Charter Air Freight (Dedicated)
Your own aircraft, on your own timetable—complete, controlled, and coordinated by Mercury’s 24 / 7 squads.
Freight
BioPharma
Medical Device
What is a Charter?
A Charter shipment puts your freight—palletized, crated, or skidded—onto a dedicated aircraft that flies only your load, on a schedule you set. A Mercury driver collects the cargo, speeds it to the nearest suitable airport, the chartered plane departs—often within a few hours—and another Mercury truck completes final delivery at destination. No consolidations, no milk-runs, no lane compromises.
Why choose Charter over commercial air options?
Attribute | Standard Air Freight | Next-Flight-Out (Passenger) | Charter Air Freight |
|---|---|---|---|
Departure timing | Fixed consolidations, cut-off deadlines | At mercy of airline schedules | Wheels-up whenever cargo is ready—often < 2 hrs |
Airport flexibility | Major hubs only | Major hubs; limited routings | Hundreds of regional & executive airports |
Cargo sharing | Mixed with other shippers | Mixed belly cargo | Aircraft dedicated to you |
Handling points | Airline warehouses & sort hubs | Passenger terminals & ground handlers | Direct tarmac load—minimal transfers |
Risk & certainty | Moderate | Low | Lowest—full control of route & timing |
How a Charter move unfolds
Plan & Book – Via the Mercury Portal or phone; provide origin, payload, and delivery deadline.
White-Glove Pickup – Mercury truck (liftgate, air-ride, or flatbed as required) collects and secures cargo.
Direct to Airport – Driver transports to the closest viable airfield; ramp team loads freight onto your chartered aircraft.
Dedicated Flight – Aircraft departs on the custom flight plan; live location and ATC updates flow to our squads and to you.
Final-Mile Delivery – Destination truck meets the plane, clears the ramp, and drives straight to consignee—suite-level if needed.
Proof-of-Delivery – POD, load photos, and any sensor data appear instantly in the Mercury Portal.
Ideal use cases
Production-line-down parts where every hour equals millions in downtime
Urgent biotech or pharma bulk lots that miss a passenger flight cut-off
High-value electronics prototypes heading to a launch event
Oversized pallets or odd-shaped crates that don’t fit passenger bellies
Disaster-relief or time-critical government shipments needing direct lift
Service highlights
Rapid launch—aircraft positioned and airborne in as little as 2 – 4 hours
Airport proximity—access to thousands of regional, executive, and military airfields
Any payload profile—from small turboprops to wide-body freighters; haz-mat and temperature-controlled options available
End-to-end chain of custody—Mercury crews at pickup, ramp, and delivery; barcode and photo verification throughout
Regulatory oversight—TSA-known-shipper compliance, IATA & DOT DG handling, cross-border clearance via Mercury customs team
Real-time visibility—aircraft ADS-B tracking plus truck GPS, all in the Mercury Portal, with proactive exception alerts from our squads
When timing is non-negotiable, book a plane of your own
Request a Charter Air Freight quote in the Mercury Portal or call our 24 / 7 team for an immediate flight plan.
