Worldport crash delays shipments for major companies like Amazon, Walmart

Business Nov 06, 2025

A UPS cargo plane crash on November 4 shut down Worldport, the company's massive Louisville hub that keeps millions of packages moving worldwide.
At least 12 people lost their lives, including three flight crew members.
With this key facility offline, shipments everywhere are delayed and major sorting has come to a halt.

UPS is rerouting flights

Worldport is basically the heart of UPS's global network—think 400,000 packages an hour and hundreds of daily flights.
Now, big names like Amazon, Walmart, Target, and even the US Postal Service are feeling the impact as packages pile up and deliveries slow down.
UPS is scrambling to reroute flights but experts say it could take days for things to get back on track.