Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
| Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport 大连周水子国际机场 Dàlián Zhōushuǐzǐ Guójì Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Location | Dalian | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 33 m / 108 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°57′56″N 121°32′18″E / 38.96556°N 121.53833°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.dlairport.com | ||||||||||
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Source: China's busiest airports by passenger traffic | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 大连周水子国际机场 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 大連周水子國際機場 | ||||||
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Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (IATA: DLC, ICAO: ZYTL) is the airport serving the city of Dalian in Liaoning Province, China. It is located in Ganjingzi District, about 10 km (6 mi) northwest of the city center. In 2014 the airport handled 17,203,640 passengers, making it the busiest airport in Northeast China and the 16th busiest nationwide. The airport is the hub for Dalian Airlines and a focus city for China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines.
History
Immediately after the Aviation law of 1927, the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications began planning for scheduled domestic transport, resulting in opening airports in Tokyo (Haneda, Osaka (Funamachi) and Fukuoka (Najima Seaplane Airport), and for international transport of the Tokyo - Dalian (Zhoushuizi) and Osaka - Shanghai routes. As civil aviation developed later, a few air flights per day by Manchukuo National Airways came to Zhoushuizi. After the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, there was more military traffic by the Japanese Navy than civil traffic, mostly using Douglas DC-3. The Zhoushuizi airport at that time was about 800 meters long and 400 meters wide.[1]
Most Chinese documentation describes 1972, the year of the reopening of this airport, as the start of Zhoushuizi.[2]
Facilities
The airport has one 3,300 meter runway (class 4E), and a 65,000 square-meter terminal building.[3] In September 2011, a new 71,000 square-meter terminal building was completed as part of the 2.2 billion yuan third-phase expansion project of the airport.[4]
Airlines and destinations
As a focus city for China Southern Airlines, Dalian has many of China Southern's Japanese destinations. China's flag carrier, Air China, also makes a stop-over at Dalian on its flights from Beijing to Japan. Dalian Airport has the largest number of destinations among Chinese airports to Russia, and second largest to Japan(after Shanghai). Due to the tight connection and high demand between Dalian and Japan, Japan Airlines still operates daily direct flight from Narita Airport in Tokyo to Dalian. Two major Korean Airlines, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines operate daily flight to Dalian from Incheon Airport in Seoul. Several Russian carriers also operate scheduled and chartered flights between far-eastern Russian cities and Dalian. The majority of international flights are operated by China Southern Airlines, Air China, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Transasia Airways, Uni Air, and SAT Airlines.
Passenger
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China Cargo | Frankfurt, Shanghai-Pudong |
| ANA Cargo | Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita |
| Emirates SkyCargo | Dubai-Al Maktoum |
Incidents and accidents
On May 7, 2002, China Northern flight 6136 was en route from Beijing to Dalian when it crashed into a bay near Dalian, killing everyone aboard.
See also
References
- ↑ How airports were prepared in Japan？ (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (Baidu Encyclopedia, in Chinese)
- ↑ Airport information
- ↑ 大连国际机场三期扩建工程航站楼竣工
- ↑ "Авиакомпания "Аврора" готовится значительно увеличить объемы перевозок пассажиров в сезоне летнего расписания 2014 г.". Aurora Airlines. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ "Air China Adds Dalian - Sapporo Service from late-April 2015". Airline Route. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport. |
- Official site
- Airport information for ZYTL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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