While expecting a package from AliExpress, one of the most recent tracking statuses after the item leaves China is, “Your package arrived at local airport.”
Contrary to what many blogs say, our research shows that it’s not always that the item is in your country. It could be on another connecting flight in a different country before it gets routed to yours.
What Does “Your Package Arrived At Local Airport” Mean On AliExpress?
This AliExpress tracking status means that an item left its origin country or region and is now at another country’s or the recipient’s airport.
At this point, you might be wondering why AliExpress is talking about a local airport if there is a chance that the item is in another country.
Well, sometimes, there aren’t enough sufficient AliExpress packages on a flight to the recipient or the flight doesn’t go directly to the recipient’s country.
When that happens, AliExpress offloads the items in another country and loads them to another flight heading to the recipient’s country.
When such packages have been offloaded in an airport be it the recipient’s or in another country, AliExpress describes it as a local airport as it’s not the origin airport in China.
Typically, this status is vague by all measures of standards when it’s used to talk about an airport in another country.
Why Is My Package Stuck On This Package For Long?
The Item Is In Another Country
When your item has been offloaded in another country, it might take longer before you get an update as there might be no available flight coming to your country, or the available ones are backed up and there is no space to load yours.
Before they get another available flight, several days might pass before seeing anything new on the tracking page.
You Are Using Saver Or Economy Shipping Methods
While using Economy or Saver shipping options for your AliExpress packages, tracking can stop at some point before the item gets to your country.
We always recommend using these methods when yours isn’t a time-sensitive item.
In that scenario, we also recommend using free third-party sites to re-track your item and get real-time updates on its whereabouts.
What To Do When My Item Has Been Stuck On This Update
Find The Real-time Whereabouts
Free third-party websites such as Parcelsapp and 17Track provide a real-time update on the whereabouts of a package.
While AliExpress might be showing that your item is at the local airport, you could find that the time has already been handed over to the local last-mile carrier or it’s in another country awaiting a flight.
With real knowledge of where your parcel is, you will have your peace of mind intact.