Cargo
Metro Denver’s location just 346 miles west of the geographic center of the U.S. makes the region a natural hub for cargo operations. Eight cargo airlines and 15 major and national airlines provide cargo services at Denver International Airport (DIA), offering close access to I-70, one of the country's primary east/west commerce routes.
DIA handled 555.2 million pounds of air cargo in 2010. The Airport's air cargo and mail facilities comprise 375,000 square feet in five buildings south of the airfield, with room to expand. Over 50 freight forwarders and Customs brokers operate within 20 miles.
FedEx Freight expanded into a 170,000-square-foot, 241-door facility in Commerce City to handle increased demand for regional shipments by truck. The new facility, FedEx's second-largest service center in the U.S., opened in 2007.
Cargo Developments
TransPort
A development plan for TransPort, a proposed transportation and cargo center located southeast of DIA, was approved in 2006. The 5,000-acre development will serve as a hub for companies shipping and receiving cargo by air, road, or rail in Metro Denver. TransPort's industrial and rail-served development areas can support a wide-range of distribution strategies.
Ports-to-Plains
The Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor is a planned, multimodal transportation corridor including a multilane divided highway which will facilitate efficient transportation of goods and services from Mexico, through West Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Oklahoma, and ultimately into Canada and the Pacific Northwest.