Sunan Shuofang International Airport

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Sunan Shuofang International Airport
苏南硕放国际机场
Sūnán Shuòfàng Guójì Jīchǎng
IATA: WUX – ICAO: ZSWX
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Sunan Shuofang International Airport Ltd.
Serves Wuxi and Suzhou
Location Shuofang, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Elevation AMSL 5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates
Website www.WuxiAirport.com
Map
WUX
Location of airport in China
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers 2,535,227
Cargo (tons) 57,070.7
Aircraft movements 21,978
Sources: [1][2]

Sunan Shuofang International Airport (Chinese: 苏南硕放国际机场) (IATA: WUX, ICAO: ZSWX) is an airport serving the cities of Wuxi and Suzhou in southern Jiangsu Province, China (Sunan means "Southern Jiangsu" in Chinese). It is located in the town of Shuofang, 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Wuxi and 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Suzhou.[3] The airport was built in 1955 for military use, and commercial flights only started in 2004. Formerly called Wuxi Shuofang Airport (无锡硕放机场), it took the current name in November 2010 and is now co-owned by the governments of Wuxi, Suzhou, and Jiangsu Province.[4] In 2010 Sunan Airport handled 2,535,277 passengers, making it the 39th busiest airport in China.

Contents

Facilities

The airport has one runway designated 03/21 which measures 3,200 by 50 metres (10,499 × 164 ft).[5][6]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air China Beijing-Capital, Chengdu
China Eastern Airlines Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hong Kong, Kunming, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Taipei-Taoyuan, Xiamen, Zhangjiajie
Charter: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou, Haikou, Shenzhen
China United Airlines Beijing-Nanyuan, Foshan, Zhoushan
Shenzhen Airlines Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Macau, Osaka-Kansai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tokyo-Narita, Wuhan, Xiamen
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu
Tianjin Airlines Tianjin

Cargo airlines

Airlines Destinations
Donghai Airlines Beijing-Capital, Shenzhen, Quanzhou
SF Airlines Beijing-Capital, Shenzhen, Quanzhou, Weifang

See also

References

  1. ^ (Chinese) Wuxi Airport Co., Ltd.
  2. ^ Airport information for Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (ZSWX / WUX) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ 苏南硕放国际机场
  4. ^ 苏南硕放国际机场有限公司正式揭牌
  5. ^ Aerial image showing length of runway marked 03/21
  6. ^ Aerial image showing width of runway marked 03/21

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