When will Ezhou Huahu Airport open to traffic?

Ezhou Huahu Airport (IATA:EHU, ICAO:ZHEC) is located at the junction of Yanji Town, Shawo Township and Huahu Town, Echeng District, Ezhou City, Hubei Province, China. It is about 16 km from Ezhou in the northwest and about 15 km from Huangshi in the south. It is a 4E-class international airport, an international air logistics port and the first specialized freight hub airport in Asia.

20 17 12.20, Ezhou civil airport project officially started; On August 24, 2020, Ezhou Civil Airport became the first professional freight airport in Asia and became a national strategy; 202 1 1 7, Ezhou Civil Airport was named "Ezhou Huahu Airport"; On March 9, 2022, the test flight of Ezhou Huahu Airport was successful. On July 17, 2022, Ezhou Huahu Airport was officially opened to traffic.

By June 2022, the terminal area of Ezhou Huahu Airport will be10.5 million square meters, the air cargo terminal area will be 23,000 square meters, and the sorting center area will be 678,000 square meters. The civil aviation station has 124 seats; The two long-distance runways are 3600 meters long and 45 meters wide; It can meet the annual passenger throughput of 6.5438+0.5 million passengers and the cargo and mail throughput of 3.3 million tons.