Sunan Shuofang International Airport

Coordinates: 31°29′40″N 120°25′46″E / 31.49444°N 120.42944°E / 31.49444; 120.42944
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Sunan Shuofang International Airport

苏南硕放国际机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorSunan Shuofang International Airport Ltd.
ServesWuxi and Suzhou
LocationXinwu, Wuxi, Jiangsu
Opened18 February 2004; 20 years ago (2004-02-18)
Elevation AMSL5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates31°29′40″N 120°25′46″E / 31.49444°N 120.42944°E / 31.49444; 120.42944
Websitewww.wuxiairport.com
Maps
CAAC airport chart
CAAC airport chart
WUX is located in Jiangsu
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Location in Jiangsu
WUX is located in China
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WUX (China)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers7,126,411
Cargo (tons)163,395.2
Aircraft movements65,650
Sources:[1][2]
Sunan Shuofang International Airport
Simplified Chinese无锡硕放机场
Traditional Chinese無錫碩放機場

Sunan Shuofang International Airport (IATA: WUX, ICAO: ZSWX), originally as Wuxi Shuofang Airport, is an airport in Wuxi, southern Jiangsu, China.[3]

The airport was built in 1955 for military use, and commercial flights only started in 2004.[4] In 2019, the airport handled 7.97 million passengers and 145,000 tons of cargo and mail, ranking 42nd and 22nd in terms of business volume among civil aviation airports in China.

Facilities[edit]

The airport has one runway designated 03/21 which measures 3,200 by 50 metres (10,499 ft × 164 ft).[2]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Passenger[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hengyang, Shenyang, Xishuangbanna, Yingkou
Air Travel Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Harbin, Kaili, Kunming, Lijiang, Tengchong,[5] Ürümqi, Yantai, Yibin, Zhangjiajie
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Harbin, Hong Kong,[6] Kunming, Macau,[6] Qingdao, Sanya, Seoul–Incheon, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan,[7] Ürümqi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Yinchuan
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Donghai Airlines Shenzhen
Jetstar Asia Airways Singapore[8]
Juneyao Air Changsha, Fuzhou, Guilin, Harbin, Huizhou, Nanning, Qingdao, Sanya, Taiyuan,[9] Xi'an, Zhangjiajie
Loong Air Guiyang,[10] Lijiang,[11] Luzhou,[12] Xiangyang[11]
Lucky Air Kunming
Qingdao Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu (ends 30 March 2024)[13][14]
Royal Air Philippines Charter: Manila
Ruili Airlines Chongqing, Kunming, Mangshi, Shenyang,[15] Xi'an
Shenzhen Airlines Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Harbin, Hong Kong,[6] Huizhou, Lanzhou, Linyi, Macau,[6] Nanning,[16] Osaka–Kansai,[17] Quanzhou,[18] Seoul–Incheon, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tokyo–Narita, Xi'an, Yantai, Yichang, Yuncheng, Zhuhai
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Kunming
Vietnam Airlines Nha Trang
XiamenAir Fuzhou

Cargo[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Central Airlines Seoul–Incheon, Shenzhen
Donghai Airlines Beijing–Capital, Quanzhou, Shenzhen
SF Airlines Shenzhen
DHL Air UK East Midlands, Leipzig/Halle
Suparna Airlines Cargo Hong Kong, Shanghai–Pudong

Ground transportation[edit]

The airport is served by a station on Line 3 of the Wuxi Metro.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Chinese) Wuxi Airport Co., Ltd. Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Airport information for Sunan Shuofang International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "苏南硕放国际机场介绍|最新信息". www.chinairport.net. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  4. ^ 苏南硕放国际机场有限公司正式揭牌 Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "【官宣】10月30日起,腾冲机场恢复、加密多条航线". Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "Mainland Chinese Carriers NS23 International / Regional Network – 23APR23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. ^ "【新航季】太原机场2022年冬春航季航班时刻计划". Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "Jetstar to launch Singapore-Wuxi service". Business Traveller. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  9. ^ "10月29日起执行!太原机场冬航季航班计划出炉!新开哪些城市航线…". Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  10. ^ "大美中国 浙里出发 | 盘点冬航季新变化,点击查看". Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "襄阳机场2022年冬航季航班计划来啦!多条航线有调整". Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "出行更加方便快捷!泸州机场2022年冬航季航班计划出炉". Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  13. ^ "青岛航空冬春航季将通达50余个国内外航点". Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  14. ^ "新增加密多条热门航线,青岛航空2024夏秋新航季航班计划出炉". Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  15. ^ "瑞丽航空夏秋换季九线新开,票价低至200元".
  16. ^ "【首发头条】南宁机场2022年冬航季换季特别资讯". Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "Mainland Chinese Carriers N23 Japan Operation – 02APR23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  18. ^ "泉州晋江机场2018冬航季新开曼谷和达沃两条国际航线-中新网".

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