Baotou Erliban Airport
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| Baotou Airport 包头机场 Bāotóu Jīchǎng |
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IATA: BAV – ICAO: ZBOW
 BAV
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Baotou, Inner Mongolia | ||
| Location | Donghe, Baotou | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,321 ft / 1,012.2 m | ||
| Coordinates | 40°33′35″N 109°59′48″E / 40.55972°N 109.99667°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 13/31 | 9,186 | 2,800 | Asphalt |
Baotou Airport (simplified Chinese: 包头二里半机场; traditional Chinese: 包頭二裏半機場; pinyin: Bāotóu Èrlǐbàn Jīchǎng)is an airport in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China (IATA: BAV, ICAO: ZBOW). Baotou Airport was founded preliminarily in 1934 and opened in 1956. The airport is 14 miles from downtown areas and taxi or bus is available.
It is currently 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.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China | Beijing-Capital |
| China Southern Airlines | Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Ürümqi, Zhengzhou |
| China United Airlines | Beijing-Nanyuan |
| Deer Jet | Beijing-Capital |
| Hainan Airlines | Beijing-Capital |
| Juneyao Airlines | Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong |
| Shanghai Airlines | Shanghai-Hongqiao |
| Shenzhen Airlines | Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang |
[edit] 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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