Hongyuan Airport

Hongyuan Airport (simplified Chinese: 红原机场; traditional Chinese: 紅原機場; pinyin: Hóngyuán Jīchǎng) (IATA: AHJ, ICAO: ZUHY) is an airport serving Hongyuan County in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province, China. It is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of the county seat, and 128 kilometres (80 mi) from Barkam, the prefecture capital. Construction started in July 2012, and the airport was opened on 28 August 2014. Hongyuan is a high-altitude airport, situated 3,535 metres (11,598 ft) above sea level.[2]

Hongyuan Airport

红原机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesHongyuan County, Sichuan
Opened28 August 2014
Elevation AMSL3,535 m / 11,598 ft
Coordinates32°31′45″N 102°21′25″E
Map
AHJ
Location of airport in Sichuan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,600 11,811
Source:[1]

Facilities

The airport has a 3,600-meter runway (class 4C) and a 3,600 square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 350,000 passengers annually by 2020.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Chengdu, Lhasa

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy" 红原机场试验段动工建设 (in Chinese). Ngawa Prefecture People's Government. 2011-05-25. Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2011-10-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 四川阿坝红原机场通航. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2014-08-29.
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