, Keppel Energy, Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation and Keppel Land, among others....

  • Federal Express
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