| Taiyuan Wusu International Airport 太原武宿国际机场 Tàiyuán Wǔsù Guójì Jīchǎng |
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| IATA: TYN – ICAO: ZBYN
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Administration of China | ||
| Location | Taiyuan, Shanxi | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 785 m / 2,575 ft | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 13/31 | 3,200 | 10,500 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 5,252,783 | ||
| Source: China's busiest airports by passenger traffic | |||
Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (simplified Chinese: 太原武宿国际机场; traditional Chinese: 太原武宿國際機場; pinyin: Tàiyuán Wǔsù Guójì Jīchǎng) is an airport in Taiyuan, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China (IATA: TYN, ICAO: ZBYN). It is the largest airport in Shanxi Province and is located about 15 kilometers (about 9.3 miles) southeast of downtown Taiyuan.
Built in 1939, it has evolved into one of the busiest and most important airport of Shanxi Province with connection to most major cities within China. Since March 2006, the airport has undergone an expansion phase with a new Terminal at a cost of CNY 1.57 billion and is capable of serving 6 million passengers a year. Construction was completed in late 2007. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it served as a supplementary airport to Beijing Capital International Airport.
As for 2010, Taiyuan Wusu International Airport was the 30th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 5,252,783 passengers.
Note: Flights to and from Hong Kong are treated as international flights.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air China | Beijing-Capital, Chengdu |
| Air Macau | Macau |
| China Eastern Airlines | Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Datong, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Wuhan |
| Beijing Capital Airlines | Sanya, Shenyang |
| China Southern Airlines | Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Nanchang, Sanya, Shenyang, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xi'an |
| Far Eastern Air Transport | Taipei-Songshan[begins November 2] |
| Grand China Express operated by Hainan Airlines | Hangzhou, Hefei, Jinan, Tianjin, Xi'an, Yinchuan, Yuncheng, Zhengzhou |
| Hainan Airlines | Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hangzhou, Harbin, Nanjing, Sanya, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Xi'an |
| Juneyao Airlines | Shanghai-Hongqiao |
| Lucky Air | Hohhot, Kunming |
| Okay Airlines | Chongqing, Tianjin |
| Shandong Airlines | Lanzhou, Nanjing, Qingdao, Xi'an [begins 31 October], Yantai [begins 31 October], Yinchuan |
| Shanghai Airlines | Shanghai-Hongqiao, Xuzhou |
| Shenzhen Airlines | Dalian, Nanjing, Shenzhen |
| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu, Chongqing, Guilin, Harbin, Shenyang |
| Xiamen Airlines | Changsha, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shenyang |