Yuncheng Guangong Airport

Yuncheng Guangong Airport
运城关公机场
Yùnchéng Guāngōng Jīchǎng
IATA: YCU – ICAO: ZBYC
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
Location Zhangxiao Village
Coordinates 35°07′00″N 111°02′23″E / 35.11667°N 111.03972°E / 35.11667; 111.03972Coordinates: 35°07′00″N 111°02′23″E / 35.11667°N 111.03972°E / 35.11667; 111.03972
Website www.ycport.com
Map
YCU

Location of airport in Shanxi

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
3,000 9,843
Source: [1]

Yuncheng Guangong Airport (Chinese: 运城关公机场) (IATA: YCU, ICAO: ZBYC) is an airport serving the city of Yuncheng in Shanxi Province, China. It is located in Zhangxiao Village, Taocun Town, 11 kilometers northeast of the city center, and is commonly called Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (Chinese: 运城张孝机场).[1] The official name refers to Guan Gong, a revered hero of ancient China who was from the Yuncheng area. In 2010 Yuncheng Airport served more than 600,000 passengers, ranking 62nd among all airports in China.[1]

History

The airport was opened in February 2005, and expansion was started in May 2007 and completed in August 2008, with a total investment of 350 million yuan.[1] On 9 May 2012, a new 25,000 square-meter terminal building was opened, ten times the size of the original building.[2]

Facilities

Yuncheng Airport has a runway that is 3000 meters long and 60 meters wide (class 4D), and seven aircraft parking aprons.[1] It has a 25,000 square-meter terminal building that was opened in May 2012. It is designed to serve 1.2 million passengers and 8000 tons of cargo per year, with a peak capacity of 875 passengers per hour.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Yuncheng Guangong Airport is served by the following airlines:[3]

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Kunming, Tianjin, Urumqi
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai-Pudong
China Southern Airlines Changsha, Haikou, Harbin, Sanya
Joy Air Hefei, Zhengzhou
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai-Pudong
Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen
Xiamen Airlines Nanjing, Xiamen

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Yuncheng Airport". Yuncheng Airport. 2011-11-17.
  2. 1 2 "运城关公机场新航站楼5月9日正式投入试运行". Carnoc. 2012-05-10.
  3. ↑ (Chinese) Yuncheng airport website. Flight schedule
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