Cold Storage Campus Breaks Ground at ANC Airport

As the world’s fourth-busiest cargo airport, ANC offers unique cargo transfer rights that provide cost and operational efficiencies unavailable at other major hubs. Its geographic position enables efficient connectivity between Asia, Europe, and North America, making it an optimal location for centralized customer service, light assembly, packaging, testing, and distribution operations for high-value and time-sensitive products.

The ACCS facility is designed to enable air cargo operators to quickly store, stage, and retrieve temperature-sensitive and general cargo directly from the airfield, supporting faster turn times and more efficient cargo handling. ACCS will also provide access from outside the secure area to serve local and regional customers.

ACCS plans to develop the campus in multiple phases to support long-term growth in air cargo and cold chain infrastructure at ANC. The full campus is planned to encompass up to 700,000 square feet of cold storage, dry cargo warehousing, hardstands, hangar space, and aircraft maintenance facilities. Upon completion, ACCS will be the only large-scale, leasable air cargo warehouse facility at ANC with direct aircraft parking adjacent to the bulk of current cargo operations.

Users could include Alaska peony growers that export fresh flowers overseas. Additional cold storage would also benefit importers of fresh fruit and vegetables.

The ACCS project is separate from a logistics development on ANC’s South Campus by NorthLink Aviation, which commenced construction last year, scheduled for completion in 2027. That facility will include about 90,000 square feet of warehousing, 40,000 square feet of office space, and fifteen hardstands for aircraft parking. NorthLink has signed customer contracts with Cathay Pacific Airways and National Air Cargo.