AFSC Operations and AFSC Refuelling (Aviation Fuel Supply Company)

AFSC, the Aviation Fuel Supply Company, is the service provider for aviation fuel supply at Hong Kong International Airport. It is also one of the providers of aircraft fuelling and defuelling there. The group has two companies, AFSC Operations and AFSC Refuelling.

AFSC receives and stores aviation fuel at its Aviation Tank Farm. It then distributes the fuel to the airport hydrant systems for aircraft fuelling. Oil tankers bring most of the fuel. It is received and then moved through subsea pipelines to the receipt and jetty facilities at Sha Chau, an island 3.5 km offshore.

The on-airport aviation fuel system includes 12 storage tanks with a total capacity of 220,000 cubic metres. The website describes the tank farm as one of the largest aviation fuel depots in the world, and says it keeps supply uninterrupted.

AFSC Refuelling is responsible for into-plane fuelling operations. It is contracted to provide fuelling and defuelling services to most airlines using the airport, including many of the biggest carriers. Its teams drive fuelling vehicles on the apron to refuel aircraft. Fuelling and defuelling are provided around the clock.

The company keeps high standards of quality control in all its processes, to prevent changes in product quality. The website describes key safety and environmental protection features built into the facility, which it says meet the highest international standards. The tank farm control and refuelling office both run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The company publishes some operating records. On 2 December 2018 it delivered 26.2 million litres, its highest daily throughput. December 2018 was its highest month, at 738.8 million litres. On 30 September 2015 it delivered 13.1 million litres in one day, its highest daily uplift. On 14 February 2015 it served 297 flights, its highest daily count.

Services

• Aviation fuel receipt and storage
• Hydrant system supply
• Into-plane fuelling
• Defuelling
• Stock and quality management
• Tank farm operations
• Safety and environmental systems