EZHOU, July 13 (Xinhua) — Brightly lit during the night, Ezhou Huahu International Airport, China’s first cargo-focused airport, is kept awake handling cargo from home and abroad. Starting operation in July 2022, the airport located in Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province, owning a 750,000-square-meter cargo transfer center with parcel sorting lines adding up to 52 kilometers, is now running 59 domestic cargo routes in addition to 45 international routes.
This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows a view of the apron at Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows a view of the apron at Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows a view of the apron at Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows a view of the apron at Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)Workers transfer goods at the apron of Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province, July 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows a view of the apron at Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows an interior view of the cargo transfer center at Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)A worker sorts out goods at the cargo transfer center of Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province, July 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows a view of the apron at Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)Workers transfer goods at the apron of Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province, July 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)