Ezhou Huahu International Airport

Ezhou Huahu International Airport (IATA: EHU, ICAO: ZHEC) is an airport serving the cities of Ezhou, Huanggang and Huangshi in Hubei, China.^[3] The airport was developed by SF Express and Hubei province as a logistics hub for China and is touted as China's first cargo-focused airport.^[4][5] One of the factors for SF Express to choose Ezhou as the site of a major cargo hub is it being located almost equidistant from Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou, while also being only an hour drive away from Wuhan.^[6]

AirporttypePublic

Serves

• Ezhou
• Huanggang
• Huangshi
• Wuhan

LocationEcheng, Ezhou, Hubei, China

Opened17 July 2022; 4 years ago (2022-07-17)

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Ezhou Huahu International Airport 鄂州花湖国际机场
IATA: EHU ICAO: ZHEC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Ezhou Huanggang Huangshi Wuhan
Location	Echeng, Ezhou, Hubei, China
Opened	17 July 2022; 4 years ago (2022-07-17)
Hub for	SF Airlines
Elevation AMSL	21 m (69 ft)
Coordinates	30°20′34.28″N 115°1′46.60″E
Website	ehuairport.com
Map
Map credit EHU/ZHEC Location in Hubei Show map of Hubei Map credit EHU/ZHEC EHU/ZHEC (China) Show map of China
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01L/19R 3,600 11,811 Concrete 01R/19L 3,600 11,811 Concrete
Statistics (2024)
Passengers 438,562 Aircraft movements 39,168 Cargo (metric tons) 865,186.8
Source: CAPA[1] CAAC[2]

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The airport uses a single terminal with two runways as well as logistics facilities for handling an initial operation of over two million tonnes of cargo. The terminal is planned to handle one million passengers annually by 2025. On December 29, 2021, the first aircraft carried out flight verification at the airport.^[7][8] The airport opened on July 17, 2022 for passenger service.^[9] Cargo service started on November 27, 2022.^[10]