Cargo Handling

The cargo facilities at Vienna International Airport have direct and central access to the apron as well as an almost direct connection to the A4 highway. This facilitates a rapid turnover of goods for all parties involved. Vienna's extraordinary position compared to other airports in the catchment area is ensured by services such as:

• Ramp transfer

• Short transfer times

• Acceptance of general cargo trucks

• 24/7  Operating time

• IATA Standard SGH/AnnexA and/or special agreements

• Co-developed handling packages according to individual customer needs

• Minimum handling times (reference)

Unless otherwise agreed, physical cargo handling shall be based on IATA SGHA 2004 in accordance with AHM 24th Edition 2004 and the liability provision contained therein as well as the relevant provisions of the VIE Cargo Handling Regulations as amended from time to time. 

Import provisioning

• Scheduled flights
  • for standard freight 180 minutes after scheduled arrival time
  • Special cargo on request
• Ad-hoc flights and charter flights
  • Standard and special cargo only by prior arrangement

Export acceptance - freight ready for shipment

• Scheduled flights standard freight:
  • Non-ULD aircraft 180 minutes prior to scheduled departure time.
  • ULD aircraft 240 minutes before scheduled departure time
• Scheduled flights special cargo: by prior arrangement
• Ad-hoc flights and charter flights
  • Standard and special cargo: by prior arrangement

Freighter flights

• Import staging: 360 minutes after scheduled arrival time
• Export acceptance - ready to ship cargo
  • Non-ULD or ULD freighter flights: 360 minutes before scheduled departure time

Transfer

• Bulk to bulk: 240 minutes
• Bulk to RFS and vice versa: 540 minutes
• ULD to Bulk and vice versa: 540 minutes
• RFS to ULD and vice versa: 360 minutes
• Transit units: 240 minutes
• TRU: 240 minutes

In case of concurrency: scheduled flights are given priority over non-scheduled flights!