Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport
| Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport 温州永强国际机场 Wēnzhōu Yóngqiăng Guójì Jīchǎng |
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IATA: WNZ – ICAO: ZSWZ
 WNZ
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Wenzhou Airport Group Co. Ltd. | ||
| Location | Wenzhou, Zhejiang | ||
| Coordinates | 27°54′57″N 120°50′53″E / 27.9158°N 120.8481°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 03/21 | 2,400 | 7,874 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 5,326,802 | ||
| Source: China's busiest airports by passenger traffic | |||
Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport (Chinese: 温州永强国际机场) (IATA: WNZ, ICAO: ZSWZ) is the airport serving the city of Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang Province, China.
The airport is located 24 km southeast of the city. In 2010, Wenzhou airport was the 28th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 5,326,802 passengers.
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[edit] History
The airport was opened for civil service on July 12, 1990. The construction cost was RMB 132.5 million dollars and was funded by Wenzhou's municipal government.
[edit] Facilities
The airport can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A300. The departure lounge occupies 12,000 m². in area. The apron occupies an area of 73,000 m².
[edit] New terminal
Construction of the new Terminal 2 officially began on 11 November 2011. It will have an area of 100,000 square meters, four times as big as the existing Terminal 1, and will be able to handle 13 million passengers per year. When completed it will be used exclusively for domestic flights, while Terminal 1 will be converted to a dedicated international terminal. Terminal 2 is the centerpiece of the new Wenzhou Comprehensive Transportation Hub development which also includes a long-distance bus terminal, subway station, as well as commercial real estate.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations[2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China | Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Shanghai-Pudong, Taipei-Taoyuan [begins 26 March] |
| Chengdu Airlines | Changsha, Chengdu, Nanning |
| China Eastern Airlines | Beihai, Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Huai'an, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Liuzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Xiamen, Zhengzhou |
| China Southern Airlines | Beihai, Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Linyi, Nanning, Quanzhou/Jinjiang, Urumqi, Xiamen, Zhengzhou |
| Hainan Airlines | Beihai, Beijing-Capital, Guangzhou, Haikou, Lanzhou, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xi'an |
| Hebei Airlines | Handan, Hohhot, Sanya, Shijiazhuang |
| Juneyao Airlines | Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong |
| Lucky Air | Kunming |
| Mandarin Airlines | Taipei-Songshan [begins 25 March 2012] |
| Shandong Airlines | Beihai, Changchun, Jinan, Qingdao, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Zhuhai |
| Shanghai Airlines | Guangzhou, Shanghai-Hongqiao |
| Shenzhen Airlines | Beihai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang |
| Sichuan Airlines | Changsha, Changchun, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Harbin, Kunming, Nanchang, Sanya |
| Spring Airlines | Shanghai-Hongqiao |
| Tianjin Airlines | Hefei, Nanchang, Nanning, Tianjin, Xi'an, Zhengzhou |
| West Air | Chongqing |
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- On 20 March 2011 China Eastern Airlines flight MU5577 from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport clipped trees on approach at Yongqiang Airport.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] Reference
Coordinates: 27°54′57″N 120°50′53″E / 27.9158°N 120.8481°E
