Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport
Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport 忻州五台山机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Xinzhou, Shanxi, China | ||||||||||
| Location | Dingxiang | ||||||||||
| Opened | 26 December 2015 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°35′57″N 112°58′04″E / 38.59917°N 112.96778°E | ||||||||||
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  WUT Location of airport in Shanxi | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 忻州五台山机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 忻州五台山機場 | ||||||
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Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport (IATA: WUT, ICAO: ZBXZ), formerly Dingxiang Airport, is a civilian and military dual-use airport located 71 kilometers from the core scenic area of Wutaishan Mountain. Situated in Wuweizhuang Village, Hongdao Town, Dingxiang County, Shanxi Province, China, it was expanded from a military airport into a joint military-civilian feeder airport.[2] It serves the city of Xinzhou and Wutaishan, a Buddhist sacred mountain and World Heritage Site. The airport is located 33 kilometers from Xinzhou. Construction started in June 2010 with a total investment of 476 million yuan,[3] and the airport was opened on 26 December 2015.[4][5]
History
[edit]In 2001, the Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport site selection was completed. Construction officially began in June 2013, the total approved investment budget of the project was 637.92 million yuan.[2][6]
The airport passed final acceptance on September 23, 2015.[2] On October 22, an Airbus A320 aircraft operated by China Southern Airlines completed its test flight.[7] Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport officially opened to traffic on December 25, 2015.[8]
On 2 July 2019, the aviation port at Wutaishan Airport was officially opened on a temporary basis, and its first international route was the Bangkok service operated by China Eastern Airlines.[9]
In April 2025, the airport was temporarily closed for 30 days for runway repairs and maintenance, and all routes and flights were suspended.[10]
Facilities
[edit]The airport has one runway that is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide, and a 4,000-square-meter terminal building. It was projected to handle 350,000 passengers annually by 2020.[3]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of airports in China
- List of the busiest airports in China
- List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases
References
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- ^ "4月1日起，五台山机场临时关闭30天". 2025-03-27.
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