Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Simplified Chinese	西安咸阳国际机场
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xī'ān xiányáng guójì jīchǎng

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
	IATA: XIY; ICAO: ZLXY;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	XXIA
Serves	Xi'an
Location	Weicheng District, Xianyang, Shaanxi
Hub for	Air Chang'an; China Eastern Airlines; Joy Air; Tianjin Airlines; Hainan Airlines; Shenzhen Airlines;
Elevation AMSL	479 m / 1,572 ft
Coordinates	34°26′49″N 108°45′05″E / 34.44694°N 108.75139°E
Map
	XIY Location of airport in China
Runways
Statistics (2015)
Passengers
Passengers	32,970,215
Cargo	211,591.5 Ton
Aircraft movements	267,102
	Source: List of the busiest airports in China

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (IATA: XIY, ICAO: ZLXY) is the main airport serving Xi'an, capital of China's Shaanxi Province, as well as the whole Guanzhong area. Covering an area of 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi), it is the largest airport in Northwest China, and the second largest airport in Northern China. The airport was the hub for China Northwest Airlines until the company was merged into China Eastern Airlines in 2002. Xi'an Airport is also the hub for Joy Air and a focus city for Hainan Airlines.

In 2015, the airport handled 32,970,215 passengers, making it the busiest airport in northwest China and the 8th busiest nationwide. Xi'an Xianyang International Airport was also the nation's 14th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 7th busiest airport by traffic movements.

Location

The airport is located within the administrative area of Xianyang city, which gives the airport its name. It is 41 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Xi'an city centre, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of the centre of Xianyang.^[1]

History

Before Xianyang Airport was built, Xi'an was served by Xi'an Xiguan Airport. In 1984, the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission proposed to build a large civil airport on the site of Xianyang's airfield. Phase 1 of the airport commenced construction on August 1987, and was finished and opened on 1 September 1991. Xi'an Xiguan Airport was closed at the same time.^[1] Phase 2 started in August 2000, and was finished on 16 September 2003. Another 7.592-billion-yuan project is scheduled to be completed by 2020.

Terminal 3 and second runway

Terminal 3 and the second runway were opened on 3 May 2012,^[2] increasing the airport's capacity to more than 33 million passengers a year. The new terminal alone can handle 22 million passengers a year, twice as many as the other two terminals combined. Airlines that moved into the new terminal are China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and Shanghai Airlines. The second runway is 3,800 meters long and is large enough to handle the Airbus A380.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
AirAsia X	Kuala Lumpur–International
Air Busan	Charter: Busan
Air Chang'an	Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Zhuhai
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guilin, Hangzhou, Shanghai–Pudong, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Yinchuan
Asiana Airlines	Seoul–Incheon
Beijing Capital Airlines	Changchun, Chongqing, Dalian, Enshi, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Huangshan, Jinan, Lijiang, Nanjing, Qingdao, Sanya, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Xiamen, Yichun, Zhangjiajie
Cathay Dragon	Hong Kong
Chengdu Airlines	Chengdu, Qingdao
China Airlines	Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines	Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Daocheng, Dunhuang, Fuzhou, Golmud, Golog, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanzhong, Harbin, Hefei, Hengyang, Hohhot, Jiayuguan, Jinan, Jinggangshan, Jiuzhaigou, Kashgar, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lianyungang, Lijiang, Luliang, Nanchang, Nanchong, Nanjing, Ningbo, Ordos, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tongliao, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xichang, Xilinhot, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Yan'an, Yancheng, Yantai, Yinchuan, Yulin, Yushu, Zhangjiajie, Zhanjiang
China Eastern Airlines	Hong Kong, Krabi, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Naha,^[3] Seoul–Incheon, Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines operated by Shanghai Airlines	Jiayuguan, Ordos, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong
China Express Airlines	Chongqing, Guiyang, Nanning, Tianshui
China Southern Airlines	Baotou, Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Daqing, Dunhuang, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Jieyang, Jinan, Korla, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanning, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xining, Yinchuan, Yining, Yulin, Zhuhai
Finnair	Seasonal: Helsinki
Fuzhou Airlines	Fuzhou
GX Airlines	Bijie, Nanning
Hainan Airlines	Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhai, Xiamen, Xining, Yinchuan, Yiwu, Zhuhai
Hainan Airlines	Auckland, Melbourne, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Rome–Fiumicino, Sydney, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita
Hebei Airlines	Guilin, Guiyang, Mianyang, Shijiazhuang
Jiangxi Air	Nanchang, Ürümqi
Jin Air	Charter: Jeju
Joy Air	Alxa Left Banner, Baotou, Ejin Banner, Guyuan, Hefei, Tianshui, Wuhan, Xiangyang, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou
Juneyao Airlines	Guyuan, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Xining, Yinchuan, Zhongwei
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon
Kunming Airlines	Kunming
Lion Air	Charter: Denpasar, Kota Kinabalu^[4]
Loong Air	Hangzhou, Nanjing
Lucky Air	Baotou, Kunming, Lijiang, Mianyang
Okay Airways	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Changsha, Hangzhou, Krabi, Nanning, Phuket,^[5] Tianjin, Urumqi
Royal Brunei Airlines	Charter: Bandar Seri Begawan^[6]
Ruili Airlines	Kunming
SCAT Airlines	Almaty^[7]
Shandong Airlines	Guiyang, Hefei, Jinan, Qingdao, Wuyishan, Xiamen, Xining, Yantai
Shenzhen Airlines	Beijing–Capital, Chengdu, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Jingdezhen, Lanzhou, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xining, Yangzhou, Yinchuan
Shenzhen Airlines	Seoul–Incheon
Sichuan Airlines	Beihai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dongying, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Jinan, Jiuzhaigou, Kunming, Lhasa, Lijiang, Linyi, Sanya, Urumqi, Xiahe, Xiamen, Xining, Yibin, Yining, Yulin, Zhongwei
Spring Airlines	Hangzhou, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Urumqi
Spring Airlines	Osaka–Kansai
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok–Don Mueang
Tianjin Airlines	Baotou, Changsha, Datong, Dunhuang, Fuyang, Guiyang, Haikou, Hami, Hangzhou, Hefei, Hohhot, Huaihua, Jieyang, Kunming, Lanzhou, Luzhou, Nanchong, Nanning, Ordos, Qingyang, Qinhuangdao, Sanya, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Yulin
Tianjin Airlines	London–Gatwick (begins 24 July 2017),^[8] Osaka–Kansai
Tibet Airlines	Lhasa, Qingdao
Tigerair	Singapore
Uni Air	Taipei–Taoyuan
United Airlines	Seasonal: San Francisco
Urumqi Air	Urumqi
Vietnam Airlines	Seasonal charter: Da Nang
West Air	Chongqing
XiamenAir	Changsha, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Quanzhou, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wanzhou, Xiamen, Xining, Yichang, Yinchuan

Ground transportation

8 Airport Bus routes connect the airport well with the Xi'an and Xianyang city.

There are also long-distance bus connect the airport with Baoji, Yangling, Lintong, Hancheng, Hanzhong, Weinan, Tongchuan, Yan'an, Tianshui, Qingyang, Pingliang.

A rail link between Xi'an North Railway Station and the airport is under construction and is expected to open in 2018.

Accidents and incidents

On 6 June 1994, China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 broke up in mid-air and crashed near Xi'an, en route to Guangzhou from Xi'an. A maintenance error was responsible. All 160 people on board died.

References

^ ^a ^b "陕西年鉴1992". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Xian Airport opens new terminal building with strong focus on retail growth". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^ "China Eastern plans Xi'An – Okinawa April 2017 launch". routesonline. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
^ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268442/lion-air-adds-xian-scheduled-charters-from-aug-2016/
^ "Okay Airways expands Phuket service in March 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
^ http://borneobulletin.com.bn/royal-brunei-airlines-introduces-direct-charter-flights-xian-2/
^ "SCAT запускает рейс в китайский Сиань". Tengrinews. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
^ "Tianjin Airlines delays Xi'An – London inaugural to July 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

External links

[yearbook-1] "陕西年鉴1992". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[2] "Xian Airport opens new terminal building with strong focus on retail growth". Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[3] "China Eastern plans Xi'An – Okinawa April 2017 launch". routesonline. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

[4] ttp://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268442/lion-air-adds-xian-scheduled-charters-from-aug-2016/

[5] "Okay Airways expands Phuket service in March 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

[6] ttp://borneobulletin.com.bn/royal-brunei-airlines-introduces-direct-charter-flights-xian-2/

[7] "SCAT запускает рейс в китайский Сиань". Tengrinews. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

[8] "Tianjin Airlines delays Xi'An – London inaugural to July 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

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