Shennongjia Hongping Airport
Shennongjia Hongping Airport 神农架红坪机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Shennongjia, Hubei | ||||||||||
| Location | Hongping, Shennongjia | ||||||||||
| Opened | 8 May 2014 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,580 m / 8,465 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°38′01″N 110°20′17″E / 31.63361°N 110.33806°E | ||||||||||
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  HPG Location of the airport in Hubei | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 神农架红坪机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 神農架紅坪機場 | ||||||
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Shennongjia Hongping Airport (IATA: HPG, ICAO: ZHSN) is an airport serving the Shennongjia forestry district in the west of Hubei province. It is located in the town of Hongping. Construction started in April 2011 with a total investment of over 1 billion yuan.[2] The airport was opened on 8 May 2014, with an inaugural China Eastern Airlines flight from Shanghai Pudong International Airport with a stop in Wuhan.[3]
At an elevation of 2,580 metres (8,460 ft) above sea level, Shennongjia Airport is the highest airport in China outside the Tibetan Plateau.[4] The airport attracted controversy in China when the media reported that its construction involved significant damage to the environment, as many hills were leveled and caves filled in the Shennongjia natural preserve.[5]
Facilities
The airport has a runway that is 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wide, and a 3,000 square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 250,000 passengers annually by 2020.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| China Eastern Airlines | Wuhan |
| Chongqing Airlines | Wuhan |
| Sichuan Airlines | Wuhan |
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for Shennongjia Hongping Airport at Transport Search website.
- ^ a b 神农架机场4月正式动工 从武汉起飞50分钟航程. Xinhua (in Chinese (China)). 16 March 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ 神农架机场实现首航 当地政府回应环评报告等社会焦点. People's Daily (in Chinese (China)). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ 神农架机场举行奠基仪式 总投资额达10亿元. Carnoc (in Chinese (China)). 19 February 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Guo, Xiaoying (9 May 2014). 湖北神农架机场通航 曾因修建需削山峰备受质疑. Phoenix TV (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 9 May 2014.