Wuhan Airport's Expansive Layout: Size And Features

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is the busiest airport in central China. It is located in Wuhan's suburban Huangpi District, around 26km north of Wuhan city centre. The airport has expanded twice – first for terminal 2 and second for terminal 3, a new control tower and a second runway. Terminal 3 has a total area of 495,000 m2, while Terminal 2 has a floor area of 121,200 square meters.

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is the busiest airport in central China

The airport has three terminals, with Terminal 2 serving as the main terminal from 2008 to 2017, handling only domestic airlines. Terminal 2 has a floor area of 121,200 square metres and a designed capacity to handle 13 million passengers and 320,000 tons of cargo a year. Terminal 3, which opened in mid-2017, has a total area of about 495,000 square metres across five floors.

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport has expanded twice: first for Terminal 2 and second for Terminal 3, a new control tower, and a second runway. The airport served 20,772,000 passengers in 2016, making it the 14th busiest airport by passenger traffic in China.

The airport has expanded twice

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport has expanded twice. The first expansion was for Terminal 2, which was completed on 15 April 2008 and served as the airport's main terminal from 2008 to 2017. Terminal 2 has a floor area of 121,200 square metres and a designed capacity to handle 13 million passengers and 320,000 tons of cargo a year. The second expansion was for Terminal 3, a new control tower, and a second runway. Terminal 3 has a total area of about 495,000 square metres across five floors. The airport's cargo-handling capacity is to reach 144,000 tons.

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is located in Wuhan's suburban Huangpi District, around 26 kilometres north of Wuhan city centre. It opened on 15 April 1995, replacing the old Wuhan Wangjiadun Airport and Nanhu Airport as the major airport of Wuhan. The airport is the busiest in central China, serving 20,772,000 passengers in 2016 and ranking as the 14th busiest airport by passenger traffic in China.

Terminal 2 was the main terminal for Tianhe Airport from 2008-2017

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is located in Wuhan's suburban Huangpi District, around 26 km (16 mi) to the north of Wuhan city centre. It is the busiest airport in central China, serving 20,772,000 passengers in 2016. The airport has expanded twice: first for Terminal 2 and second for Terminal 3, a new control tower and a second runway.

The airport's cargo-handling capacity is to reach 144,000 tons. Terminal 2 was closed when Terminal 3 was officially opened in mid-2017 for the upgrade construction, and it reopened on 15 April 2024. The International Terminal was opened in December 2010 and all international flights and flights to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan operated at the International Terminal from 2010 to 2017.

The airport has a total area of about 495,000 m2, with five floors in total.

The airport served 20,772,000 passengers in 2016

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is the busiest airport in central China. It is located in Wuhan's suburban Huangpi District, around 16 miles north of Wuhan city centre. The airport has expanded twice: first for Terminal 2, and second for Terminal 3, a new control tower and a second runway. Terminal 2 was the main terminal for Tianhe Airport between 2008 and 2017, handling only domestic airlines. It has a floor area of 121,200 square metres and a designed capacity to handle 13 million passengers and 320,000 tons of cargo a year. Terminal 3, which opened in mid-2017, has a total area of about 495,000 square metres across five floors.

The airport opened up to intercontinental flights in 2012 when Air France began service from Paris. Two years later, it opened up to the United States when China Southern Airlines announced a daily non-stop flight to San Francisco.

The name Tianhe can be translated as 'Sky River' and is also one of the names for the Milky Way in ancient Chinese. Since 2019, passengers from 53 countries, including the EU countries, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the US, can enter China from this airport without a Chinese visa for up to 144 hours when transiting to a third country.

The airport is located in Wuhan's suburban Huangpi District

The Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is located in Wuhan's suburban Huangpi District, around 16 miles north of Wuhan city centre. The airport is the busiest in central China, serving 20,772,000 passengers in 2016 and making it the 14th busiest airport by passenger traffic in the country.

The airport has expanded twice, first for Terminal 2 and second for Terminal 3, a new control tower and a second runway. Terminal 2 was the main terminal for Tianhe Airport between 2008 and 2017, handling only domestic airlines. It has a floor area of 121,200 square metres and a designed capacity to handle 13 million passengers and 320,000 tons of cargo a year. Terminal 3 has a total area of about 495,000 square metres, with five floors in total.

The airport's runway, Runway West (04/22), has a length of 3,400 metres and a width of 45 metres. It is equipped with an asphalt surface.

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