b'CARGOBHM 61about 100 feet to the east because its too close to the airports main runway. But doing so would impose on a cargo facility currently leased by United Parcel Service (UPS), forcing the relocation of its operations. As such, it made sense to build a new air cargo facility, adjacent to the apron already built for that purpose decades ago, specifically for UPS, explains PaulPAUL PUCKLIPuckli, vice president of market development for aviation at CHA.The taxiway relocation was put on hold due to lack of FAA funding at the time. And as CHA began developing plans for a new UPS facility around late 2021 and into early 2022, the Airport Authoritys business development team started receiving calls from other freight companies that wanted air cargo facilities at BHM. K+N quickly rose to the top, Lima recalls. It made more sense for them to fly into our airport, but we didnt have the facilities. So we asked UPS straight up if they could work with the facilities they have now and talk about building a new facility later, he continues. They agreed to do that, and we then turned our attention to K+Ns needs.To get a better handle on exactly what a state-of-the-art cargoExplore our website.facility is like, Airport Authority officials and the CHA team traveled to Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, OH.They have a very robust cargo operation there, Lima says. They gave us a wonderful tour, which was very helpful in determining what we did and didnt need for our facility.AirportImprovement.comNovember | December 2024'