Contract air freight provider Atlas Air has expanded its footprint at Miami International Airport (MIA), saying the move will enable it to assume direct control over all warehouse functions and dedicated adjacent aircraft parking spaces, streamlining cargo handling and improving efficiency across its operations.
As a major contractor for e-commerce giant Amazon, Atlas is already the largest cargo operator at MIA—handling more than 500,000 tons of freight annually—and is now relocating to a modern, 250,000-square-foot facility strategically situated along the airport perimeter.
The new “Atlas Miami Operations Gateway” facility includes a 124,000-square-foot perishable cooler warehouse – the largest on-airport cooler in North America – with direct ramp access. With its location adjacent to key maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers, aircraft downtime will be reduced.
According to Atlas, the move also allows it to provide a full suite of services beyond transport capacity, such as greater capabilities for handling time- and temperature-sensitive shipments like perishables and pharmaceuticals.
The expansion comes after Atlas was acquired in 2022 by a group of private equity investors who took it private from its previous listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
