Air Cargo
Cargolux Tracking
Track Cargolux air waybills — prefix 172, hub Luxembourg (LUX)
Cargolux air waybills
Every Cargolux AWB starts with prefix 172.
Paste the full eleven digits into the box above — with or without the hyphen — and it will confirm the check digit before tracking starts.
About Cargolux
Cargolux is a pure freighter airline — it operates no passenger aircraft at all — flying a Boeing 747 fleet from Luxembourg. That makes it structurally different from every other carrier here: capacity is never given up to passenger baggage, and the aircraft go where the freight is.
Worth knowing: The 747's hinged nose door lets Cargolux load cargo no bellyhold operator can carry — machinery, vehicles, turbines and industrial plant. If your consignment is oversized, this is often the only routing available.
What you see when tracking Cargolux cargo
Air cargo reports against standard IATA milestones rather than the continuous scanning you get from a courier: received from shipper (RCS), manifested (MAN), departed (DEP), arrived (ARR), received from flight (RCF) and delivered (DLV). Shyppy plots those on a map and timeline, tells you which flight the consignment is on, and emails you when the next milestone lands or the arrival estimate moves.
Common questions
What is the Cargolux AWB prefix?
172. Every Cargolux air waybill begins with these three digits, followed by an eight-digit serial number whose final digit is a check digit — so a mistyped AWB can be spotted before you look it up.
What does Cargolux carry?
Outsized, heavy and project cargo, live animals, and anything that will not fit in a passenger aircraft's hold. Its fleet is an all-Boeing 747 freighter fleet, including 747-8F nose-loaders, operating europe to Asia, North America, Africa and South America, with a large road feeder network into Luxembourg.
Why is my Cargolux shipment routed through Luxembourg?
The 747's hinged nose door lets Cargolux load cargo no bellyhold operator can carry — machinery, vehicles, turbines and industrial plant. If your consignment is oversized, this is often the only routing available.
Can I get alerts on Cargolux shipments?
Yes. Shyppy emails you when a milestone lands — received from shipper, manifested, departed, arrived, received from flight, delivered — and when the estimated arrival changes.
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