Yichun Mingyueshan Airport

For the airport serving Yichun, Heilongjiang, see Yichun Lindu Airport.
Yichun Mingyueshan Airport
IATA: YIC – ICAO: ZSYC
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Yichun, Jiangxi, China
Location Yuanzhou District
Elevation AMSL 131 m / 430 ft
Coordinates 27°48′12″N 114°18′29″E / 27.80333°N 114.30806°E / 27.80333; 114.30806Coordinates: 27°48′12″N 114°18′29″E / 27.80333°N 114.30806°E / 27.80333; 114.30806
Map
YIC

Location of airport in China

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
2,400 7,874
Source: [1]
Yichun Mingyueshan Airport
Simplified Chinese 宜春明月山机场

Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (IATA: YIC, ICAO: ZSYC) is an airport serving the city of Yichun in Jiangxi Province, China. It is located in Hutian Town, Yuanzhou District. As the only airport in western Jiangxi, it also serves the nearby cities of Pingxiang and Xinyu in addition to Yichun, with a total population of 10 million.[2] It is named after Mingyueshan (Moon Mountain), a national forest park near Yichun. Construction of the airport began on 26 July 2009. Originally scheduled to open in 2011,[1] the airport was actually opened on 26 June 2013.[2]

Facilities

The airport has a runway that is 2,400 meters long and 45 meters wide (class 4C), and a 6,000 square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 200,000 passengers and 1,200 tons of cargo annually by 2020.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Beijing Capital Airlines Sanya, Xi'an
Lucky Air Kunming, Shanghai-Hongqiao
Shenzhen Airlines Beijing-Capital, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu, Xiamen

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 宜春明月山机场开工奠基 2011年将全面通航
  2. 1 2 宜春机场6月26日正式通航 祥鹏航空执行首航
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