Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport

Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport
兰州中川国际机场
Lánzhōu Zhōngchuān Guójì Jīchǎng
IATA: LHW – ICAO: ZLLL
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator HNA Airport Group Company Ltd Gansu Division
Location Lanzhou
Elevation AMSL 1,947 m / 6,388 ft
Coordinates 36°30′54″N 103°37′12″E / 36.51500°N 103.62000°E / 36.51500; 103.62000Coordinates: 36°30′54″N 103°37′12″E / 36.51500°N 103.62000°E / 36.51500; 103.62000
Map
LHW

Location of airport in China

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 3,600 11,811 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 6,588,862
Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport
Traditional Chinese 蘭州中川國際機場
Simplified Chinese 兰州中川国际机场

Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport (IATA: LHW, ICAO: ZLLL) is an airport serving Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, China. It is located 67 kilometres (42 mi) north of downtown Lanzhou. It was opened in 1970[1] and serves as a major air hub for the province of Gansu and western China. There are 8 gates served by aerobridges within the existing terminal. A new larger (61,000 m² [2]) Terminal 2 is located to the South, adjacent to the existing terminal. The new terminal adds 9 aerobridges.

Lanzhou Airport is a focus city for Hainan Airlines. Passenger traffic at Lanzhou Airport in 2014 was 6.58 million, with 10 million passengers per year projected for 2020.[3]

History

Terminal Complex

While nominally 2 terminals, they are connected airside by a lengthy walkway and operate as a single building. Airlines operating from one terminal may use gates at the other.

Terminal 1

Shaped like the letter T, this terminal consisted of 8 airbridges. The original terminal had a single airside level for arrivals and departures. Arrivals were segregated by a glass screen from departing passengers. Check-in was handled on the upper level, while the lower level housed the baggage hall. With the opening of Terminal 2, this terminals landside facilities have been shut down for refurbishment and parts of the terminal will be mothballed until future growth warrants the reopening of these facilities. Airside loungues, gates and shops remain in use.

Terminal 2

Designed and shaped to resemble the wing of flying geese, at 61,000m2, this terminal greatly increased the operational space at Lanzhou Airport. It added an extra two piers to the existing terminal. It houses 30 extra check-in desks, 12 passenger gates, 9 airbridges and separate levels for arriving and departing passengers. The new terminal was opened for travellers in February 2015.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Air China Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shanghai-Pudong, Tianjin Domestic
Beijing Capital Airlines Nanning, Sanya Domestic
China Eastern Airlines Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu, Dunhuang, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Jiayuguan, Kunming, Lüliang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Shantou, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Ürümqi, Xi'an, Zhengzhou Domestic
China Eastern Airlines Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Taipei-Taoyuan International
China Express Airlines Chongqing, Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Mianyang, Zhangye Domestic
China Southern Airlines Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Nanning, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Zhangjiajie, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai Domestic
China Southern Airlines Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi,[10] Kuala Lumpur–International, St. Petersburg[11] International
China United Airlines Beijing-Nanyuan, Qingyang Domestic
Far Eastern Air Transport Taipei-Taoyuan International
Hainan Airlines Beijing-Capital, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Haikou, Hefei, Nanchang, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Yiwu Domestic
Hainan Airlines Taipei-Taoyuan International
HK Express Hong Kong[12] International
Juneyao Airlines Shanghai-PudongDomestic
Lucky Air Kunming, Lijiang, Mianyang, Urumqi Domestic
Okay Airways Yulin Domestic
Shandong Airlines Jinan, Qingdao, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Xiamen, Zhengzhou Domestic
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai-Hongqiao Domestic
Shenzhen Airlines Changsha, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Wuxi, Xi'an Domestic
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu, Chongqing, Dunhuang, Guiyang, Harbin, Jiayuguan, Kunming, Sanya, Tianjin, Xiahe Domestic
Spring Airlines Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi (begins 1 April 2016),[13] Shanghai-Pudong Domestic
Tianjin Airlines Guilin, Haikou, Hohhot, Luzhou, Nanning, Ordos, Qingyang, Xi'an, Yinchuan, Zhangye Domestic
Tibet Airlines Lhasa, Taiyuan Domestic
West Air (China) Chongqing, Urumqi Domestic
Xiamen Airlines Changsha, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xiamen, Zhengzhou Domestic

Ground transportation connections

There are three Airport Express Shuttle Bus services is available from the airport. All routes cost 30RMB.

Line 1 runs to the Lanzhou Eastern Hotel, Tianshui Middle Road, opposite Lanzhou University western gate. The return service leaves from opposite the JJ Sun Hotel (next to CAAC Ticket Office), Donggang West Road. Travel time is about one hour, due to the distant nature of airport from the city centre. This is the closest service to Lanzhou Railway Station.

Line 2 runs to Golden Lily Hotel, Xijin East Road, via Taohai Market, Anning West Road. This is the closest service to Lanzhou West Railway Station.

Line 3 runs to Qingshuiqiao in western Lanzhou.

Taxi service is relatively expensive due to the long distance to the airport, about 150RMB. Many taxis will be reluctant to use their meter and demand a flat 200RMB fare to downtown Lanzhou despite being illegal to do so. Overall there is little time travel advantage over using the Airport Express bus.

The Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Intercity Railway between the airport and the city started operation on 2015-09-30,[14] that provides fast train services between the Zhongchuan Airport Railway Station and the new major transportation hub at Lanzhou West Railway Station then terminating at the older Lanzhou Railway Station. However, the initial operating schedule is not very regular, with some trains departing from Lanzhou station and some others departing from Lanzhou West only. The whole 65 km journey takes 30–40 minutes pending on the stops and costs 18.5/22RMB for Second/First Class to Lanzhou West, 21.5/26RMB for Lanzhou. This intercity train service is viewed as a part of a larger Lanzhou railway hub reorganization project with future high speed rail connections extended to western Gansu cities, such as Wuwei and Zhangye.

Departure Hall of Lanzhou Airport Terminal 1
Existing terminal as seen from the south.
New Terminal at Lanzhou Airport under construction to the immediate south of the existing terminal.

Future Development

The runway is to be expanded to 4,000m in length with the addition of 400m to the southern end. 6 new parallel taxiways are under construction.New air traffic control buildings and cargo areas are also being built. Plus the relocation and upgrade of other ancillary services to handle the 2020 goal of 10 million passengers per annum.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 从“晴通雨阻”到“一日千里”
  2. ↑ http://epaper.gansudaily.com.cn/gsrb/html/2015-02/05/content_236790.htm
  3. 1 2 http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2015/02-04/7035214.shtml
  4. ↑ 兰州中川机场二期扩建工程开工建设顺利举行
  5. ↑ 助力陇原大地:兰州机场旅客吞吐量突破300万
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ 兰州中川机场二期扩建工程顺利竣工验收
  8. ↑ 兰州机场首破500万人次　跻身大型空港行列
  9. ↑ 兰州中川机场二期扩建工程可研报告获批
  10. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/08/cz-lhwbkk-jan16/
  11. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/06/04/cz-led-jul15/
  12. ↑ HK Express begin service to Lanzhou from June 2015
  13. ↑ "Spring Airlines Adds New Bangkok Routes in S16". airlineroute. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  14. ↑ Haonan, Liu. "Seamless transfer to Zhongchuan airport". China.org.cn. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

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