Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Simplified Chinese	西安咸阳国际机场
Traditional Chinese	西安咸陽國際機場
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xī'ān Xiányáng Guójì Jīchǎng

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

西安咸阳国际机场
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport; 西安咸阳国际机场
	IATA: XIY; ICAO: ZLXY;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	China West Airport Group
Serves	Xi'an
Location	Weicheng District, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
Opened	1 September 1991; 33 years ago
Hub for	Air Chang'an; China Eastern Airlines; Hainan Airlines; Joy Air; Okay Airways; Shenzhen Airlines; Sichuan Airlines; Tianjin Airlines;
Elevation AMSL	479 m / 1,572 ft
Coordinates	34°26′16.1″N 108°45′23.6″E / 34.437806°N 108.756556°E
Maps
	; CAAC airport chart
	XIY Location of airport in China
Runways
Statistics (2021)
Passengers
Passengers	30,173,312
Cargo (in tons)	395,604.5
Aircraft movements	256,965
	Source: List of the busiest airports in China

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (IATA: XIY, ICAO: ZLXY) is the main airport serving Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, as well as the whole Guanzhong area. Covering an area of 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi), it is the largest airport in Northwest China, and the second largest airport in Northern China. The airport was the hub for China Northwest Airlines until the company was merged into China Eastern Airlines in 2002. Xi'an Airport is also the hub for Joy Air and Hainan Airlines.^[1] Xi'an Xianyang International Airport is a Skytrax 4-star airport.^[2]

In 2018, the airport handled 44,650,000 passengers, making it the busiest airport in northwest China. It is the ninth busiest airport nationwide. Xi'an Xianyang International Airport was also the nation's 9th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 7th busiest airport by traffic movements.

Location

The airport is located within the administrative area of Xianyang city, which gives the airport its name. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Xi'an city centre, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of the centre of Xianyang.^[3]

History

Before Xianyang Airport was built, Xi'an was served by Xi'an Xiguan Airport. In 1984, the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission proposed to build a large civil airport on the site of Xianyang's airfield. Phase 1 of the airport commenced construction in August 1987, and was finished and opened on 1 September 1991. Xi'an Xiguan Airport was closed at the same time.^[3] Phase 2 started in August 2000, and was finished on 16 September 2003. Another 7.592-billion-yuan project is scheduled to be completed by 2020.

Finnair's service to Helsinki was the first intercontinental route out of Xi'an, launching on 14 June 2013. It is now a seasonal route.^{[citation needed]}

Terminal 3 and second runway

Terminal 3 and the second runway were opened on 3 May 2012,^[4] increasing the airport's capacity to more than 33 million passengers a year. The new terminal alone can handle 22 million passengers a year, twice as many as the other two terminals combined. Airlines that moved into the new terminal are China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and Shanghai Airlines. The second runway is 3,800 meters long and is large enough to handle the Airbus A380.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
9 Air	Anshun, Guangzhou, Haikou, Shihezi, Turpan
Air Busan	Busan
Air Chang'an	Altay, Bazhong, Beihai, Changchun, Dalian, Dunhuang, Fuzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hailar, Huai'an, Huaihua, Jingdezhen, Lianyungang, Mudanjiang, Ningbo, Qinhuangdao, Sanya, Shenyang, Tongliao, Tongren, Weifang, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Yantai, Yichang, Yinchuan, Yingkou, Zhuhai
Air China	Astana, Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Guilin, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Karamay, Shanghai–Pudong, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan
Beijing Capital Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Chizhou, Dali, Enshi, Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Huangshan, Nanjing, Nanning, Quanzhou, Sanya, Shijiazhuang, Xiamen, Xishuangbanna, Yichun (Jiangxi), Yining
Cathay Pacific	Hong Kong
Chengdu Airlines	Changsha, Dunhuang
China Eastern Airlines	Altay, Baoshan, Baotou, Beijing–Daxing, Bole, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chongqing, Dali, Dalian, Dongying, Dubai–International,^[5] Dunhuang, Fuzhou, Golmud, Golog, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Hotan, Huai'an, Huatugou, Jiayuguan, Jieyang, Jinan, Jinchang, Jinggangshan, Karamay, Kashgar, Korla, Kunming, Kuqa, Lhasa, Liuzhou, Luliang, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Nanchang, Nanchong, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Ngari, Ningbo, Ordos, Phuket, Qingdao, Sanya, Shache, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shigatse–Peace, Singapore, Sydney,^[6] Taizhou, Tokyo–Narita, Turpan, Ürümqi, Weihai, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuhu, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xining, Xinyang, Xishuangbanna, Yan'an, Yancheng, Yantai, Yinchuan, Yining, Yiwu, Yulin (Shaanxi), Yushu, Zhangjiajie, Zhangye, Zhanjiang, Zhaotong, Zhuhai
China Express Airlines	Alxa Left Banner, Changzhi, Chengde, Chongqing, Dalian, Hangzhou, Harbin, Korla, Quanzhou, Quzhou, Tianjin, Tianshui, Ulanhot, Xining, Yantai, Yongzhou, Zhangjiakou
China Southern Airlines	Almaty, Ashgabat, Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Dalian, Daqing, Datong, Guangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hotan, Jieyang, Jinan, Kashgar, Korla, Kunming, Lijiang, Meixian, Nanning, Qionghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shiyan, Turpan, Ürümqi, Wuhan, Xining, Yinchuan, Yiwu, Zhanjiang, Zhuhai
Colorful Guizhou Airlines	Guiyang
Dalian Airlines	Dalian
Donghai Airlines	Jingzhou, Shenzhen
Fuzhou Airlines	Fuzhou, Guiyang, Hailar, Harbin, Hohhot, Ningbo, Quanzhou, Tianjin, Xiangyang
GX Airlines	Bijie, Nanning, Yulin (Shaanxi)
Hainan Airlines	Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hong Kong, Kunming, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tokyo–Narita, Ürümqi, Wuhai, Xiamen, Xining, Yinchuan, Zhuhai
Hebei Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Korla, Shijiazhuang
Jiangxi Air	Nanchang, Ürümqi
Jin Air	Seasonal: Jeju
Joy Air	Alxa Left Banner, Ejin Banner, Yulin (Shaanxi), Zhengzhou
Juneyao Air	Guyuan, Haikou, Hefei, Nanjing, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Wuxi, Zhongwei, Zunyi–Maotai
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon
Kunming Airlines	Baoshan, Changchun, Kunming, Tengchong
Loong Air	Bishkek, Changbaishan, Changzhou, Harbin, Kunming, Tashkent, Yanji Seasonal charter: Kota Kinabalu
Lucky Air	Baoshan, Kunming, Xishuangbanna
Okay Airways	Changsha, Jiujiang, Nanchang, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Urumqi, Zhuhai
Ruili Airlines	Baotou, Dalian, Hohhot, Kunming, Shenyang
Scoot	Singapore
Shandong Airlines	Aksu, Guilin, Guiyang, Jinan, Longnan, Qingdao, Wuyishan, Xiamen, Xining, Yantai
Shanghai Airlines	Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong
Shenzhen Airlines	Guangzhou, Hefei, Huizhou, Linyi, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Ningbo, Panzhihua, Quanzhou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wenzhou, Wuxi, Xining, Yangzhou, Yinchuan
Sichuan Airlines	Altay, Beihai, Changchun, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chiang Mai, Chongqing, Daocheng, Diqing, Gannan, Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, Jieyang, Jinan, Kunming, Lhasa, Lijiang, Luzhou, Nyingchi, Osaka–Kansai, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Wanzhou, Wuhu, Xichang, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Yantai, Yibin, Yinchuan, Yingkou, Zhangjiajie
Spring Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Dalian, Fuyang, Jieyang, Nanchang, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shangrao, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tonghua, Ürümqi, Wenzhou, Zhoushan
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai Lion Air	Bangkok–Don Mueang
Tianjin Airlines	Anqing, Bayannur, Changde, Chifeng, Chongqing, Dalian, Dazhou, Erenhot, Ganzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hami, Harbin, Hengyang, Hohhot, Huaihua, Jieyang, Jinan, Kunming, Lianyungang, Lijiang, Liupanshui, London–Heathrow, Nanchang, Nanjing, Sanya, Shenyang, Tacheng, Tianjin, Tongliao, Ürümqi, Wuhai, Wuhan, Wuhu, Xiamen, Xilinhot, Yulin (Shaanxi), Zhanjiang, Zhuhai, Zunyi–Xinzhou
Tibet Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu, Kathmandu, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lijiang, Ngari, Nyingchi, Qamdo, Shigatse–Peace, Zhanjiang
Urumqi Air	Ürümqi
West Air	Chongqing
XiamenAir	Changsha, Fuzhou, Guyuan, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Tianjin, Wanzhou, Xiamen, Yinchuan, Zhongwei

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
China Postal Airlines	Seoul–Incheon
Korean Air Cargo	Seoul–Incheon
SF Airlines	Tokyo–Narita

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at XIY airport. See Wikidata query.

Ground transportation

Eight airport bus routes connect the airport well with the Xi'an and Xianyang city.

There are also long-distance buses which connect the airport with Baoji, Yangling, Lintong, Hancheng, Hanzhong, Weinan, Tongchuan, Yan'an, Qingyang, and Pingliang.

Xi'an Metro Line 14 between Beikezhan (Beiguangchang) station and the airport was opened on September 29, 2019. The line extended to Heshao on June 29, 2021.

Accidents and incidents

On 6 June 1994, China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 broke up in mid-air and crashed near Xi'an, en route to Guangzhou from Xi'an. A maintenance error was responsible. All 160 people on board died.

References

^ Kuan, Albert (20 December 2018). "Hainan Airlines Announces Xi'an Service From Los Angeles - 20 December 2018".
^ "The World's 4-Star Airports - Skytrax". Skytrax.
^ ^a ^b 陕西年鉴1992 [Shaanxi Yearbook 1992] (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.
^ "Xian Airport opens new terminal building with strong focus on retail growth". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^ "China Eastern Resumes Xi'An – Dubai Service From late-August 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "8月2日起，每周三班，东航恢复西安-悉尼国际航线". Retrieved 11 September 2023.

External links

[1] Kuan, Albert (20 December 2018). "Hainan Airlines Announces Xi'an Service From Los Angeles - 20 December 2018".

[2] "The World's 4-Star Airports - Skytrax". Skytrax.

[yearbook-3] 陕西年鉴1992 [Shaanxi Yearbook 1992] (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.

[4] "Xian Airport opens new terminal building with strong focus on retail growth". Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[5] "China Eastern Resumes Xi'An – Dubai Service From late-August 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[6] "8月2日起，每周三班，东航恢复西安-悉尼国际航线". Retrieved 11 September 2023.

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v t e Xianyang
Subdivisions	Qindu District Yangling District Weicheng District Binzhou City Xingping City Changwu County Chunhua County Jingyang County Liquan County Qian County Sanyuan County Wugong County Xunyi County Yongshou County
Transport	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Xianyang West railway station
Education	Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
Landmarks	Xianyang Museum [zh]
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