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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
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorSunan Shuofang International Airport Ltd.
ServesWuxi and Suzhou
LocationShuofang Subdistrict, Wuxi, Jiangsu
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 China
WUX
WUX
Location of airport in China
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers3,590,188
Cargo (tons)87,641.6
Aircraft movements31,844
Sources:[1][2]
Sunan Shuofang International Airport
Traditional Chinese苏南碩放國際機場
Simplified Chinese苏南硕放国际机场

Sunan Shuofang International Airport (IATA: WUX, ICAO: ZSWX) is an airport serving the cities of Wuxi and Suzhou in southern Jiangsu Province, China (Sunan meaning "Southern Jiangsu" in Chinese). It is located in Shuofang Subdistrict (硕放街道), 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of Wuxi and 22 km (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 2013, Sunan Shuofang Airport handled 3,590,188 passengers, making it the 42nd busiest airport in China.

Facilities

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

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital
Cambodia Angkor Air Charter: Siem Reap
China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Guilin, Harbin, Hohhot,[5] Hong Kong, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Qingdao, Seoul–Incheon, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Singapore, Taipei–Taoyuan, Taiyuan,[5] Tongren,[6] Xiamen, Ürümqi, Xi'an, Xining (begins 1 February 2018),[7] Yinchuan, Zhuhai
Charter: Jeju, Phuket, Siem Reap
Seasonal charter: Da Nang[8]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Citilink Charter: Denpasar/Bali[9]
HK Express Hong Kong
Jetstar Pacific Airlines Hanoi
Jin Air Busan
Mandarin Airlines Taichung
New Gen Airways Krabi
Scoot Singapore
Shenzhen Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Hong Kong,[10] Kunming, Lanzhou, Macau, Manzhouli, Osaka–Kansai, Sanya, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi'an, Yichang, Yinchuan
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu, Chongqing
Sriwijaya Air Seasonal charter: Denpasar/Bali
Tigerair Taiwan Taipei–Taoyuan
Uni Air Taichung[11]
Charter: Kaohsiung[12]
Vietnam Airlines Nha Trang[13]
Charter: Phu Quoc
Xiamen Airlines Fuzhou, Harbin

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Donghai Airlines Beijing–Capital, Quanzhou, Shenzhen
SF Airlines Shenzhen
Yangtze River Express Hong Kong, Shanghai–Pudong

See also

References

  1. ^ Template:Zh icon Wuxi Airport Co., Ltd.
  2. ^ a b Airport information for Sunan Shuofang International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ 苏南硕放国际机场
  4. ^ 苏南硕放国际机场有限公司正式揭牌
  5. ^ a b 换季！换季！
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ 【国内篇】春节新增航班速递
  8. ^ "China Eastern Adds New SE Asia Routes in early-July 2016". Routes Online. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. ^ Citilink to add flights to China cities
  10. ^ "Shenzhen Airlines adds Wuxi – Hong Kong service in W17". routesonline. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Wuxi Enhances International/Regional Links from late-April 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  12. ^ "UNI Air Adds Kaohsiung - Wuxi Scheduled Charter Service from Nov 2015". Airlineroute.net. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Vietnam Airlines adds new Cam Ranh - China routes from July 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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