Chinese logistics firm SF Holding Ltd announced an investment of 2.3 billion yuan ($348 million) to build Asia's first professional cargo¹ airport in the heart of the country.

中国物流公司顺丰股份有限公司近日宣布，将投入23亿元（约合3.48亿美元）在我国中部建立亚洲首个专业货运机场。

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

顺丰已经向国家发展和改革委员会申报该项目，预计很快可以在临近湖北省会城市武汉的鄂州开工。

The provincial² 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.

湖北省政府和深圳一家投资公司也分别投资了25亿元和2.5亿元，将新机场的总体注册资金提高至50亿元。

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 transportation³.

这个为顺丰快递定制的机场，顺丰控股46%，其功能定位在货物运输和当地客运运输。

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.

根据顺丰的声明，该机场将建成重要的国际货物运输中转站，2025年预计可实现货物吞吐量245.2万吨，客流量达到100万人。

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.

到2045年，预计将其建成世界第四、亚洲第一大的专业货运机场，那时每年货物吞吐量可达765.2万吨。

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

顺丰也将在机场附近建立后勤区，提供运输线、飞机维修与保养和航线服务。