Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport 成都双流国际机场 Chéngdū Shuāngliú Guójì Jīchǎng
Check-in Counters in Terminal 2, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.
IATA: CTU – ICAO: ZUUU
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Sichuan Province Airport Group Co.,Ltd
Serves		Chengdu
Location		Shuangliu County
Hub for		Air China Chengdu Airlines Sichuan Airlines
Elevation AMSL		495 m / 1,624 ft
Coordinates		30°34′42″N 103°56′49″E / 30.57833°N 103.94694°E / 30.57833; 103.94694Coordinates: 30°34′42″N 103°56′49″E / 30.57833°N 103.94694°E / 30.57833; 103.94694
Website		www.cdairport.com
Map
CTU Location in Sichuan
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
02R/20L	3,600	11,811	Concrete
02L/20R	3,600	11,811	Concrete
Statistics (2012)
Passengers			31,500,000
Cargo			477.7 thousand tons
Number of Flight			222.4 thousand
Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (IATA: CTU, ICAO: ZUUU) is the major international airport serving Chengdu, People's Republic of China. Located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southwest of downtown Chengdu to the north of Shuangliu County, Shuangliu airport is the busiest airport in western and central part of China and serves as an important aviation gateway to Western China. Shuangliu International Airport is one of the three major hubs for Air China, together with Beijing and Shanghai, as well as hub for Sichuan Airlines and Chengdu Airlines.

The airport is among world's top 50 busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic in 2012. In 2011 Shuangliu Airport handled 29,073,719 passengers to rank the 5th busiest in mainland China and the busiest airport in Western China.^[1] It was also the 5th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 6th busiest by traffic movements in China for 2011.

On May 12, 2008 the airport was temporarily shut down after sustaining some minor damages from the great Sichuan Earthquake but was quickly reopened the following day after inspection of the runway. The continued operation of the airport played a crucial role in facilitating the rescue work after the earthquake.^[2]

Overview

History

The airport, formerly named Shuangguisi Airport, opened in capacity as an auxiliary military airfield in 1938 during the second Sino-Japanese War (1937–45) and World War II. At the time, it possessed only earth surface for small biplanes to take off and touch down, where the Nationalist Chinese Air Force Polikarpov I-15 fighters of the 5th Pursuit Group were based for aerial defense of the Chengdu area against Japanese bomber raids;^[3] this following the Chinese retreat from Wuhan to Chongqing as the new provisional capital in face of the Imperial Japanese onslaught.

During World War II, the airport was known as Shwangliu (Shuangliu) Airfield and was later used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). It was used as a fighter base by the 33d Fighter Group, which flew P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bombers from the airport in 1944 to support Chinese ground forces, and also by reconnaissance units that operated camera-equipped P-38 Lightnings that located Japanese forces and provided intelligence to the fighter-bombers. The Americans closed their facilities at Shwangliu Airfield at the end of August 1945.^[4][5]

On December 12, 1956, the Shuangguisi Airport was put under civil aviation, which was then formally listed as a civil aviation airport and renamed Chengdu Shuangliu Airport. In 1957, the flights of Chengdu civil aviation were shifted to Shuangliu Airport from Guanghan Airport. The flight courses from Chengdu were thus opened to various cities within China including Beijing, Taiyuan, Xi An, Chongqing, Kunming, Guiyang, Nanchong, etc.^[6] The airport went through several earlier expansions in 1959, 1967, 1983 and 1991 respectively.

Current status

A large-scale expansion was conducted on flight area and navigation area from 1994 to 2001. The runway was extended to 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) with Class 4E rating, allowing for larger jumbo jets including Boeing 747-400. The newly built terminal building was incorporated with three-parallel-porch design, accommodating an hourly capacity of 3,500 passengers at rush hours, while the previous terminal building was only designated for regional flights within Sichuan and Chongqing henceforth. ^{[citation needed]}

The airport is now an international civil airport with flights to more than 20 international destinations and many domestic airports, and is a hub for Chengdu Airlines, Air China and Sichuan Airlines. It is linked to downtown Chengdu by an expressway.

The construction of its second runway started from late 2008 and has started service in December 2009. The completed new runway, with 3,600 metres length and 60 metres (197 ft) width, upgraded the previous flight area rating from 4E to 4F, capable of handling the Airbus A380.^[7] The new Terminal 2 has started construction in June 2009 and trial operations began on July 28, 2012 with limited airlines and was officially opened on August 9, 2012 for all domestic airlines other than Sichuan Airlines. T1 is split into Domestic and International wings, and retained all international flights from airlines within and outside China. The new terminal is twice the size of the current T1, and allows the airport to handle up to 35 million passengers annually.

Airlines and destinations

Airport diagram

Scheduled

Flights to and from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan are international flights. For international flights, the list only includes non-stop flights that do not make a stop-over on the route to final destination.

CTU's international passenger destination as of 2013

Cargo airlines

Other facilities

When China Southwest Airlines existed, its headquarters were on the airport property.^[17]

Gallery

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  The outside of Terminal 1

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  Planes of Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines in Airside Concourse C

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  Terminal 2 under construction

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  The Transporting system

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  One of the lifts of Terminal 2, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. It connects the departure floor (floor 3), the arrival floor(floor 1), the office area（floor 2）, VIP zone (floor 4) and the Chengdu Metro system (underground floor).

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  Inside of Terminal 2, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.

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  Outside of Terminal 2, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.

See also

• List of airports in the People's Republic of China

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.

• Official Website

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