Wenzhou Longwan International Airport

Wenzhou Longwan International Airport
Wenzhou Longwan International Airport
Simplified Chinese	温州龙湾国际机场
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wēnzhōu Lóngwān Guójì Jīchǎng
Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport
Simplified Chinese	温州永强机场
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wēnzhōu Yóngqiáng Jīchǎng

Wenzhou Longwan International Airport

温州龙湾国际机场

*Wēnzhōu Lóngwān Guójì Jīchǎng*
Wenzhou Longwan International Airport; 温州龙湾国际机场; Wēnzhōu Lóngwān Guójì Jīchǎng
	Wenzhou Airport interior
	IATA: WNZ; ICAO: ZSWZ;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Wenzhou Airport Group Co. Ltd.
Location	Wenzhou, Zhejiang
Coordinates	27°54′43″N 120°51′07″E / 27.91194°N 120.85194°E
Website	www.wzair.cn
Map
	WNZ Location of airport in China
Runways
Statistics (2013)
Passengers
Passengers	7,360,467
Cargo	72,638.1 Ton
Aircraft movements	61,750
	Source: China's busiest airports by passenger traffic

Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (IATA: WNZ, ICAO: ZSWZ) is the airport serving the city of Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang Province, China. Formerly called Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport, it adopted the current name on 25 April 2013.^[1]

The airport is located 24 km southeast of the city. In 2010, Wenzhou airport was the 28th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 5,326,802 passengers.

History

The airport was opened for civil service on July 12, 1990. The construction cost was RMB 132.5 million dollars and was funded by Wenzhou's municipal government.

Facilities

The airport can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A330. The departure lounge occupies 12,000 m². in area. The apron occupies an area of 73,000 m².

New terminal

Construction of the new Terminal 2 officially began on 11 November 2011. It will have an area of 100,000 square meters, four times as big as the existing Terminal 1, and will be able to handle 13 million passengers per year. When completed it will be used exclusively for domestic flights, while Terminal 1 will be converted to a dedicated international terminal. Terminal 2 is the centerpiece of the new Wenzhou Comprehensive Transportation Hub development which also includes a long-distance bus terminal, subway station, as well as commercial real estate.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations	Terminal/ Concourse
9 Air	Guangzhou, Harbin^[3]	Domestic
Air China	Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Kunming, Shanghai-Pudong, Xi'an, Yinchuan	Domestic
Air China	Seoul-Incheon,^[4] Taipei-Taoyuan	International
Chengdu Airlines	Chengdu, Nanning, Wuhan, Zunyi	Domestic
China Express Airlines	Guiyang, Liping	Domestic
China Eastern Airlines	Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hohhot,^[5] Jining,^[5] Kunming, Lanzhou, Liuzhou, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Shantou, Shenyang,^[5] Taiyuan, Wuhan, Xi'an, Zhangjiajie, Zhengzhou	Domestic
China Eastern Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Jeju, Osaka-Kansai, Rome-Fiumicino, Shizuoka	International
China Southern Airlines	Changsha, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Lanzhou, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Xining, Zhengzhou	Domestic
China Southern Airlines operated by Chongqing Airlines	Chongqing	Domestic
China United Airlines	Beijing-Nanyuan	Domestic
Dragonair	Hong Kong	International
Hainan Airlines	Beijing-Capital, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xi'an	Domestic
Hebei Airlines	Shijiazhuang	Domestic
Jetstar Pacific Airlines	Charter: Nha Trang^[6]	International
Juneyao Airlines	Changsha, Dalian,^[7] Guiyang, Sanya,^[8] Shanghai-Hongqiao	Domestic
Lucky Air	Kunming^[9]	Domestic
Mandarin Airlines	Taipei-Songshan	International
New Gen Airways	Charter: Bangkok-Don Mueang	International
Ruili Airlines	Kunming, Nanning	Domestic
Shandong Airlines	Jinan, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Zhuhai	Domestic
Shanghai Airlines	Guangzhou, Haikou, Shanghai-Pudong	Domestic
Shenzhen Airlines	Guangzhou, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen	Domestic
Sichuan Airlines	Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Harbin, Kunming, Sanya	Domestic
Tianjin Airlines	Dalian, Fuyang, Linyi, Qingdao, Tianjin, Xi'an	Domestic
T'way Airlines	Seoul-Incheon^[10]	International
West Air	Zhengzhou	Domestic

Accidents and incidents

On 20 March 2011 China Eastern Airlines flight MU5577 from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport clipped trees on approach at Longwan Airport.^[11]

References

^ 温州永强机场正式更名为温州龙湾国际机场. Carnoc (in Chinese). 2013-05-09.
^ 温州机场T2航站楼今日开工　面积10万平方米
^ "9 Air Launches Scheduled Revenue Service from mid-Jan 2015". airlineroute.net. 12 January 2015.
^ "Air China Adds Wenzhou – Seoul Service from late-April 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c 暑期来临东航开通济宁至呼市、温州、沈阳航班
^ http://airlineroute.net/2015/11/27/bl-cxr-w15/
^ http://news.carnoc.com/list/317/317938.html
^ http://news.carnoc.com/list/317/317938.html
^ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269212/lucky-air-expands-kunming-network-from-oct-2016/
^ "T'Way Air Adds New Routes to China from May 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ Incident: China Eastern A320 at Wenzhou on Mar 20th 2011, clipped trees on approach

[1] 温州永强机场正式更名为温州龙湾国际机场. Carnoc (in Chinese). 2013-05-09.

[2] 温州机场T2航站楼今日开工　面积10万平方米

[3] "9 Air Launches Scheduled Revenue Service from mid-Jan 2015". airlineroute.net. 12 January 2015.

[4] "Air China Adds Wenzhou – Seoul Service from late-April 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

[2016summer-5] 暑期来临东航开通济宁至呼市、温州、沈阳航班

[6] ttp://airlineroute.net/2015/11/27/bl-cxr-w15/

[7] ttp://news.carnoc.com/list/317/317938.html

[8] ttp://news.carnoc.com/list/317/317938.html

[9] ttp://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269212/lucky-air-expands-kunming-network-from-oct-2016/

[10] "T'Way Air Adds New Routes to China from May 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[11] Incident: China Eastern A320 at Wenzhou on Mar 20th 2011, clipped trees on approach

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