When delivery by land renders surface transport impossible, WFP organizes airlifts, which deploy life-saving food assistance by plane within 48 hours. Serving not only WFP, reliable and cost-efficient air transport of food and non-food cargoes is made available to the entire humanitarian community, including UN agencies and NGOs. When needed, WFP also performs air drops, flying over designated ‘drop zones’ and releasing aid cargos from high above, thus serving remote populations through a rapid and targeted response.