Yichun Lindu Airport

For the airport serving Yichun, Jiangxi, see Yichun Mingyueshan Airport.
Yichun Lindu Airport
IATA: LDS – ICAO: ZYLD
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Yichun, Heilongjiang
Elevation AMSL 241 m / 791 ft
Coordinates 47°45′07″N 129°01′08″E / 47.75194°N 129.01889°E / 47.75194; 129.01889Coordinates: 47°45′07″N 129°01′08″E / 47.75194°N 129.01889°E / 47.75194; 129.01889
Map
LDS

Location of airport in Heilongjiang

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,300 7,546
Yichun Lindu Airport
Simplified Chinese 伊春林都机场

Yichun Lindu Airport (IATA: LDS, ICAO: ZYLD) is an airport serving the city of Yichun in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. It started operations in August 2009, and is capable of serving 142,000 passengers a year.[1] It incorporates a runway measuring 2,300 metres (7,500 ft)[2] and is located in a forest approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from downtown Yichun.[3]

In August 2010, the crash of Henan Airlines Flight 8387 occurred at the airport.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Dalian, Shanghai-Pudong
China Southern Airlines Beijing-Capital, Harbin
China United Airlines Beijing-Nanyuan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Introduction of Lindu airport in Yichun city". CCTV News. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  2. ↑ "24. August 2010 Henan Airlines Embraer E-190 B-3130 - Yichun-Lindu Regional Airport area, China - preliminary data as of 28-08-2010" (pdf). JACDEC's Factsheet / Accident + Statistical Information. JACDEC. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  3. ↑ "Heavy fog shrouds airport as crash rescue continues". Society. China Daily. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  4. ↑ "Passenger plane crashes in NE China." Central China Television. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.


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