Sunan Shuofang International Airport
| Sunan Shuofang International Airport 苏南硕放国际机场 Sūnán Shuòfàng Guójì Jīchǎng |
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| IATA: WUX – ICAO: ZSWX | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner/Operator | Sunan Shuofang International Airport Ltd. | ||
| Serves | Wuxi and Suzhou | ||
| Location | Shuofang, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 16 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 31°29′40″N 120°25′46″E / 31.49444°N 120.42944°ECoordinates: 31°29′40″N 120°25′46″E / 31.49444°N 120.42944°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 03/21 | 3,200 | 10,499 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 2,535,227 | ||
| Cargo (tons) | 57,070.7 | ||
| Aircraft movements | 21,978 | ||
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Sunan Shuofang International Airport (Chinese: 苏南硕放国际机场) (IATA: WUX, ICAO: ZSWX) is an airport serving the cities of Wuxi and Suzhou in southern Jiangsu Province, China (Sunan means "Southern Jiangsu" in Chinese). It is located in the town of Shuofang, 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Wuxi and 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Suzhou.[3] The airport was built in 1955 for military use, and commercial flights only started in 2004. Formerly called Wuxi Shuofang Airport (无锡硕放机场), it took the current name in November 2010 and is now co-owned by the governments of Wuxi, Suzhou, and Jiangsu Province.[4] In 2010 Sunan Airport handled 2,535,277 passengers, making it the 39th busiest airport in China.
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[edit] Facilities
The airport has one runway designated 03/21 which measures 3,200 by 50 metres (10,499 × 164 ft).[5][6]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Passenger Airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China | Beijing-Capital |
| China Eastern Airlines | Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hong Kong, Kunming, Lanzhou, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Taipei-Taoyuan, Xiamen, Zhangjiajie Charter: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Phuket, Siem Reap |
| China Southern Airlines | Guangzhou, Haikou, Shenzhen |
| China United Airlines | Beijing-Nanyuan, Foshan, Zhoushan |
| Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Macau, Osaka-Kansai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tokyo-Narita, Wuhan, Xiamen |
| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu |
| Tianjin Airlines | Tianjin |
[edit] Cargo Airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Donghai Airlines | Beijing-Capital, Quanzhou, Shenzhen |
| SF Airlines | Shenzhen |
| Yangtze River Express | Hong Kong, Shanghai-Pudong |
