Ezhou Huahu International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Ezhou, Hubei Province (China)

IATA: EHU ICAO: ZHEC

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

86 ft

26 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Unlighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

30.3412°, 115.0393°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#385 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (China)

tied #19 of 55 in CN

same length as 14 others; nearest WUH, 50 NM · #43 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 EHU in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #385 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · tied #19 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

EHU lies at 26 m (86 ft), #456 of 650 published airports by elevation and 26 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 139 ft below the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 12,322 ft higher than EHU.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH), 50 NM, 11,811 ft. Next: KHN 99.4 NM. EHU ties with WUH for the longest runway in this radius (11,811 ft).

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

EHU runways: 01L/19R 11,811 × 148 ft concrete (conc); 01R/19L 11,811 × 148 ft concrete (conc). National standing: tied #19 of 55 in China with INC/HET/TYN/URC/CTU/CGO/NDG/HRB/WUH/HAK/NKG/TAO/HGH/TSN at 11,811 ft; RKZ leads by 4,593 ft (16,404 ft). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
01L/19R	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CONC)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active
01R/19L	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CONC)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (Wuhan (Huangpi))	`WUH`	50 NM (92.6 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted
Nanchang Changbei International Airport (Nanchang)	`KHN`	99.4 NM (184.1 km)	11,155 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →