Huizhou Pingtan Airport

Huizhou Pingtan Airport
IATA: HUZ – ICAO: ZGHZ
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator Guangdong Airport Group Co.
Serves Huizhou, Guangdong, China
Location Pingtan, Huiyang District
Opened 5 February 2015
Coordinates 23°02′54″N 114°36′01″E / 23.04833°N 114.60028°E / 23.04833; 114.60028Coordinates: 23°02′54″N 114°36′01″E / 23.04833°N 114.60028°E / 23.04833; 114.60028
Map
HUZ

Location of airport in Guangdong

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
2,400 7,874
Source: [1]
Huizhou Pingtan Airport
Simplified Chinese 惠州平潭机场

Huizhou Pingtan Airport (IATA: HUZ, ICAO: ZGHZ) is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the city of Huizhou in Guangdong Province, China. It is located in the town of Pingtan in Huiyang District, 20 kilometers from the city center. The military airport served commercial flights between 1985 and 2002, but stopped when the military was forbidden to operate commercial businesses.[2]

The military airport was first built in the 1950s. In March 2011, the Huizhou city government reached agreement with the Guangdong Airport Group to redevelop the airport for civilian use. The proposal received approval from the national government and the central military commission on 8 April 2014. Construction began on 25 June 2014, and the airport was reopened on 5 February 2015.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Chengdu
China United Airlines Beijing-Nanyuan
Juneyao Airlines Hangzhou, Shanghai-Pudong
Kunming Airlines Chongqing, Kunming

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for Huizhou Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ "惠州机场年内复航". Huizhou Government. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "停航13年后迎首个航班 惠州机场重启民航航线". Carnoc. 5 February 2014.
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