Situated in the eastern part of Ezhou, Ezhou Huahu Airport is a new international airport and aviation logistics port, as well as Asia’s first professional cargo airport. The project covers 11.89 square kilometers and requires integration of many process systems, presents complex geological challenges and an extremely tight schedule. With no existing civil aviation BIM standards and 25 million model components, they needed a digital platform capable of supporting large volumes of multisourced data and intelligent lifecycle operations.

They selected Bentley’s BIM applications to develop a 3D airport model, shortening model delivery by 90 days. ProjectWise provided an open, connected data environment, streamlining multidiscipline coordination to save CNY 12 million. Using the Bentley iTwin platform, they established a digital twin, resolving 6,000 issues to reduce costs by CNY 200 million. Bentley’s solution reduced the construction period and promotes smart construction in China’s civil aviation industry.