FedEx Express + Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
FedEx Express
Memphis, Tennessee · 2 relationships
Active relationship
Government Partnership · 2009–present
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Guangzhou, Guangdong · 1 relationship
Analysis
FedEx Express began operating its Asia Pacific hub at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport on February 6, 2009, replacing the former Subic Bay hub. [2] FedEx described the opening facility as a $150 million investment in the Pearl River Delta and said it was designed to connect China and the wider Asia Pacific region with the company’s international network. [2] At opening, the hub was reported to sort approximately 24,000 packages per hour and support 136 weekly flights to more than 220 countries and territories. [2]
The hub’s government relationship is reflected in FedEx’s 2022 agreement with Guangdong Airport Authority Logistic Company to establish a new South China Operations Center within the Guangzhou gateway. [1] FedEx said the planned center would exceed 41,000 square meters, more than double the existing gateway’s footprint, and would be designed to sort 25,000 packages and documents per hour. [1] The company expected the new facility to become operational in 2027, so that announcement describes an expansion plan rather than a completed upgrade. [1]
FedEx’s current China facts page continues to identify Guangzhou as the location of its Asia Pacific hub. [3] The page says FedEx began China operations in 1984 and now has more than 10,000 employees, more than 300 international weekly flights, and six airports in its China network. [3] FedEx’s 2025 airport-expo announcement also describes the Guangzhou hub as a major China gateway since 2009 and says the planned upgrade remained slated for completion in 2027. [4]
The hub continues to function as a regional air-cargo platform rather than only a historical construction project. [5] In November 2025, FedEx announced new or expanded Guangzhou cargo services to Penang and Bangkok, including a five-times-weekly Guangzhou–Penang Boeing 767 service and five additional weekly Guangzhou–Bangkok Boeing 767 flights. [5] The sources verify the hub’s government-linked expansion, network role, and published operating plans, but do not provide a standalone current revenue figure for the Guangzhou partnership. [1] [3]
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Memphis, Tennessee · 2 records in this database
FedEx Express began as Federal Express, the company founded by Frederick W. Smith after he proposed a system for moving time-sensitive shipments through a coordinated air-ground network. Federal Express began operations in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 17, 1973, with 389 team members; that first night, 14 aircraft carried 186 packages to 25 U.S. cities. FedEx’s historical account says Memphis was selected for its central location, relatively reliable weather, available hangar space, and airport support. [1]
The original operation grew from domestic overnight delivery into international express transportation. FedEx records the start of intercontinental operations to Europe and Asia in 1984 and later renamed Federal Express as FedEx Express to position it within the broader FedEx Corporation portfolio. The present operating-company profile uses the legal-style name Federal Express and identifies Memphis as its headquarters. [1] [2]
Federal Express currently provides integrated expedited, standard, and economy offerings for business and residential package shipping. FedEx says the network serves more than 220 countries and territories, and its express service pages describe time-definite international delivery options ranging from one to three business days for selected services. [2] [3]
FedEx’s 2025 global economic-impact report describes the wider network as connecting more than 220 countries and territories, moving more than $2 trillion in goods annually, and operating with approximately 700 aircraft and 17 million average daily shipments in fiscal 2025. Those figures describe the broader FedEx network, while Federal Express is the operating company responsible for the integrated express transportation portfolio. [4]
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Guangzhou, Guangdong · 1 record in this database
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is Guangzhou’s principal aviation gateway and a major airport for Guangdong and southern China. A Guangzhou government profile says the airport was established in the 1930s and relocated to its present site in 2004, where it became one of China’s three major aviation hubs, a core aviation hub for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and a significant international aviation hub. [1] The airport is located about 28 kilometers from central Guangzhou at the junction of Baiyun and Huadu districts. [1]
The airport’s published facilities profile describes two passenger terminals, three runways, 269 standard aprons including FBO stands, and an annual passenger-handling capacity of 80 million for the two terminals described there. [1] The same government profile identifies connections with Guangzhou Metro Line 3, urban and long-distance buses, taxis, and Guangzhou–Shenzhen Intercity Railway through the airport’s integrated transportation center. [1] China Southern Airlines is identified as a base carrier, and the airport’s route network in that profile included more than 140 domestic and more than 90 overseas destinations. [1]
Baiyun’s expansion has continued through the airport’s third-phase project, which the government profile says began in September 2020. [1] Guangzhou government reporting said the airport’s annual passenger throughput first exceeded 80 million on December 17, 2025, including more than 16.6 million international passengers. [2] The airport’s new Terminal 3 entered full international operations after the second phase of airline relocation was completed on January 22, 2026, transferring international and regional flights formerly operating from Terminal 1, including services by 30 international and regional carriers. [3] These milestones place Baiyun within the transport infrastructure supporting Guangzhou’s trade, manufacturing, tourism, and wider Greater Bay Area connectivity. [1] [2]