Winnipeg lies at the geographic centre of North America and Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport is only 4 miles from downtown, operating on a 24-hour basis.
Winnipeg’s location advantages:
_ 24-hour international airport
_ Three major North American rail networks (CN, CP, BNSF)
_ Major trucking routes, including the TransCanada Highway and direct access to the US Interstate Highway system
_ Central time zone location means maximum coverage at the minimum cost
_ Northern hub of the Mid-Continent Trade Corridor
_ Logistics industry concentrated in the airport area
_ Strong local logistics industry providing a productive, educated and multilingual labour force
_ Foreign Trade Zone legislation allows tax and duty free operations for export-oriented firms
_ Modern and extensive communications infrastructure
_ Favourable business cost environment
_ Dozens of major trucking firms headquartered in Winnipeg
Cargo and courier business is strong in Winnipeg, with two major on-site sorting facilities and air cargo service from most couriers and airlines.
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport is truly a Multimodal Transportation Hub, also including a direct connection to Mexico via the Mid-Continent Trade Corridor.
Winnipeg’s strategic location at the heart of the Mid-Continent Trade Corridor makes it a logical transportation and distribution hub and it is located in the Central Time Zone - a Manitoba business advantage.