Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
西安咸阳国际机场
Xī'ān Xiányáng Guójì Jīchǎng
IATA: XIY – ICAO: ZLXY
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator XXIA
Serves Xi'an
Location Weicheng District, Xianyang, Shaanxi
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 479 m / 1,572 ft
Coordinates 34°26′49″N 108°45′05″E / 34.44694°N 108.75139°E / 34.44694; 108.75139Coordinates: 34°26′49″N 108°45′05″E / 34.44694°N 108.75139°E / 34.44694; 108.75139
Map
XIY

Location of airport in China

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05L/23R 3,000 9,843 Concrete
05R/23L 3,800 12,467 Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 29,260,755
Cargo 186,412.6 Ton
Num. of Flights 245,971

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (Chinese: 西安咸阳国际机场) (IATA: XIY, ICAO: ZLXY) is the main airport serving Xi'an, capital of China's Shaanxi Province, as well as the whole Guanzhong area. Covering an area of 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi), it is the largest airport in Northwest China, and the second largest airport in Northern China. The airport was the hub for China Northwest Airlines until the company was merged into China Eastern Airlines in 2002. Xi'an Airport is also the hub for Joy Air and a focus city for Hainan Airlines.

In 2015, the airport handled 32,970,215 passengers, making it the busiest airport in northwest China and the 8th busiest nationwide. Xi'an Xianyang International Airport was also the nation's 14th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 7th busiest airport by traffic movements.

Location

The airport is located within the administrative area of Xianyang city, which gives the airport its name. It is 41 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Xi'an city centre, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of the centre of Xianyang.[1]

History

Before Xianyang Airport was built, Xi'an was served by Xi'an Xiguan Airport. In 1984, the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission proposed to build a large civil airport on the site of Xianyang's airfield. Phase 1 of the airport commenced construction on August 1987, and was finished and opened on 1 September 1991. Xi'an Xiguan Airport was closed at the same time.[1] Phase 2 started in August 2000, and was finished on 16 September 2003. Another 7.592-billion-yuan project is scheduled to be completed by 2020.

Terminal 3 and second runway

Terminal 3 and the second runway were opened on 3 May 2012,[2] increasing the airport's capacity to more than 33 million passengers a year. The new terminal alone can handle 22 million passengers a year, twice as many as the other two terminals combined. Airlines that moved into the new terminal are China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and Shanghai Airlines. The second runway is 3,800 meters long and is large enough to handle the Airbus 380.

Airlines and destinations

Terminal 3 drop-off zone
China Eastern Airlines ticketing counters
A China Eastern Airlines Airbus A319 boarding
AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
AirAsia X Kuala Lumpur–International 3
Air Busan Busan 3
Air China Beijing–Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guilin, Hangzhou, Shanghai–Pudong, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Yinchuan 2
Asiana Airlines Seoul–Incheon 3
Beijing Capital Airlines Changchun, Chongqing, Dalian, Enshi, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Huangshan, Jinan, Lijiang, Nanjing, Qingdao, Sanya, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Xiamen, Yichun, Zhangjiajie 2
Beijing Capital Airlines Phuket 3
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu, Qingdao 2
China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan 3
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Daocheng, Dunhuang, Fuzhou, Golmud, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanzhong, Harbin, Hefei, Hengyang, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Jiayuguan, Jinan, Jinggangshan, Jiuzhaigou, Kashgar, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lianyungang, Luliang, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Nanchang, Nanchong,[3] Nanjing, Ningbo, Ordos, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tongliao, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xichang, Xilinhot, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Yan'an, Yancheng, Yinchuan, Yulin, Yushu, Zhangjiajie, Zhanjiang 3
China Express Airlines Chongqing, Guiyang, Nanning, Tianshui 3
China Southern Airlines Baotou, Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Daqing, Dunhuang, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Jieyang, Jinan, Korla, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanning, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xining, Yinchuan, Yining, Yulin, Zhuhai 3
Dragonair Hong Kong 3
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki 3
Fuzhou Airlines Fuzhou 2
GX Airlines Bijie, Nanning 2
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhai, Xiamen, Xining, Yinchuan, Yiwu, Zhuhai 2
Hainan Airlines Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Rome–Fiumicino, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita[4]
Seasonal: Sydney[5][6] 		3
Hebei Airlines Guilin, Guiyang, Mianyang, Shijiazhuang 2
Jiangxi Air Nanchang, Ürümqi 2
Jin Air Jeju 2
Joy Air Alxa Left Banner, Baotou, Ejin Banner, Guyuan, Hefei, Tianshui, Wuhan, Xiangyang, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou 2
Juneyao Airlines Guyuan, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Xining, Yinchuan, Zhongwei 2
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon 3
Kunming Airlines Kunming 2
Loong Air Hangzhou, Nanjing 3
Lucky Air Baotou, Kunming, Lijiang, Mianyang 2
Okay Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Changsha, Hangzhou, Krabi, Nanning, Tianjin, Urumqi 2
Ruili Airlines Kunming 3
SCAT Airlines Almaty[7] 3
Shandong Airlines Guiyang, Hefei, Jinan, Qingdao, Wuyishan, Xiamen, Xining, Yantai 2
Shanghai Airlines Jiayuguan, Ordos, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong 3
Shenzhen Airlines Beijing–Capital, Chengdu, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Jingdezhen, Lanzhou, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xining, Yangzhou, Yinchuan 2
Shenzhen Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Seoul–Incheon 3
Sichuan Airlines Beihai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dongying, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Jinan, Jiuzhaigou, Kunming, Lhasa, Lijiang, Linyi, Sanya, Urumqi, Xiahe, Xiamen, Xining, Yibin, Yining, Yulin, Zhongwei 3
Spring Airlines Hangzhou, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Urumqi 2
Spring Airlines Osaka–Kansai 3
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang 3
Tianjin Airlines Baotou, Changsha, Datong, Dunhuang, Fuyang, Guiyang, Haikou, Hami, Hangzhou, Hefei, Hohhot, Huaihua, Jieyang, Kunming, Lanzhou, Luzhou, Nanchong, Nanning, Ordos, Qingyang, Qinhuangdao, Sanya, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Yulin 2
Tianjin Airlines Osaka–Kansai 3
Tibet Airlines Lhasa, Qingdao 2
Tigerair Singapore 3
Uni Air Taipei–Taoyuan 3
United Airlines Seasonal: San Francisco (begins 9 May 2016)[8] 3
Urumqi Air Urumqi 2
West Air Chongqing 2
XiamenAir Changsha, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Quanzhou, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wanzhou, Xiamen, Xining, Yichang, Yinchuan 2

Ground Transportation

8 Airport Bus routes connect the airport well with the Xi'an and Xianyang city.

There are also long-distance bus connect the airport with Baoji, Yangling, Lintong, Hancheng, Hanzhong, Weinan, Tongchuan, Yan'an, Tianshui, Qingyang, Pingliang.

A rail link between Xi'an North Railway Station and the airport is under construction and is expect to open in 2018.

Accidents and incidents

Figures along the Airport Express highway leading to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "陕西年鉴1992" [Shaanxi Yearbook 1992].
  2. ↑ "Xian Airport opens new terminal building with strong focus on retail growth". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ↑ 夏秋航季即将启幕 三亚机场新辟多条航线
  4. ↑ "Hainan Airlines Adds Xi'An – Tokyo Service from late–Dec 2015". Airlineroute.net. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/11/06/hu-xiysyd-dec15/
  6. ↑ http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/12/hainan-becomes-sydneys-sixth-new-airline-for-2015/
  7. ↑ "SCAT запускает рейс в китайский Сиань". Tengrinews. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  8. ↑ http://newsroom.united.com/2015-10-08-United-Airlines-Made-SFO-the-Best-Pacific-Hub-And-Then-Found-3-Ways-to-Make-it-Better

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