A Cessna 560 school-flying plane took off and landed at Ezhou Huahu Airport on the afternoon of December 29, marking the completion of the first professional cargo airport in China and the start of check flights, laying the foundation for the airport to be put into operation as scheduled next year.
Zhu Fanghai, chief engineer and deputy general manager of Hubei International Logistics Airport Co., Ltd., said that checking the aircraft is equivalent to a medical doctor who issues a "birth certificate" for the new airport, and flying is a prerequisite for the airport to start flights as scheduled.
This school flight is expected to take about one month. The airport’s communications equipment, navigation equipment, navigation aids, lighting equipment, and flight procedures will be tested in all directions. The results of the school flight are expected to be released by the end of January 2022.
As the first professional cargo airport in China, Ezhou Huahu Airport has an air cargo terminal of 23,000 square meters, a sorting center of 678,000 square meters, 124 seats and two runways of 3,600 meters long and 45 meters wide.
It is estimated that by 2030, the annual cargo and mail throughput and passenger throughput of Ezhou Huahu Airport will reach 3.3 million tons and 1.5 million passengers.
(The source of Zou Hao's materials is Hubei International Logistics Airport Co., Ltd.)
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