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UPS Worldport Air Hub at Louisville International Airport

Worldport is the worldwide air hub for UPS (United Parcel Service) located at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky. Although UPS has had a hub at Louisville since 1980, the term was not used officially by the company until 2002, after a $1 billion, five-year expansion.^[1] Previously, the project was named "Hub 2000." The facility is currently the size of 80 football fields and capable of handling 84 packages a second, or 304,000 per hour. With over 20,000 employees, UPS is one of the largest employers in the state of Kentucky. The facility mainly handles express and international packages and letters. Worldport serves all major domestic and international hubs. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 199 pixelsFull resolution (1700 × 422 pixel, file size: 176 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 199 pixelsFull resolution (1700 × 422 pixel, file size: 176 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Louisville International Airport (IATA: SDF, ICAO: KSDF) is a public airport centrally located in the city of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. The airport covers 1,200 acres and has three runways. ... United Parcel Service Inc. ... Louisville International Airport (IATA: SDF, ICAO: KSDF) is a public airport centrally located in the city of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. The airport covers 1,200 acres and has three runways. ... “Louisville” redirects here. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ...

A UPS 757 cargo aircraft

A one million square foot expansion was completed in Spring 2006 to integrate heavy freight into the UPS system. The expansion was prefaced by the purchase of Menlo Worldwide, formerly Emery Worldwide. The new facility, designated "Worldport Freight Facility" (HWP), went online in April of 2006 and was the first of the company's regional hubs to begin integrating the Menlo volume into the system. Menlo's Dayton, OH facility was taken offline in June of 2006. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Menlo Worldwide is a global supply chain company which operates in approximately 80 countries worldwide. ... Emery Worldwide was a cargo airline that was one of the main carriers in the cargo airlines world. ...

In May 2006 UPS announced, that for the third time in seven years it would significantly expand its Worldport hub at Louisville International Airport, with a second billion-dollar investment. More than one million square feet will be added to its existing facility, while another 334,500 square-foot space will be renovated with new technology and equipment. Worldport capacity to expand by 60% — from 305,000 packages per hour to 500,000 packages per hour. Additionally, several ramps at the Louisville International Airport will be built or altered bringing a total increase of just over 3,000,000 square-feet. Construction is slated to begin in July of this year, with an anticipated completion date in September 2010.

Since many of the jobs are part time and overnight, UPS has hired mostly college students by offering both the nationwide tuition reimbursement and a special program called Metropolitan College, where University of Louisville and Jefferson Community and Technical College students who work part time overnight can receive 100% tuition reimbursement. Currently, over 75% of workers at Worldport are students. The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public, state-supported university located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. ... Jefferson Community and Technical College was formed on July 1, 2005 by the consolidation of Jefferson Community College and Jefferson Technical College. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.pressroom.ups.com/pressreleases/archives/archive/0,1363,4170,00.html

External links

• Satellite image at Google Maps
• How UPS Works - UPS WorldPort