Baotou Airport
Baotou Airport 包头机场 Bāotóu Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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IATA: BAV – ICAO: ZBOW | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Baotou, Inner Mongolia | ||||||||||
Location | Donghe District | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,012 m / 3,320 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°33′35″N 109°59′48″E / 40.55972°N 109.99667°ECoordinates: 40°33′35″N 109°59′48″E / 40.55972°N 109.99667°E | ||||||||||
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BAV Location of the airport in Inner Mongolia | |||||||||||
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Baotou Airport | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 包頭機場 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 包头机场 | ||||||
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Baotou Airport (IATA: BAV, ICAO: ZBOW) is an airport serving the city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia, China. Baotou Airport was founded preliminarily in 1934 and opened in 1956. The airport is 14 miles from downtown areas.
It is a class 4D airport. Runway 13-31 is 9186 feet long and 200 feet wide. It is equipped at both ends with Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) with sequenced flashers, and touchdown zone (TDZ) lighting. Both the Boeing 737-900 and Boeing 767-300ER aircraft are capable of landing there.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
- On November 21, 2004, China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 crashed shortly after takeoff from Baotou Erliban Airport. All 53 people on board the aircraft were killed plus 2 people on the ground.
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