Ningbo Lishe International Airport
| Ningbo Lishe International Airport 宁波栎社国际机场 Níngbō Lìshè Guójì Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: NGB – ICAO: ZSNB | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ningbo Lishe International Airport Co. Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4 m / 13 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°49′36″N 121°27′43″E / 29.82667°N 121.46194°ECoordinates: 29°49′36″N 121°27′43″E / 29.82667°N 121.46194°E | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  NGB Location of airport in China | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Statistics (2013) | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Ningbo Lishe International Airport (Chinese: 宁波栎社国际机场) (IATA: NGB, ICAO: ZSNB) is the principal airport serving Ningbo, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the second largest city in Zhejiang Province, China.
In 2013, the airport handled 5.4 million passengers, ranking 36th in China. It was the 29th busiest airport in China in cargo traffic in 2012.[1]
History
Ningbo's first airport was opened for civil service on 16 November 1984 when a CAAC Antonov AN-24 aircraft landed at the military Ningbo Zhuangqiao Airport (宁波庄桥机场).
In 1985, the Central Government of China approved the construction of Ningbo Lishe Airport. On 30 June 1990, it opened for service and became the first civil-only airport in Zhejiang. The construction cost was RMB 126 million.
In July 1992, the airport opened for international service. The first international service was opened to Hong Kong later the same year. In November 1998, service to Macau with onward code-share connection to Taipei and Kaohsiung started. International cargo flights started by the end of 1998.
In March 1997, Great Wall Airlines established a hub at the facility. The airport has services to 38 domestic destinations in China and international services to Hong Kong, Seoul, and Macau. It is served by 16 airlines.
It was renamed Ningbo Lishe International Airport from Ningbo Lishe Airport on 29 November 2005.
Growth
The airport is one of the fastest growing in China. In 1992, 286,021 passengers and 4,064 tons of cargo passed through the airport. In 2002, the figures grew to 1.28 million passengers and over 20,000 tons of cargo. Annual growth rate is 17.8% and 19.8% for passenger traffic and cargo traffic respectively.
In 2004, the airport handled 1.85 million passengers and 34,800 tons of cargo. It was expected to handle 2.3 million passengers and 52,000 tons of cargo in 2008.
Foreign investment
Its operator signed a strategic partnership agreement on 10 June 2005 with Fraport, the operator of Frankfurt Airport under which it will sell a 25% stake to the German airport operator.
Facilities
A new passenger terminal was opened on 8 October 2002 at a construction cost of RMB 770 million with an annual capacity of 3.8 million passengers. It can handle 1,700 passengers at maximum per hour. The departure lounge occupies 43,500 m². The new apron occupies an area of 87,000 m². The new terminal has 16 departure gates and 7 jetways. The new parking facility associated has 360 parking spaces.
Airlines and destinations
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong Airlines Cargo | Hong Kong |
Ground transportation
Free bus service between the airport and Lishe International Airport Station is available every 10 minutes. There are limousine airport buses to downtown Ningbo every hour. There are buses to prefectures farther away from Ningbo with less frequency.
See also
- List of airports in the People's Republic of China
- List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China
References
- ↑ "中国大陆2011年全年机场排名前50名". Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- 1 2 东航夏秋航季开通众多新航线
- 1 2 3 新航线 ▎你所不知道的哈尔滨
- ↑ "国内部分城市直飞曼谷、普吉往返航线". China Eastern Airlines. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ "EastarJet Adds Cheongju – Ningbo Service from late-March 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2014/06/13/uo-hkgngb-jul14/
- ↑ http://www.ningbo-airport.com/web/New_View.aspx?catid=145&id=4444
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/11/06/9c-ngbngo-dec15/
- ↑ "Tigerair Launches Direct Flights to the Seaport City of Ningbo" (PDF) (Press release). Tigerair. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/05/06/vn-nha-s15/
External links
- Ningbo Airport Official Website
- Ningbo Flight Schedules in English
- Airport information for ZSNB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
