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Air Freight

Sonic Delivery coordinates air freight for shipments that need speed, regulatory awareness, and tight handoff management. If your freight can move through air cargo channels, Sonic can help manage the routing, weight considerations, FAA requirements, and ground coordination needed to complete the delivery.

Air freight is often the right option when a shipment needs to move faster than ground but does not require a fully dedicated charter aircraft. Sonic reviews the timing, freight profile, and lane to determine whether air freight, air charter, exclusive-use ground, or a combination is the best solution.

Sonic manages air freight as full-service logistics: routing, FAA-related requirements, weight and dimensional considerations, airport handoffs, and ground transportation before and after the flight.

Air Freight vs. Air Charter

Air freight uses available air cargo options when they fit the deadline and freight profile. Air charter uses a dedicated aircraft when the shipment requires maximum control, faster departure, or a custom route.

Sonic can help determine which option makes practical sense for the shipment.

Request Air Freight Support

Send Sonic the shipment dimensions, weight, pickup location, delivery location, ready time, and required delivery time. Dispatch will review the best air or ground option.

Aircraft Configuration Chart

Reference capacities for common aircraft classes used in time-critical air freight. Final dispatch selection depends on routing, weather, airport constraints, and load profile.

Sonic Delivery aircraft unloading cargo to ground transport
Aircraft Type Speed (MPH) Cargo Door Size Cubic Foot Capacity Payload Max
Cessna 31020018" x 40"100800
Cessna 40219040" x 47"2201,200
Beech 1817057" x 48"2802,000
Lear 2450036" x 31"1202,000
Lear 2550036" x 39"1452,200
MU-230050" x 44"2802,600
Cessna Caravan17049" x 50"4503,000
Bandeirante25070" x 51"3503,200
Casa 21219065" x 70"8605,500
Falcon 2050074" x 55"5906,000
DC-316084" x 54"1,2806,500
Shorts 36021055" x 66"1,5007,500
Convair 580260122" x 71"2,45015,000
DC-9510125" x 79"3,20022,000
L-188 Electra300140" x 81"3,70031,000
C-130 Hercules375Tail Load3,32142,000
B727500120" x 84"5,10045,000
Ilyushin IL-76500Tail Load8,30290,000
DC-8-60500125" x 86"7,17596,000
DC-8-73500125" x 86"9,390110,000
B747F50098" x 96"22,952200,000
Antonov An-124500Nose Load / Tail Load31,388254,000

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