Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, IATA: HFE, ICAO: ZSOF), officially opened to navigation on May 30, 2013, is located in Gaoliu Street, Shushan District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, 31.8 kilometers away from the center of Hefei, 4E level international airport
, a regional hub airport, a member of the East China Airport Group.
In November 1977, Hefei Luogang Airport officially started operation. At the end of June 2006, Hefei Luogang Airport was officially upgraded to an international airport after being checked and accepted by relevant state departments. At 24:00 on May 29, 2013, Hefei Luogang International Airport, which had been in safe operation for 36 years, was permanently closed. At midnight on May 30, 2013, Hefei Xinqiao International Airport was officially opened.
According to the information on the airport's official website in December 2017, the runway of Hefei Xinqiao International Airport is 3,400 meters long and 45 meters wide; there is one terminal building with an area of 108,500 square meters; the area of the station is 360,000 square meters, with a total of 53 seats , including 19 bridge seats and 34 remote seats. It is designed to meet the needs of 11 million passenger throughput and 150,000 tons of cargo and mail throughput in 2020.
On November 26, 2018, Hefei Xinqiao International Airport exceeded 10 million passenger traffic, becoming one of the "10 million airport clubs". This is another historic breakthrough after crossing 8 million and 9 million in 2017.
During the National Day in 2019, Hefei Airport further optimized the service process, improved the security plan, opened more security check channels in a timely manner, reduced the waiting time of passengers in line, and focused on strengthening personalized services for special groups such as the elderly and children.
In May 2022, the pouring of the 1,000th engineering pile foundation of the T2 terminal of Hefei Xinqiao International Airport was completed, marking a new step in the expansion project of the terminal area of Hefei Xinqiao International Airport.
