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Cargojet (IATA: W8) is Canada's premier all-cargo airline, operating a fleet of Boeing freighters on a nightly overnight network across 16 major Canadian cities plus transborder and transatlantic routes. Through Goodhope Freight, Chinese exporters can use Cargojet as the reliable North American distribution leg once their goods arrive in Canada or the USA.
Key facts about Cargojet and its cargo proposition for shippers in China.
Local representation of Cargojet in mainland China.
All-cargo Boeing fleet and freighter capability (payload / range from Cargojet's own 2025 management disclosures).
| Aircraft | Type | In service* | Max payload | Range | Typical use | Cargo advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 767-300F | Widebody freighter | ~23 | 125,000 lb (~56.7 t) |
6,000 mi (~9,650 km) |
Domestic trunk, transborder US, transatlantic (Germany / UK) | Workhorse of the fleet — high volume for e-commerce, express and deferred freight between major hubs. |
| Boeing 767-200F | Narrow-widebody freighter | ~3–4 | 100,000 lb (~45.4 t) |
5,000 mi (~8,050 km) |
Feeder / regional freighter routes, Bermuda, Caribbean | Flexible medium-lift freighter for secondary lanes and charter work. |
| Boeing 757-200PCF | Narrowbody freighter | ~16–18 | 80,000 lb (~36.3 t) |
3,900 mi (~6,275 km) |
Overnight domestic network across 16 Canadian cities | Backbone of the nightly Canadian co-load network — fast turnaround, frequent departures. |
* In-service counts vary by source (Cargojet Q2/Sept-2025 filings report ~41–43 aircraft; Transport Canada registers up to 45). Payload and range figures are from Cargojet's management disclosures and are indicative. Please consult your local agent for the latest fleet status and confirmed uplift limits.
Direct Cargojet service to mainland China.
For reference, Cargojet's main North American gateways (where China-origin cargo would typically connect onto the Cargojet network) are shown below. Exact connecting carriers, gateways and frequencies from China are — please consult your local agent for the latest routing.
| Hub / Gateway | IATA | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton (John C. Munro) | YHM | Primary hub — central Canadian overnight hub |
| Vancouver | YVR | West-coast gateway (Pacific / Asia connections) |
| Calgary | YYC | Secondary hub — Prairies / West |
| Montréal–Mirabel | YMX | Secondary hub — Québec / transatlantic |
| Winnipeg | YWG | Secondary hub — Central Canada |
| Toronto (Pearson) | YYZ | Major Ontario gateway (co-load & connections) |
Destinations reachable from China through the Cargojet network (via North American connection).
Because Cargojet does not fly its own aircraft to China, cargo from China first travels on a partner carrier to a North American gateway (typically Vancouver, Toronto or a US gateway), then continues on Cargojet metal across Canada or onward via interline. The countries and territories reached through the Cargojet network are:
Recommended China routing: Shanghai / Beijing / Guangzhou / Shenzhen → North American gateway (CA/US) → Cargojet domestic network → final Canadian destination. Exact routing, carriers and transit points are per shipment — please consult your local agent for the latest schedule.
Why Chinese exporters use Cargojet for the North American / Canadian leg of their shipments.
For Chinese manufacturers and traders, Cargojet is best understood not as a China-origin carrier but as the most reliable "last-mile" air bridge into Canada. Once goods leave a Chinese gateway on a long-haul partner and touch down in North America, Cargojet takes over with the largest dedicated overnight freighter network in the country — linking 16 major Canadian cities every business night. That hand-off is exactly where many China–Canada shipments stumble: a container or loose cartons arriving in Vancouver or Toronto still need to reach Calgary, Halifax, Winnipeg or a fulfilment centre quickly, and commercial passenger bellyhold capacity to secondary Canadian cities is thin and infrequent. Cargojet fills that gap with all-cargo Boeing 767 and 757 freighters running on a disciplined overnight schedule, so a shipment that lands in Canada in the evening can be delivered to a distant province the next morning.
Reliability is the second pillar of the value proposition. Cargojet reports peak-season on-time performance around 99% even through extreme Canadian winters, and it moves more than 25 million pounds of cargo every week — much of it for Amazon and other time-critical e-commerce and express operators. That operational maturity matters to Chinese sellers serving the North American market, because missed connections or frozen terminals are the usual causes of late deliveries. Booking through Goodhope Freight also means one forwarding partner handles the China export side, the transpacific leg and the Canadian distribution under a coordinated plan, instead of the shipper chasing three different parties across time zones. For e-commerce sellers in particular, Cargojet's model — frequent, predictable overnight lifts with co-load consolidation — is well suited to the small-parcel and replenishment flows that dominate China–Canada trade.
Cost and flexibility round out the case. Because Cargojet runs a co-load domestic network, smaller Chinese shippers can buy space without chartering a whole aircraft, while larger volumes can be pre-allocated for guaranteed nightly capacity. Where a single urgent or oversized consignment does not fit the scheduled network, Cargojet also offers full-aircraft charters and ACMI capacity, which Goodhope can arrange on request. Dangerous goods, temperature-sensitive items and other special cargo can often be accommodated on the freighter fleet with the right prior arrangement. In short, pairing a China–North America long-haul with Cargojet's Canadian overnight freighter network gives Chinese exporters speed, predictability and genuine reach into every major Canadian market — a combination that sea freight cannot match on lead time and that passenger-belly capacity cannot match on coverage.
How to book Cargojet cargo space from mainland China through Goodhope Freight.
How Cargojet's hub and all-freighter fleet create value for North America-bound freight.
Cargojet is built around a single, strategically placed Canadian hub: John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM), just outside Toronto. Hamilton was chosen because it sits within a few hours' drive of the bulk of Canada's population and industrial base, and it offers the night-friendly slot profile that an overnight cargo airline needs. From Hamilton, Cargojet's freighters radiate to 16 major Canadian cities on a near-daily co-load schedule, supported by secondary hubs at Vancouver (Pacific / Asia gateway), Calgary (Prairies), Montréal–Mirabel (Québec / transatlantic) and Winnipeg (Central Canada). That geography is the airline's core asset: it lets a single import into Canada fan out to every region overnight, and lets exports from coast to coast consolidate back to Hamilton for the long-haul connection.
The fleet is 100% freighter and 100% Boeing, which is unusual and important for cargo. The Boeing 757-200PCF forms the backbone of the domestic overnight network — narrowbody freighters with fast turnarounds and the frequency needed for e-commerce and express parcels. The Boeing 767-300F is the high-volume workhorse for the domestic trunk, transborder US and transatlantic lanes into Germany and the United Kingdom, while the smaller Boeing 767-200F handles feeder and charter work to Bermuda, the Caribbean and secondary points. Because there are no passenger constraints, every pallet position is sellable cargo, and the aircraft can be positioned for charters and ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance & Insurance) flying across North and South America and Europe — capacity that Cargojet supplies to partners such as Amazon Air and DHL.
For specialised cargo, several capabilities are relevant. The all-freighter network readily handles dangerous goods, temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals and perishables, and oversized or project shipments that would not fit passenger bellyhold — provided they are arranged in advance. Full-aircraft charters and ACMI leases are a standing product, useful when a Chinese shipper has a one-off heavy, urgent or unusual consignment for the North American market. Cargojet's e-commerce DNA also means strong handling for small-parcel and replenishment flows, with the tracking and cut-off discipline that online sellers require. Note that Cargojet cancelled its planned Boeing 777F order in January 2024, so very-long-range 777F capacity is not part of the current plan; shippers should treat any future fleet additions, new routes and dangerous-goods acceptance as and verify with Goodhope Freight before tendering specialized shipments.
In summary, Cargojet offers Chinese exporters a proven, high-reliability Canadian air-distribution backbone — a Hamilton-centred overnight freighter network, an all-Boeing cargo fleet, transatlantic and transborder reach, and charter/ACMI flexibility — that turns a North American arrival into next-day delivery almost anywhere in Canada.