Freight services

From heavy parcels to express mail destined for France or further afield, see all the information you need for Bordeaux’s freight services.

Freight infrastructure

Freight infrastructure

The freight area in Bordeaux Airport provides a space for air transporters of goods and mail, as well as a border inspection point for meat, dairy and plant-based food imports.   

  • Warehouses: 8,500 m²
  • Offices: 3,350 m²
  • Airside covered spaces: 3,000 m²
  • 220 m of covered loading docks with levellers and lifts 
  • Aircraft gates located nearby
  • Four refrigerated (2-4°C) cold stores (200 m2)

Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, a strategic hub for air and truck freight:

  • Two runways (3,100 metres - ILS cat III/2,145 metres - ILS cat I)
  • Airport open 24 hours a day
  • Refrigerated cold stores (2-4°C)
  • Customs, veterinarian and plant health services 
  • Aircraft parking stands close to the Freight Terminal and runway access
  • Easy access: dedicated truck and car parks
  • Strategic location: fast connection to European trunk roads, less than 2 km from the motorway network 

Contact details for the freight service

Customs, veterinary and plant health information

Agents, freight consolidators & freight forwarders

CompanyContact
BBL GALAX+335 33 49 11 46
DEBEAUX TRANSIT +337 69 33 63 45
PRODEX+335 35 54 35 12
SFT-GONDRAND FRERES+335 56 34 13 35
SIFA +335 5778 44 12

 

 

Express mail & packages

CompanyContact
CHRONOPOST+339 69 32 03 49
DHL INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS+338 25 10 00 80
FEDEX EXPRESS+338 25 03 30 33 / +338 20 12 38 00
UPS SAS +338 21 23 38 77

On-site cargo airlines

CompanyContact
LUFTHANSA CARGO+335 56 34 51 76

Assistance for transporters and professionals

CompanyContact
ALYZIA CARGO HANDLING+337 89 24 79 43
WFS FRANCE HANDLING 

IMPORT: +335 35 70 00 61

EXPORT: +335 35 70 00 62

Questions / Answers

What does Bordeaux Airport SA do?

Bordeaux Airport SA was awarded the concession to run the airport by the French state. Along with its partners, it oversees all management, maintenance and operations required to keep the airport and its infrastructure running. It also designs and implements a strategy that aims to add value to and develop Bordeaux Airport.

Who are Bordeaux Airport SA’s shareholders?

Several organisations have a stake in Bordeaux Airport SA. While the French state is the majority shareholder, there is also the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional Council, Gironde Council and the Bordeaux Metropolitan Area. The Airport’s nearest towns, Bordeaux and Mérignac, are also shareholders in Bordeaux Airport SA.

Who keeps the Airport running?

French public services, private operators, partners and sub-contractors all help to keep the Airport running, in constant coordination with Bordeaux Airport SA. These different organisations might work in the industrial, commercial or service sectors.
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