# Huai'an Lianshui International Airport (HIA)

> Huai'an, CN · IATA: HIA · ICAO: ZSSH · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `HIA` |
| ICAO | `ZSSH` |
| City | Huai'an |
| Country | CN |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 9 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 33.79083, 119.12500 |

## Description

Thirteen thousand tonnes of cargo a year — that is the design capacity of Huai'an Lianshui International Airport (IATA: HIA) in Jiangsu province. The airport has moved beyond passenger traffic: Zhongzhou Airlines opened its first international freighter route to Hanoi Noi Bai with a Boeing 737-300F, followed by a converted A321 freighter link to Chengdu. A third-phase expansion is intended to strengthen Huai'an's role as a regional air cargo base. The city sits on the Grand Canal, with expressway and high-speed rail connections into the Yangtze Delta economy. For forwarders, HIA offers a less congested alternative to Shanghai and Nanjing; seafreight moves via Lianyungang port, roughly 100 km to the northeast.

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