Wenzhou Longwan International Airport
Wenzhou Longwan International Airport 温州龙湾国际机场 Wēnzhōu Lóngwān Guójì Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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  WNZ Location of airport in China | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 温州龙湾国际机场 | ||||||
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| Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 温州永强机场 | ||||||
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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
Accidents and incidents
- On 20 March 2011 China Eastern Airlines flight MU5577 from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport clipped trees on approach at Longwan Airport.[11]
See also
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_民航新闻_民航资源网". news.carnoc.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 东航开通合肥—温州、合肥—珠海直飞航线
- ^ a b c "有人@你]东航新增航班又来了，让你一次嗨翻天！！！". Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Flight makes a stop at Shanghai-Pudong.
- ^ http://www.wzair.cn/jtdt/jtxw/2016/12/22/199288.html
- ^ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Jetstar Pacific Adds New Cam Ranh/Nha Trang – China Charters in W15". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ^ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Vietnam Airlines adds Phu Quoc – Wenzhou service in 3Q17". Retrieved 30 June 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ^ "Incident: China Eastern A320 at Wenzhou on Mar 20th 2011, clipped trees on approach". avherald.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.