Avalon · AVV · 24/7 Curfew-Free Cargo
Curfew-free freighter charter and project cargo from Avalon Airport, IATA Dangerous Goods, AOG, defence and outsize missions for the Victorian and national network.
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Avalon Airport sits between Melbourne and Geelong and operates curfew-free, making it a preferred night-time and overnight cargo gateway for the Victorian network. The airport's widebody runway, MRO presence and defence connection make it a natural staging point for AOG, project, defence and outsize cargo that cannot or should not move through Melbourne Tullamarine.
Once the aircraft is set, the usable airports across this network are set with it.
Charter demand from Avalon is driven by curfew-free night operations that Tullamarine cannot run, defence and government cargo, AOG and time-critical aviation freight, and outsize project cargo where AVV's MRO and engineering presence is operationally useful.
For movements that combine sectors across this network:
Night and overnight cargo charter that cannot operate from MEL during curfew.
Time-critical AOG charter into and out of AVV with adjacent MRO support.
Discreet government, defence and diplomatic cargo charter with secure handling.
AN-124 and IL-76 charter for outsize and ultra-heavy project pieces.
IATA Dangerous Goods Class 1 through Class 9 with documentation and apron handling.
Customs, permits, airside handling and inland transport at both ends.
Urgent charter? Our ops desk is staffed 24/7.
Aircraft options within the hour and a written quote with an indicative wheels-up window.
Mission examples · Illustrative
Representative mission profiles drawn from recurring work. Identifying details, operators, hospitals, routes, aircraft tail numbers, are intentionally omitted.
An ASX-listed resources operator faced a stalled processing line waiting on a single oversized component too large for any scheduled freighter. Aviall sourced an outsize main-deck nose-loader, completed pavement and load-spread checks at the regional destination, and coordinated road movement permits at both ends.
Outcome
Component on site inside 72 hours of first call; production line restart same week.
A major carrier had a wide-body grounded at a foreign hub, awaiting a replacement engine sitting in a domestic MRO. Aviall positioned a freighter to the MRO, coordinated dangerous goods documentation for the engine and stand, and held a flight-following bridge with the airline's tech ops cell door-to-door.
Outcome
Engine wheels-up inside 14 hours of release; aircraft returned to service the next operational day.
A global health programme required a high-value biologics consignment moved on a controlled cool-chain into the Asia-Pacific without consolidation risk. Aviall chartered a freighter dedicated to the shipment, with active containers, written ramp-time targets, and continuous data-logger oversight.
Outcome
Zero temperature excursions; chain-of-custody documentation closed within 24 hours of landing.
A government end user needed a Class 1 consignment moved on a tight window after scheduled carriers declined the booking. Aviall identified an operator approved for the class, completed the DG paperwork, NOTOC and security plan, and ran a single-shipper rotation under a controlled handling regime.
Outcome
Movement completed inside the customer's window with full regulatory close-out.
Following a sudden-onset disaster in the wider region, an aid consortium needed shelter, water and medical kit moved on consecutive days into a damaged airfield with reduced services. Aviall built a rotation plan around aircraft suited to the strip and pre-positioned ground handling support.
Outcome
Sustained airlift maintained across consecutive days without diversion.
A premium agri-export business required a single-shipper rotation during a tight harvest window when scheduled belly capacity was full. Aviall chartered a freighter sized to the volume and held a slot pattern at the destination customs gateway across the season.
Outcome
Full season's volume cleared without missed shelf dates at the destination market.
Specialised capability
FAQ
Avalon operates curfew-free 24 hours a day, which is a decisive advantage for night and overnight cargo missions that cannot operate from Tullamarine during curfew. AVV is also the preferred MRO and defence-cargo gateway for Victoria.
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Why operators, brokers and end clients keep calling back
"Quote came back inside the hour with two aircraft options, written wheels-up windows and the cost-versus-time trade-off laid out. That is what we expect and rarely get."
, Project logistics manager · Resources sector
"Documentation, NOTOCs and DG paperwork were closed before we'd finished briefing our customer. No back-and-forth, no surprises at the ramp."
, Senior freight forwarder · Global 3PL
"They run the mission like an operator, not like a broker. That distinction matters when the cargo is heavy, the route is hard and the clock is real."
, Charter broker · International network
We need dimensions and weight per piece, DG status, the route, and when it is available. Aircraft options returned within the hour.
Send us origin, destination, payload and ready date. We return aircraft options. Attach an existing RFQ, packing list or photos straight from your phone, partial detail is enough to start.
Or email your RFQ directly to charters@aviall.com.au
24/7 ops desk. Quote inside the hour.