Avianca Cargo, known for its stronghold in South American operations based in Bogotá, Colombia, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming one of the top three cargo airlines operating out of Miami International Airport.
According to simpleflying.com, this accomplishment underscores the airline’s growing influence in the global air cargo sector.
However, lesser known is its extensive operation at Miami International Airport where the airline has managed to secure a position as one of the top three leading cargo airlines. Speaking with Simple Flying’s Dillon Shah, Senior Vice President Diogo Elias detailed how important the airport is to the company and what’s next.
Miami and Los Angeles are key North American hubs
Elias mentioned both Miami and Los Angeles as important cities for the carrier. It operates several cargo flights from both hubs, in addition to passenger services for which belly capacity can often be used.
“In North America, our main hub is Miami where we are one of the top three cargo airlines connecting over 25 destinations. Also, Los Angeles is a strategic connecting hub and plays a key role on our West Coast network, where we strengthen recent operations to and from Mexico.”
From Miami, Avianca Cargo offers dedicated freighter flights to Colombia and several other destinations across South America, including in Ecuador, El Salvador, México, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and more.
“Miami is one of our largest cargo HUBs where we continue consolidating our leadership by operating ~60 weekly freighter frequencies and ~64 under our cargo belly operation, all out of this important gateway.”
Hub expansion
Avianca Cargo’s operation at Miami International Airport (MIA) is fairly impressive, especially when looking at recent improvements. Over 2024, the airline managed to increase handling capacity considerably. It tells Simple Flying that this was reflected in an 83% increase in handling capacity during the previous Valentine’s season, “thanks to the investment in our temperature-controlled facility in Miami.”
Other achievements, the carrier notes, include a 20% improvement in delivery times thanks to general investments in the Miami hub. A switch to 100% paperless delivery processes in Miami this year have also contributed to enhanced efficiency, and more concretely help with “control and traceability.”
“According to our commitment to achieving the highest service levels in our main and busiest hubs, we invested in our facilities and processes to increase capacity and improve time efficiency.”
