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WE
  
CWC

Destinations
  
20+

Fleet size
  
5

CWC
  
CHALLENGE CARGO

Founded
  
1985

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Hubs
  
Miami International Airport

Focus cities
  
South America, Central America, North America, and Europe

Parent company
  
AMC (Alliance Management Center)

Headquarters
  
Miami, Florida, United States

Hub
  
Miami International Airport

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Centurion Air Cargo operating as Centurion Cargo is an American cargo airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Miami International Airport, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA at the Centurion Cargo Center. It operates all-cargo services to Central America, South America, North America, and Europe, currently serving 20+ scheduled destinations.

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History

The airline was established as Challenge Air Cargo in 1985 as a subsidiary of Challenge Air Transport. In 1986 the airline became independent of Challenge Air Transport. In July 1999 following the takeover of the scheduled business by United Parcel Service a new company was formed as Centurion Air Cargo to take over the air operating certificate of Challenge.

Centurion Cargo Center

In 2013, Centurion Cargo opened its brand new facility, the Centurion Cargo Center, located at the Miami International Airport. The facility comprises a 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2) area incorporating a 550,000 square feet (51,000 m2) warehouse with both cold and dry storage facilities.

Fleet

The Centurion Air Cargo fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of October 2016):

Retired Fleet

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:

  • 2 Boeing 707-300C
  • 1 further Boeing 747-400F (as of 2015)
  • 3 Boeing 757-200PF
  • 2 DC-8-63F
  • 1 DC-8-73F
  • 4 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
  • 1 further McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (as of 2015)
  • References

    Centurion Air Cargo Wikipedia