air freight

Flown cargo service

Air freight is the transportation of cargo by aircraft.

The term covers both the service and the goods being shipped: We sent the parts by air freight.

As a verb, to air-freight something is to ship it this way.

Air freight is faster but more expensive than sea or ground transport, typically used for time-sensitive or high-value shipments.

Related

parcel · time sensitive · trucking · customs clearance · pallet jack · loading · express · global supply chain · international · overnight · manifest · hub · tarmac · landing strip · urgent · courier services · warehouse · customs

Categories
Opposites
transport medium

air freightsea freight

Cargo transported by vessel

ocean freight · maritime shipping · rail freight · road freight · cargo shipping

speed and cost trade-off

air freighteconomy shipping

Budget freight option

surface mail · bulk shipping · ground shipping · standard shipping

Family

airfreight, airfreights

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G