顺丰出资23亿，与湖北省政府签约共建全球第四个、亚洲第一个专业货运机场。顺丰方面介绍，顺丰作为第一家航空基地公司入驻该机场，将以鄂州机场为核心全面打造覆盖全国、辐射全球的航路航线网络。

SF Express to build Asia's 1st professional cargo airport

Chineselogistics firm SF Holding Ltd announced on Thursday an investment of 2.3 billion yuan ($348 million) to build Asia's first professional cargo airport in the heart of the country.

The project has already been reported to the National Development and Reform Commission and construction is expected to start soon in Ezhou[鄂州], a city near Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province.

The provincial government and an investment company in Shenzhen also invested 2.45 billion yuan and 250 million yuan respectively, bringing the total registered capital of the new airport to 5 billion yuan.

The airport, customized for SF Express, which owns a 46 percent stake, is positioned as a hub cargo airport and a regional airport for passenger transportation.

顺丰方面以自有资金出资23亿元人民币，持有46%的股份。鄂州民用运输机场的定位为航空货运枢纽机场、客运支线机场。

According to SF's announcement, the airport, which will serve as an important national transfer station for cargo deliveries, is estimated to reach a cargo throughput of 2.452 million metric tons and receive 1 million passengers by 2025.

按照业务预测，鄂州民用运输机场2025年预计可实现年货邮吞吐量245.2万吨、旅客吞吐量100万人次；（仅供阅读参考）

By 2045, it is expected to become the world's fourth and Asia's first professional cargo airport with an annual cargo throughput of 7.652 million tons.

2045年，预计年实现货邮吞吐量765.2万吨、旅客吞吐量1500万人。该机场也成为全球第四个、亚洲第一个专业货运机场。（仅供阅读参考）

SF Express will also develop a logistics park near the airport, providing delivery, airplane repair and maintenance, and airline services.

The Shenzhen-based courier said the Ezhou airport will become the core of its plan to form an air network with global reach covering the entire nation.

Aviation delivery has become a key element of competition among China's delivery companies which are chasing to build their own airport bases. SF's competitor YTO Express[圆通速递] last year received approval to build an airport in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, but its terminal is designed to deal with only 2,000 tons of cargo.

Ezhou, experts believe, could become "China's Memphis". In the 1970s, Memphis[孟菲斯] in the United States attracted FedEx to build an airport hub, leading it to become one of the world's largest cargo airports.

来源： China Daily