Wenzhou Longwan International Airport

Wenzhou Longwan International Airport
温州龙湾国际机场
Wēnzhōu Lóngwān Guójì Jīchǎng

Wenzhou Airport interior
IATA: WNZICAO: ZSWZ
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Wenzhou Airport Group Co. Ltd.
Location Wenzhou, Zhejiang
Coordinates 27°54′43″N 120°51′07″E / 27.91194°N 120.85194°E / 27.91194; 120.85194Coordinates: 27°54′43″N 120°51′07″E / 27.91194°N 120.85194°E / 27.91194; 120.85194
Website www.wzair.cn
Map
WNZ

Location of airport in China

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 7,360,467
Cargo 72,638.1 Ton
Aircraft movements 61,750
Wenzhou Longwan International Airport
Simplified Chinese 温州龙湾国际机场
Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport
Simplified Chinese 温州永强机场

Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (IATA: WNZ, ICAO: ZSWZ) is the airport serving the city of Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang Province, China. Formerly called Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport, it adopted the current name on 25 April 2013.[1]

The airport is located 24 km southeast of the city. In 2010, Wenzhou airport was the 28th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 5,326,802 passengers.

History

The airport was opened for civil service on July 12, 1990. The construction cost was RMB 132.5 million dollars and was funded by Wenzhou's municipal government.

Facilities

The airport can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A330. The departure lounge occupies 12,000 m². in area. The apron occupies an area of 73,000 m².

New terminal

Construction of the new Terminal 2 officially began on 11 November 2011. It will have an area of 100,000 square meters, four times as big as the existing Terminal 1, and will be able to handle 13 million passengers per year. When completed it will be used exclusively for domestic flights, while Terminal 1 will be converted to a dedicated international terminal. Terminal 2 is the centerpiece of the new Wenzhou Comprehensive Transportation Hub development which also includes a long-distance bus terminal, subway station, as well as commercial real estate.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal/
Concourse
9 Air Guangzhou, Harbin[3]Domestic
Air China Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Kunming, Shanghai-Pudong, Xi'an, YinchuanDomestic
Air China Seoul-Incheon,[4] Taipei-TaoyuanInternational
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu, Nanning, Wuhan, ZunyiDomestic
China Express Airlines Guiyang, Liping Domestic
China Eastern Airlines Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hohhot,[5] Jining,[5] Kunming, Lanzhou, Liuzhou, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Shantou, Shenyang,[5] Taiyuan, Wuhan, Xi'an, Zhangjiajie, ZhengzhouDomestic
China Eastern Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Jeju, Osaka-Kansai, Rome-Fiumicino, ShizuokaInternational
China Southern Airlines Changsha, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Lanzhou, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Xining, ZhengzhouDomestic
China Southern Airlines
operated by Chongqing Airlines
ChongqingDomestic
China United Airlines Beijing-NanyuanDomestic
Dragonair Hong KongInternational
Hainan Airlines Beijing-Capital, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xi'anDomestic
Hebei Airlines ShijiazhuangDomestic
Jetstar Pacific Airlines Charter: Nha Trang[6] International
Juneyao Airlines Changsha, Dalian,[7] Guiyang, Sanya,[8] Shanghai-HongqiaoDomestic
Lucky Air Kunming[9] Domestic
Mandarin Airlines Taipei-SongshanInternational
New Gen Airways Charter: Bangkok-Don MueangInternational
Ruili Airlines Kunming, NanningDomestic
Shandong Airlines Jinan, Qingdao, Shenzhen, ZhuhaiDomestic
Shanghai Airlines Guangzhou, Haikou, Shanghai-PudongDomestic
Shenzhen Airlines Guangzhou, Sanya, Shenyang, ShenzhenDomestic
Sichuan Airlines Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Harbin, Kunming, SanyaDomestic
Tianjin Airlines Dalian, Fuyang, Linyi, Qingdao, Tianjin, Xi'anDomestic
T'way Airlines Seoul-Incheon[10]International
West Air ZhengzhouDomestic

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

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