Anqing Tianzhushan Airport

Anqing Tianzhushan Airport
安庆天柱山机场
Ānqìng Tiānzhùshān Jīchǎng
IATA: AQGICAO: ZSAQ
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator HNA Group Co.
Location Anqing, Anhui, China
Coordinates 30°34′56″N 117°03′01″E / 30.58222°N 117.05028°ECoordinates: 30°34′56″N 117°03′01″E / 30.58222°N 117.05028°E
Map
AQG

Location of airport in China

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,800 9,186 Concrete
Statistics (2010)
Passengers 76,330
Source:[1]

Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (Chinese: 安庆天柱山机场) (IATA: AQG, ICAO: ZSAQ) is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the city of Anqing in Anhui Province, China. It is located 6.3 kilometers (3.9 mi) north of the city. In 1991 the national government approved the conversion of the military Anqing Air Base to a dual-use airport. With an investment of 28 million yuan, the airport was opened to civil flights in December 1993.[2] In 2005 HNA Group (parent of Hainan Airlines) took over the management of the airport and renamed it Anqing Tianzhushan Airport, after the nearby tourist destination Tianzhushan (Mount Tianzhu).[3]

New airport

Due to the limitations of the current dual-use military and civil airport, a new dedicated civil airport is being planned to be built by 2017.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai-Hongqiao, Wuhan
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou
Tianjin Airlines Beijing-Capital, Haikou

See also

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