| Changsha Huanghua International Airport 长沙黄花国际机场 Chángshā Huánghuā Guójì Jīchǎng |
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| IATA: CSX – ICAO: ZGHA
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Location | Huanghua, Changsha County | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 217 ft / 66 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 10,499 | 3,200 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 12,621,333 | ||
| Source: China's busiest airports by passenger traffic | |||
Changsha Huanghua International Airport (IATA: CSX, ICAO: ZGHA) (simplified Chinese: 长沙黄花国际机场; traditional Chinese: 長沙黃花國際機場; pinyin: Chángshā Huánghuā Guójì Jīchǎng) is the airport serving Changsha, Hunan province, People's Republic of China, as well as nearby cities such as Zhuzhou and Xiangtan. Located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the city centee in the town of Huanghua in Changsha County, the airport has two terminal buildings and is currently among the busiest airports in China. The airport is managed by the Hunan Airport Authority, a publicly owned corporation managing all five airports in Hunan Province. Changsha Datuopu Airport/AFB (IATA: CSX, ICAO: ZGHA) (also called Changsha City) is the second airport serving Changsha and mainly used for military purpose.
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As for 2010, Changsha Huanghua International Airport was the 12th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 12,621,333 passengers.
Construction for the airport started on June 25, 1986, and the first flight departed on August 29, 1989. The airport went through a major expansion in 2008-2011, with the addition of Terminal 2 which went into operation in 2011.
The old terminal (Terminal 1) covers an area of 33,000 square meters and consists of concourses A, B, and C.
The expansion plan invested RMB ¥2.15-billion (~USD $270 million) to:
The new Terminal 2 became fully operational in July 2011, while Terminal 1 underwent renovations. With 212,000 square meters of space, the new terminal is the 5th largest airport terminal in mainland China (after Beijing-Capital, Shanghai-Pudong, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen).
The airport is a regional hub for China Southern Airlines.
The airport is served by the following airlines (as of September 2011):
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China | Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Kunming, Nanning, Tianjin, Wenzhou |
| Asiana Airlines | Seoul-Incheon |
| Beijing Capital Airlines | Sanya |
| Chengdu Airlines | Chengdu, Hangzhou, Nanning, Ningbo, Wenzhou |
| China Eastern Airlines | Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Jinjiang, Kunming, Lanzhou, Liuzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shijiazhuang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Wenzhou, Wuxi, Xi'an |
| China Southern Airlines | Beihai, Beijing-Capital, Changchun, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jinan, Kunming, Nanjing, Nanning, Qingdao, Sanya, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taipei-Taoyuan, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuyishan, Xi'an, Yinchuan, Yiwu, Zhangjiajie, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou, Zhijiang, Zhuhai |
| China United Airlines | Beijing-Nanyuan |
| Chongqing Airlines | Chongqing, Ningbo |
| Dragonair | Hong Kong |
| Grand China Express Air | Wenzhou, Xi'an |
| Hainan Airlines | Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Haikou, Hohhot, Jinan, Ningbo, Sanya, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Xi'an, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou |
| Henan Airlines | Fuzhou, Nanning, Xi'an, Zhengzhou |
| Hong Kong Airlines | Hong Kong |
| Juneyao Airlines | Shanghai-Hongqiao |
| Korean Air | Seoul-Incheon |
| Lucky Air | Fuzhou, Kunming |
| Mandarin Airlines | Kaohsiung [begins 1 November], Taipei-Taoyuan |
| Okay Airways | Hangzhou, Kunming, Tianjin |
| Shandong Airlines | Chongqing, Guiyang, Haikou, Hefei, Jinan, Xiamen, Zhuhai |
| Shanghai Airlines | Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong |
| Shenzhen Airlines | Lanzhou, Nanjing, Nanning, Shenzhen |
| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Xiamen |
| Silkair | Singapore |
| Spring Airlines | Shanghai-Hongqiao |
| TransAsia Airways | Kaohsiung, Taipei-Taoyuan |
| Xiamen Airlines | Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Ningbo, Quanzhou, Taipei-Taoyuan, Taiyuan, Xiamen, Xi'an |