From the early morning of August 16, 2022 to 17:00 on the same day, 3 flights from Cathay Pacific, Hainan Airlines, and Russia's Volga-Dnepr Airlines were successfully transferred to the north cargo area of ​​Zhengzhou Airport for loading and unloading operations. Among the 3 flights, At present, the world's second largest cargo plane A-124 takes off and lands smoothly here, and an ultra-long cargo of nearly ten meters enters the cabin smoothly here, marking the start of trial operation in the northern cargo area, which currently ranks first in central China. The aviation super cargo terminal will become the preferred airport for air freight forwarder enterprises.

As the first "guest" greeted by the North Cargo Area, Cathay Pacific's "Queen of the Air" Boeing 747-800 all-cargo plane, after unloading the incoming cargo, the crew slowly raised the nose door of the cargo plane, and the cargo staff of Zhengzhou Airport worked together , successfully transported a piece of super-long industrial equipment that could not be disassembled for nearly ten meters from the nose to the cargo hold. Subsequently, other high-end electronic products, refrigerated goods and other goods totaling more than 100 tons were installed safely and smoothly. At 2:36 a.m. on August 16, the cargo plane was loaded with 107 tons of electronic products, clothing, molds, vaccines, caviar and other goods, and took off from Zhengzhou Airport to Hong Kong for transit to other parts of the world.

With the continuous improvement of the brand influence of Zhengzhou aviation hub, after the annual cargo volume of Zhengzhou Airport has successively exceeded the 500,000, 600,000, and 700,000 tons, the problem of overloaded operation of the existing cargo terminal needs to be solved urgently. Henan Airport Group deployed early, and started the construction of the third-phase expansion project of Zhengzhou Airport in 2020. Zhengzhou Airport North Cargo Zone is a landmark achievement of this expansion project.

The total investment of Zhengzhou Airport North Cargo Zone is 4.8 billion yuan, with a total construction area of ​​160,000 square meters, of which the North Cargo Station warehouse area is 70,000 square meters, and the designed annual guarantee capacity is 600,000 tons. It ranks first in the central part of my country and ranks in the forefront of the country; 16 new cargo planes, a 3,000-square-meter cold chain center, and a 4,500-square-meter inspection area for fresh fruits and edible aquatic animals. So far, the total area of ​​Zhengzhou Airport Cargo Station will reach 198,000 square meters, with 25 cargo seats and an annual cargo and mail guarantee capacity of 1.1 million tons, laying a solid foundation for building Zhengzhou International Air Cargo Hub.

In the operation and management of Zhengzhou Airport North Cargo District, information technology is widely used, cloud computing, Internet of Things, big data and high-bay intelligent warehouses, automatic driving trailers, unmanned forklifts and other automated facilities and equipment are introduced, and the application of avionics waybills is promoted and applied. A new smart freight station with electronic waybill, equipment automation and unmanned operation. In terms of service guarantee, it actively explores new models, and introduces world-class enterprises to operate cargo terminals; for the first time in the country, it creates a new model of "bonded + airport" to realize the functional integration of bonded and international first-class cargo terminals. Vigorously cultivate new kinetic energy in the construction of aviation hubs. Actively introduce a number of international freight forwarder large-scale logistics enterprises for cluster development, create fresh cold chain, international freight logistics, cross-border e-commerce cargo distribution and distribution centers, and form aviation logistics and upstream and downstream industry cluster development.

Since the beginning of this year, the civil aviation industry has been hit by various unfavorable factors such as the frequent outbreak of the new crown epidemic. Henan Airport Group has risen to the challenge and taken the initiative to accumulate important forces for the transformation and upgrading of Zhengzhou aviation hub. As of mid-August this year, the total cargo and mail throughput of Zhengzhou Airport exceeded 400,000 tons, of which the international cargo volume was 330,000 tons, an increase of 8.8% year-on-year; the total cargo volume totaled 360,000 tons, an increase of 6.3% year-on-year. There are 31 air freight forwarder companies operated by Zhengzhou Airport (25 in international areas); 48 all-cargo routes (38 in international areas) are opened; 26 countries and 42 international areas are open to navigation points, initially forming three routes across Europe, America and Asia. The large economic zone, covering the world's major economies, and an international freight route network supported by multiple points has become a key hub airport for major domestic and foreign air freight forwarder companies.

The person in charge of Henan Airport Group said that over the years, Zhengzhou Airport has always adhered to facing the international, future and customer-oriented, and strives to build a large-scale, high-efficiency, multi-functional and intelligent aviation super cargo terminal for global aviation companies to come to Zhengzhou Airport to engage in The freight business provides basic guarantees. The trial operation of the North Cargo Zone is of great significance to further enhance the influence of Zhengzhou's international aviation hub, promote the "Air Silk Road" to fly wider and wider, and help accelerate the creation of a new highland for inland opening. In the next step, Henan Airport Group sincerely invites aviation companies from home and abroad to participate in the operation of Zhengzhou Airport North Cargo Zone, build an international air cargo hub together, seek pragmatic cooperation, share development results, and create a better future.

In order to ensure a smooth transfer, Zhengzhou Airport has completed the testing and adjustment of work such as epidemic prevention and control in the North Cargo Area, cargo handling, over-length and over-weight cargo protection, and emergency rescue. In the first week of the transfer, more than 10 flights of 4 Chinese and foreign airlines will be transferred to the North Cargo Area of ​​Zhengzhou Airport in the first batch.