Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport

Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport
温州永强国际机场
Wēnzhōu Yóngqiăng Guójì Jīchǎng
IATA: WNZICAO: ZSWZ
WNZ
Location of airport in China
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Wenzhou Airport Group Co. Ltd.
Location Wenzhou, Zhejiang
Website www.wzair.cn
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,400 7,874 Concrete
Statistics (2010)
Passengers 5,326,802
Source: China's busiest airports by passenger traffic

Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport (Chinese: 温州永强国际机场) (IATA: WNZICAO: ZSWZ) is the airport serving the city of Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang Province, China.

The airport is located 24 km southeast of the city. In 2010, Wenzhou airport was the 28th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 5,326,802 passengers.

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History

The airport was opened for civil service on July 12, 1990. The construction cost was RMB 132.5 million dollars and was funded by Wenzhou's municipal government.

Facilities

The airport can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A300. The departure lounge occupies 12,000 m². in area. The apron occupies an area of 73,000 m².

New terminal

Construction of the new Terminal 2 officially began on 11 November 2011. It will have an area of 100,000 square meters, four times as big as the existing Terminal 1, and will be able to handle 13 million passengers per year. When completed it will be used exclusively for domestic flights, while Terminal 1 will be converted to a dedicated international terminal. Terminal 2 is the centerpiece of the new Wenzhou Comprehensive Transportation Hub development which also includes a long-distance bus terminal, subway station, as well as commercial real estate.[1]

Airlines and destinations[2]

Airlines Destinations
Air China Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Nanning, Shanghai-Pudong, Taipei-Taoyuan [begins 26 March]
Chengdu Airlines Changsha, Chengdu, Nanning
China Eastern Airlines Beihai, Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Huai'an, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Liuzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Xiamen, Zhengzhou
China Southern Airlines Beihai, Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Linyi, Nanning, Quanzhou/Jinjiang, Urumqi, Xiamen, Zhengzhou
Hainan Airlines Beihai, Beijing-Capital, Guangzhou, Haikou, Lanzhou, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xi'an
Hebei Airlines Handan, Hohhot, Sanya, Shijiazhuang
Juneyao Airlines Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong
Lucky Air Kunming
Shandong Airlines Beihai, Changchun, Jinan, Qingdao, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Zhuhai
Shanghai Airlines Guangzhou, Shanghai-Hongqiao
Shenzhen Airlines Beihai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang
Sichuan Airlines Changsha, Changchun, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Harbin, Kunming, Nanchang, Sanya
Spring Airlines Shanghai-Hongqiao
Tianjin Airlines Hefei, Nanchang, Nanning, Tianjin, Xi'an, Zhengzhou
West Air Chongqing

Incidents and accidents

See also

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