Changsha Huanghua International Airport

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Changsha Huanghua International Airport
长沙黄花国际机场
Chángshā Huánghuā Guójì Jīchǎng
IATA: CSX - ICAO: ZGHA
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Changsha
Elevation AMSL 217 ft (66 m)
Coordinates 28°11′48″N, 113°13′15″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 8,530 2,600 Concrete

Changsha Huanghua International Airport (IATA: CSX, ICAO: ZGHA) (simplified Chinese: 长沙黄花国际机场; pinyin: Chángshā Huánghuā Guójì Jīchǎng) is located in the Huanghua township of Changsha munucipality, about 20 kilometers east of central Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China. The airport is managed by the Hunan Airport Authority, a publicly owned corporation managing all five airports in Hunan Province.

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[edit] Airport information

Ground Transportation

  • Airport buses: Wuyi Avenue Line (Central Changsha), and South Station (bus) Line, RMB ¥15.
  • Taxis: reference meter price to central Changsha - RMB ¥90 (toll fees included).
  • Buses to nearby cities: to Changde (RMB ¥80), Xiangtan (RMB ¥40), Zhuzhou (RMB ¥40), Yueyang (RMB ¥70)

[edit] Airport statistics

Construction for the airport started on June 25, 1986, and the first flight departed on August 29, 1989. The current terminal covers an area of 33,000 square meters. During 2006, it handled over 6 million passengers, becoming the 13th busiest airport in mainland China in passenger traffic terms.[1]

Changsha Huanghua International Airport
Changsha Huanghua International Airport

A plan for RMB ¥2.15-billion (~USD $270 million) expansion has been approved and work has begun in July 2006 to:

  • Extend the runway from the current 2,600m to 3,200m;
  • Add additional taxiways and ramps;
  • Renovate the old terminal;
  • Build a new terminal with a total area of 90,000 square meters; and
  • Expand the airport parking space.

All new facilities are planned to be in place by 2010.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

The airport is a regional hub for China Southern Airlines.

The airport is served by the following airlines (as of February 2007):

[edit] International

[edit] Domestic

  • Air China (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Xiamen)
  • China Eastern Airlines (Chengdu, Guiyang, Jinjiang, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shenzhen, Wuxi)
  • China Southern Airlines (Beihai, Beijing, Chengdu, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jinan, Kunming, Nanjing, Nanning, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shantou, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Xi'an, Xiamen, Yiwu, Yongzhou, Zhangjiajie, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou, Zhijiang, Zhuhai)
  • Deer Air (Sanya)
  • Hainan Airlines (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Haikou, Jinan, Lanzhou, Ningbo, Sanya, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Xi'an, Zhengzhou)
  • Okay Airways (Kunming, Tianjin)
  • Shandong Airlines (Haikou, Hefei, Jinan)
  • Shanghai Airlines (Shanghai-Hongqiao)
  • Shenzhen Airlines (Changzhou, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Haikou, Jinan, Lanzhou, Shenzhen)
  • Sichuan Airlines (Chengdu, Chongqing, Xiamen)
  • Spring Airlines (Shanghai-Hongqiao)
  • United Eagle Airlines (Chengdu, Hangzhou)
  • Xiamen Airlines (Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Xiamen)

[edit] See also

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