Cargo
The Cargo tab is your stockpile and logistics hub. It shows every bit of contraband you are holding, where it is, and lets you move it around and send it out to sell. It is the fifth tab in the left sidebar and is open from the start. It comes into its own once you are trading and producing your own goods, rather than just flying missions.
The two places cargo lives
Your goods are always in one of two places:
- An aircraft hold: cargo loaded onto one of your planes, ready to fly. A hold is limited by the aircraft's cargo capacity.
- An airport stash: cargo stockpiled on the ground at an airport. There is a separate stash at each airport, and a stash has no weight limit, so you can pile up as much as you like.
What the screen shows
The Cargo tab is split into three sections:
- ON AIRCRAFT: a card for each of your planes, showing what is in its hold and how full it is.
- IN FLIGHT: any cargo currently out on a delivery, with a live progress bar and the payout due on arrival. This only appears while something is in transit.
- AIRPORT STASH: every airport where you have goods stockpiled, grouped by what is there.
Where cargo comes from
- Buying in the Economy tab (unlocks at Level 10): goods you purchase to trade.
- Labs (unlock at Level 16): everything your labs produce lands in the stash at the lab's airport.
- Delivery leftovers: if a buyer does not want every item on a run, the unsold goods stay in the hold and come back with the plane.
Mission cargo is handled separately. When you accept a mission, that load is locked to the mission until you deliver it. See the Missions guide.
Moving and sending cargo
Each aircraft card has up to three actions:
- Load moves goods from the stash at that airport into the plane's hold, up to its capacity.
- Unload empties the hold back into the stash at that airport.
- Dispatch sends the loaded cargo out to sell. You choose a destination that buys it, then either fly it yourself or send a smuggler. See the Crew & Smugglers guide for the smuggler option.
Weight and capacity
Cargo is shown in kilograms, with the pound equivalent next to it so it lines up with MSFS, which displays weights in pounds. A hold reads something like 850 / 1,500 kg (1,874 / 3,307 lb), and big loads roll up into tonnes. Each aircraft has a maximum it can carry, and the hold bar shows how much is loaded against the capacity. You cannot load past the limit: the loader caps the amount and blocks anything that would tip you over, so heavier loads need a bigger plane. See the Hangar guide for how much each class carries.
Tracking a delivery
Once a run is dispatched, it appears under IN FLIGHT with the pilot, the route, the goods on board, and a progress bar that advances in real time. The payout lands when it arrives. You can also watch crew runs move across the Map.