Changchun Longjia International Airport
Changchun Longjia International Airport 长春龙嘉国际机场 Chángchūn Lóngjiā Guójì Jīcháng | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Changchun and Jilin City | ||||||||||
| Location | near the town of Longjia, Erdao District, Changchun[1] | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 215 m / 705 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°59′46″N 125°41′07″E / 43.99611°N 125.68528°E | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 長春龍嘉國際機場 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 长春龙嘉国际机场 | ||||||
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Changchun Longjia International Airport (IATA: CGQ, ICAO: ZYCC) is an airport in Jilin Province, China, for which it is an aviation hub in China's Civil Airport System. The airport is 31.2 kilometres (19.4 mi)* north-east of provincial capital Changchun and 76 km (47 mi) north-west of Jilin City: responsibility for the operation of the airport is shared by both cities.[2] Changchun Airport is a regional hub for China Southern Airlines.
History
Longjia International Airport was approved for construction in 1998. Construction started on 29 May 2003, and the airport began its operations on 27 August 2005. The name of the airport (龙嘉), and the town which it is located near, literally means "Fortunate Dragon". The name was given and written on the airport terminal building by the then Premier Zhu Rongji. The airport was intended to replace the operations of Changchun Dafangshen Airport, which was built in 1941 by the Japanese as the capital airport of Manchukuo and was closed for military use after Changchun Longjia commenced operations, and commercial flights to and from Jilin Airport were transferred to Changchun Longjia from 3 October 2005. It is the only complete civil airport that serves the entirety of Jilin province. According to original designs in 1998, the airport is estimated to serve only 2 million passengers, but the Municipal Government rejected this design, believing it would soon be insufficient for the city's needs, which later turned out to be a wise decision. However due to this delay, the redesign of the airport did not start until July 2001.
The airport was later expanded in 2009, the construction added two more gates with air bridges to the international section of the terminal, and enlarged the apron to the airport. The construction was finished in May,2011. The airport is now able to accommodate long-distance wide-body jets such as the Boeing 747. The terminal, which was expanded to its present size in 2009, encompasses 73,300 m2 (789,000 sq ft). of space. It was predicted that by 2015, the airport will be able to handle 6.5 million passengers per year. As in the year 2013, Changchun Airport received a passenger flow of 6.7 million, surpassing its original capacities, also making it the 30th busiest airport in Mainland China in terms of passenger services.
The airport serves most major cities in China and East Asia, with scheduled international flights to Bangkok, Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong, Taipei and so on. It is the one of the major international gateways in North-eastern China.
Airlines and destinations
Scheduled passenger flights
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| China Postal Airlines | Jinan, Nanjing, Shenyang |
Public transportation
Changchun Longjia is serviced by the Changchun West Railway Station (IATA: VWB), a railway station of the Changchun–Jilin Intercity Railway located at the basement of the terminal. The airport is also serviced by coaches, which ferry passengers to and from Quan'an Square (also known as Nanguan Urban Terminal), Renmin Square, and Weixing Square in Changchun, and Jiangcheng Square in Jilin. Coach services to Changchun are available every day, from the first takeoff to the last arrival.
See also
References
External links
- Current weather for ZYCC at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for ZYCC / CGQ at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for CGQ at Aviation Safety Network