Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
E’zhou Huahu International Airport (IATA: EHU, ICAO: ZHEC)
Location (City, Country)
Ezhou City, Hubei Province, China
Airport Type & Size
Airport Type: Cargo Hub Airport (“Memphis of China”)Airport Scale: 4E international airport, Asia’s first dedicated cargo hub, and home to SF Express’s headquarters.
Airport Facilities：
The airport complex includes:
A 15,000㎡ passenger terminal with 6 boarding bridges.
A 23,000㎡ cargo terminal.
A 678,000㎡ sorting center.
124 cargo apron stands.
It operates with two parallel runways, each measuring 3,600 meters long by 45 meters wide.The facility is designed to handle an annual capacity of 1.5 million passengers and 3.3 million tonnes of cargo and mail.
Traffic Performance: Opened in 2022, Huahu airport now operates 15 passenger and 74 cargo routes. After handling 1.025M tonnes of cargo in 2024, it soared from #16 to #5 nationally, clinching the top growth rate spot. It is projected to become China’s #1 cargo hub by 2028.
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
As Asia’s first and the world’s fastest-growing dedicated cargo hub, this airport is a prime candidate to be the game’s next major cargo facility after Leipzig/Halle, featuring numerous Chinese airlines. With a future expansion—including a third runway and ~50 new cargo stands—to reach a 3.3-million-tonne capacity, its goal is to become Asia’s leading air cargo hub.
Major Airlines & Routes
Passenger：
Air Chang’an Xiamen, Xi’anChina Eastern Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu, Quanzhou
China Express Airlines Chongqing, Wenzhou
GX Airlines Haikou
Okay Airways Shenzhen,Tianjin
Cargo：
Etihad Cargo Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
Geo-Sky Charter Milan–Malpensa
Maersk Air Cargo Billund
SF Airlines Abu Dhabi, Almaty, Bengaluru, Budapest, Chennai, Delhi, Frankfurt, Halifax, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City Lahore, Liège, Los Angeles, Oslo, Shenzhen
IndiGo CarGo Kolkata
Unique Features or Challenges
Unique Features：Dedicated Cargo HubChallenges：Unknown so far
Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos
Ezhou Huahu International Airport - Wikipedia
