AIR Air freight · KLIA & Penang
Air freight from KLIA and Penang, on the next flight out.
Daily uplift from our airside-adjacent cargo office at Sepang and from Bayan Lepas, to Asia's hubs, the Gulf, Europe and Australia. Consols when cost matters, next flight out when time does, and charters when nothing else fits.
Next-flight-out cut-off 16:00DG to IATA rules2–8 °C pharma
- SINSingapore
- HKGHong Kong
- PVGShanghai
- NRTTokyo
- SYDSydney
- DXBDubai
- FRAFrankfurt
- LHRLondon
Air freight key facts
- Weekly uplift
- 180tonnes
- Booked from KUL and PEN (demo)
- Destinations
- 64airports
- Direct and via hub (demo)
- Next-flight-out cut-off
- 16:00MYT
- Daily at KLIA (demo)
- Pharma cold chain
- 2–8°C
- Logged from pick-up to delivery
01 Air services
Six ways to fly it, one air desk.
Pick the speed and handling your cargo needs. The same team books, screens, builds up and tracks every shipment from our KLIA cargo office.
- CON
Consolidated
Your cargo joins our scheduled consol to the hub, so you pay a lower rate per kilo. Two to four days, airport to airport.
- NFO
Express · next flight out
Booked on the first flight with space and uplifted within 24 hours of pick-up, with a named coordinator until it lands.
- CHT
Charter
Part and full freighter charters for project cargo, product launches and production recovery, quoted with routing options.
- DGR
Dangerous goods
Lithium batteries, aerosols, chemicals and samples, packed, marked and declared to IATA rules by certified staff.
- PHA
Perishables & pharma
Chilled lanes for pharma, seafood and flowers, in active containers or qualified passive packaging, logged end to end.
- ECM
E-commerce hand-off
Parcels bagged and manifested at origin, cleared at the hub and handed to last-mile couriers, with tracking back to your store.
02 Chargeable weight
Weight or space: you pay for the bigger one.
Airlines charge the greater of the actual gross weight and the volumetric weight: length × width × height in cm, times pieces, divided by 6,000. Enter your cargo and see which side tips the scale.
Chargeable weightAIR · 1:6000
880.0kg
Charged on volumetric, 1:6000
- Actual gross weight
- 860 kg
- Volumetric weight
- 880.0 kg
- Volume
- 5.28 m³
Weight break+500 kg
Airlines price per kilo in weight breaks, and the rate usually drops at each break. An estimate of weight only; your quote confirms the rate.
Get an air quote for this cargo03 Transit & cut-offs
When to drop it, when it lands.
Cargo and document cut-offs at our two airport desks, with airport-to-airport transit. This is a demo schedule in MYT; every quote shows the live flight and cut-off.
| Destination | Routing | Cargo cut-off | Docs cut-off | Transit | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore · SIN | Direct | Daily 18:00 | Daily 16:00 | Same day | 6× daily |
| Hong Kong · HKG | Direct freighter | Daily 16:00 | Daily 14:00 | Next day | Daily |
| Shanghai · PVG | Direct | Daily 15:00 | Daily 13:00 | Next day | Daily |
| Tokyo · NRT | Direct | Mon–Sat 19:00 | Mon–Sat 17:00 | Next day | 6× weekly |
| Sydney · SYD | Direct | Sun–Thu 17:00 | Sun–Thu 15:00 | Next day | 5× weekly |
| Dubai · DXB | Direct | Daily 20:00 | Daily 18:00 | Next day | Daily |
| Frankfurt · FRA | Direct freighter | 18:00 flight day | 16:00 flight day | 1–2 days | Mon, Wed, Fri |
| London · LHR | Direct | Daily 19:00 | Daily 17:00 | Next day | Daily |
| Destination | Routing | Cargo cut-off | Docs cut-off | Transit | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore · SIN | Direct | Daily 17:00 | Daily 15:00 | Same day | 3× daily |
| Hong Kong · HKG | Direct freighter | Daily 16:00 | Daily 14:00 | Next day | Daily |
| Shanghai · PVG | Via HKG | Daily 16:00 | Daily 14:00 | 1–2 days | Daily |
| Tokyo · NRT | Via HKG or SIN | Daily 16:00 | Daily 14:00 | 2 days | Daily |
| Dubai · DXB | Direct freighter | 19:00 flight day | 17:00 flight day | Next day | Tue, Thu, Sat |
| Frankfurt · FRA | Via DXB | 19:00 flight day | 17:00 flight day | 2 days | Tue, Thu, Sat |
| Los Angeles · LAX | Via HKG | Daily 16:00 | Daily 14:00 | 2–3 days | Daily |
Missed a cut-off? Ask the air desk: there is usually a later flight via a hub.
Book space on a flight04 ULD guide
Know the box before you book.
Most cargo flies on unit load devices (ULDs): containers and pallets shaped to the aircraft. We build them up at KLIA. Typical sizes below; heights and weight limits depend on the aircraft and position.
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LD3 · AKE
LD3 container
- Base
- 156 × 153 cm
- Height
- 163 cm
- Volume
- ≈ 4.3 m³
- Max gross
- 1,588 kg
-
PMC · P6P
PMC pallet
- Base
- 318 × 244 cm
- Height
- 163 cm lower deck, up to 300 cm main deck
- Max gross
- 6,804 kg main deck
- Holds
- Six 120 × 100 cm pallets
-
PAG · P1P
PAG pallet
- Base
- 318 × 224 cm
- Height
- 163 cm lower deck, up to 300 cm main deck
- Max gross
- 6,033 kg main deck
- Holds
- Four 120 × 100 cm pallets
Typical figures for planning. Aircraft contours, position limits and floor loading decide what really fits; we confirm the build-up plan before acceptance.
05 How it works
Booked today, landed tomorrow.
A next-flight-out shipment to Hong Kong, step by step. Times are relative to departure; consols add two to four days before step 04.
- 01
Booking
Send dims and weight. We confirm space, the flight and your cut-off.
T−24 h - 02
Pick-up
Collected, weighed and measured, then screened by a regulated agent.
T−12 h - 03
Export clearance
K2 declaration lodged; permit-controlled goods flagged within an hour.
T−8 h - 04
Build-up
Built onto a ULD at our KLIA cargo office and accepted by the airline.
T−4 h - 05
Flight
Airborne. Air waybill milestones every two hours on WhatsApp or email.
T 0 - 06
Delivery
Import clearance and delivery by our partner; proof of delivery to you.
T+1 day
06 Your air rate
What moves the price per kilo.
Six things decide most air quotes. The bars show how much each one usually moves the total.
- 01
Chargeable weight
The greater of actual and volumetric weight, priced in breaks: the rate per kilo drops at +45, +100, +300, +500 and +1000 kg.
- 02
Speed of service
Next flight out costs more than a consol that waits two to four days for the next build-up.
- 03
Routing
A direct freighter, a passenger belly or a transit via a hub each price differently on the same lane.
- 04
Surcharges
Fuel and security surcharges per chargeable kilo, set by the airline and reviewed monthly.
- 05
Cargo type
Dangerous goods, pharma, perishables, valuables and oversize pieces need special handling and space.
- 06
Season and capacity
Q4 peak, festive periods and one-way lanes push rates up; we lock space early on contract lanes.
Plus origin and destination charges: pick-up, screening, terminal handling, the air waybill and clearance. Every quote lists them separately.
07 FAQ
Air freight questions.
Ask the air desk directly on WhatsApp. It is staffed until the last flight closes.
Airlines charge the greater of the actual gross weight and the volumetric weight. Volumetric weight is length × width × height in centimetres, times the number of pieces, divided by 6,000. The calculator on this page does the sum for you.
Consolidated cargo joins other shippers' freight on a scheduled consol to the hub, which lowers the rate per kilo but adds two to four days. Next flight out books your cargo on the first flight with space, usually within 24 hours of pick-up, at a higher rate.
Yes. Our KLIA team is trained to the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations and accepts most classes, including lithium batteries (UN3480 and UN3481). We need the safety data sheet before booking; some goods may only fly on cargo aircraft.
We use active temperature-controlled containers or passive packaging qualified for the route, with data loggers from pick-up to delivery. We book airlines and ground handlers with cold rooms at origin, transit and destination.
A commercial invoice, a packing list and the export declaration (K2), which we lodge for you. Some goods also need a permit or a certificate of origin. We issue the house air waybill; the airline issues the master air waybill.
Most Asian hubs are same day or next day airport to airport, and Europe and Australia take one to two days depending on the routing. Door to door adds pick-up, screening and clearance at each end. Transit times on this page are demo values.
Airline liability is limited per kilogram under the Montreal Convention, often far below the value of the goods. We recommend cargo insurance, which we can arrange when you book.
08 Related services
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Get an air freight quote before the 16:00 cut-off.
Send dims, weight and destination. We reply within 4 working hours, and within the hour for next-flight-out bookings.