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Wuhan Tianhe International Airport

Wuhan (Huangpi) · China · Asia/Shanghai

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3Runways
11,811Longest (ft)
113Elevation (ft)
66Route Records
30Airline Records
UTC+8Timezone
188Mapped Stands
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Route Intelligence

38Regional Hub
Shortest route
XFNXiangyang Liuji Airport238.1 km
China Eastern Airlines
Longest route
CDGCharles de Gaulle International Airport8,866.1 km
Air France
Nearest international
TPETaiwan Taoyuan International Airport936 km
China Airlines
Longest international
CDGCharles de Gaulle International Airport8,866.1 km
Air France
Longest domestic
URCÜrümqi Tianshan International Airport2,759.4 km
China Southern Airlines

Airport Connectivity Score

38/100

Regional Hub

Destinations served66 destinations
Airline diversity30 airlines
Haul mix coverage3 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

04/2211,155 ftAsphaltLIT
05L/23R11,811 ftConcreteLIT
05R/23L10,498 ftConcreteLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
58
medium-haul
7
ultra-long-haul
1

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
WHNWuhan Hannan Municipal Airport59.6 km
Nearest same country
WHNWuhan Hannan Municipal Airport59.6 km
Nearest international
MFKMatsu Beigan Airport758.7 km
Farthest airport
VDRVilla Dolores Airport19,871.5 km
Within 500 km: 31 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 131 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 342 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1WHNWuhan Hannan Municipal Airport59.6 kmM
2EHUEzhou Huahu International Airport92.6 kmL
3SHSJingzhou Shashi Airport177.4 kmM
4YYAYueyang Sanhe Airport185.8 kmM
5XAIXinyang Minggang Airport196.8 kmM
6XFNXiangyang Liuji Airport238.1 kmM
7YIHYichang Sanxia Airport262.4 kmM
8KHNNanchang Changbei International Airport267.7 kmL
9AQGAnqing Tianzhushan Airport / Anqing North Air Base272.1 kmM
10FUGFuyang Xiguan Airport274.9 kmM

ATC Frequencies3

ATISATIS126.6 MHz
GNDWUHAN GND121.65 MHz
TWRWUHAN TWR122.7 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

738
84
320
53
737
20
73G
19
321
14
319
12
733
7
EMB
6
E90
5
332
2

Sample Routes

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XFNXiangyang Liuji Airport238.1 km
short-haulChina Eastern Airlines
KHNNanchang Changbei International Airport267.7 km
short-haulChina Eastern Airlines
AQGAnqing Tianzhushan Airport / Anqing North Air Base272.1 km
short-haulChina Eastern Airlines
SZXShenzhen Bao'an International Airport905.5 km
short-haulAir China
TPETaiwan Taoyuan International Airport936 km
short-haulChina Airlines
HKGHong Kong International Airport941.5 km
short-haulAir China
URCÜrümqi Tianshan International Airport2,759.4 km
medium-haulChina Southern Airlines
SINSingapore Changi Airport3,444.5 km
medium-haulSilkAir

Airline Records in Dataset30

BXAir Busan
CAAir China
GSAir Foyle
AFAir France
NXAir Macau
8LCargo Plus Aviation
CXCathay Pacific
NSCaucasus Airlines
CIChina Airlines
MUChina Eastern Airlines
CZChina Southern Airlines
KADragonair
EUEmpresa Ecuatoriana De Aviacion
HUHainan Airlines
JDJapan Air System
JLJapan Airlines Domestic
HOJuneyao Airlines
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KYKSY
KEKorean Air
SCShandong Airlines
FMShanghai Airlines
ZHShenzhen Airlines
3USichuan Airlines
MISilkAir
SQSingapore Airlines Cargo
FDThai AirAsia
GETransAsia Airways
PNWest Air China
MFXiamen Airlines

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Airport HistoryEst. 1995

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport opened in 1995 to replace the city's older, smaller airfields and has grown through several terminal generations into a major central-China hub for China Eastern and China Southern Airlines. It drew global attention in early 2020 as the airport at the center of the initial COVID-19 outbreak lockdown in Hubei province.

✦Wuhan Tianhe became globally known in January 2020 as the airport serving the city where COVID-19 was first widely reported, and its closure marked one of the largest metropolitan lockdowns in modern history.
✦China Southern Airlines launched non-stop service between Wuhan and San Francisco in December 2014, one of the airport's earliest long-haul intercontinental routes.
1985
New Airport Approved

On July 1, the Chinese government approves plans to build a new commercial airport in Tianhe town, Huangpi District, to replace Wuhan's aging airfields.

1995
Wuhan Tianhe Airport Opens

The airport opens on April 15, replacing Wangjiadun and Nanhu airports as Wuhan's primary air gateway.

2008
Terminal 2 Opens

Terminal 2 opens on April 15, handling domestic flights with capacity for 13 million passengers annually.

2010
International Terminal Opens

A dedicated international terminal opens in December, serving international routes as well as Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan flights.

2017
Terminal 3 Opens

Terminal 3 opens on August 31 alongside a new second runway, adding 35 million passengers of annual capacity and becoming the airport's main terminal.

2020
COVID-19 Lockdown Closure

The airport closes on January 23 as part of the Wuhan/Hubei lockdown at the center of the pandemic's first major outbreak, reopening on April 8 after extensive disinfection.

2024
Renovated Terminal 2 Reopens

Terminal 2 reopens on April 15 after a multi-year renovation that had closed it since 2017.

2025
Third Runway Completed

A new 3,200-meter third runway is completed, further boosting the airport's operating capacity.

Wikipedia. The COVID-19 closure section reflects widely reported events from January-April 2020; it describes historical events only, not current airport status.