United States · Cargo
UPS Airlines
5X · UPS Unaligned Cargo
Reference
- IATA / ICAO
- 5X · UPS
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 1988
- Headquarters
- Louisville, Kentucky, US
- Chief executive
- Lonnie Kishiyama
- Parent
- United Parcel Service
- Ownership
- Subsidiary (Public parent) (NYSE: UPS)
- Employees
- 2,900 (2024)
Fleet
| Aircraft type | Count |
|---|---|
| Boeing 747-400F | 11 |
| Boeing 747-8F | 28 |
| Boeing 757-200F | 75 |
| Boeing 767-300F | 80 |
| Boeing 777F | 22 |
| Boeing MD-11F | 36 |
| Airbus A300-600F | 45 |
Hubs & focus cities
A hub is the carrier's primary connecting base; a focus city is a smaller market with concentrated point-to-point service. Codes link to per-airport profiles when available.
Ownership & financials
Network
Route network: 220+ destinations.
Per-route passenger volumes from US DOT BTS T-100 segment data are a planned upgrade to this block.
Notable history
Established 1988 as a separate FAA-certified airline subsidiary of United Parcel Service. Operates the Worldport global air hub at Louisville International Airport — a 5.2 million-square-foot facility built for sort-by-shape automated package routing. The world's largest 747-8F operator.
About this profile
Reference data (codes, headquarters, founding year, alliance, ownership) is curated from each carrier's own published materials, the US DOT BTS Form 41 filings, and SEC filings for publicly-listed carriers. Fleet rosters reflect the active in-service fleet at the time of the most recent data refresh; aircraft on order are not counted toward fleet totals. Average fleet age is calculated from the same active fleet.
Hubs and focus cities are sourced from the carrier's own destinations or about pages. Loyalty program partner lists are drawn from each program's published partner roster.
This profile is re-verified on a recurring monthly cadence aligned to the US DOT BTS Form 41 release schedule.