Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport

Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport
池州九华山机场
Chízhōu Jiǔhuàshān Jīchǎng
IATA: JUHICAO: ZSJH
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Chizhou and Tongling
Location Guichi District, Chizhou
Opened 29 July 2013
Coordinates 30°44′25″N 117°41′12″E / 30.74028°N 117.68667°ECoordinates: 30°44′25″N 117°41′12″E / 30.74028°N 117.68667°E
Website www.jhsairport.com
Map
JUH

Location of airport in China

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
2,400 7,874
Source: [1]

Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (Chinese: 池州九华山机场) (IATA: JUH, ICAO: ZSJH) is an airport serving the city of Chizhou in Anhui Province, China. It is located in Guichi District, 20 kilometers from the city center. The airport also serves the city of Tongling and the Buddhist sacred mountain of Jiuhuashan, both 20 kilometers away.[2] Construction of the airport began on 26 August 2009. It was originally expected to cost 609 million yuan and to open in 2011,[1] but the actual opening date was 29 July 2013, with a total cost of 889 million yuan.[3]

Facilities

The airport has a runway that is 2,400 meters long and 45 meters wide. It is designed to handle 500,000 passengers per year.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou
China United Airlines Beijing-Nanyuan
Juneyao Airlines Chengdu, Shanghai-Hongqiao
Xiamen AirlinesXiamen

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 池州九华山机场今日开工. Anhui News (in Chinese). 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  2. 九华山机场简介 (About Jiuhuashan Airport)
  3. 九华山机场今日通航 首飞北京. Anhui News (in Chinese). 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-08-02.