Taizhou Luqiao Airport

Taizhou Luqiao Airport (IATA: HYN, ICAO: ZSLQ), formerly Huangyan Luqiao Airport, is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the city of Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, China. It is located in Luqiao District, 20 kilometers from the city center.[4] In 2010 the airport handled 616,861 passengers and 5,483 tons of cargo.[3]

For the airport serving Taizhou, Jiangsu, see Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport.
Taizhou Luqiao Airport

台州路桥机场
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorTaizhou Civil Aviation Administration Bureau
ServesTaizhou, Zhejiang
LocationLuqiao District, Taizhou
Coordinates28°33′44″N 121°25′43″E
Websitewww.tzair.com.cn
Map
HYN
Location of airport in Zhejiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,500 8,202
Statistics (2018)
Passengers1,112,199
Aircraft movements8,268
Cargo (metric tons)7,581.4
Source: CAAC[1][2][3]
Taizhou Luqiao Airport
Simplified Chinese台州路桥机场
Traditional Chinese台州路橋機場
Huangyan Luqiao Airport
Simplified Chinese黄岩路桥机场
Traditional Chinese黃岩路橋機場

History

Luqiao Airport was originally a military airfield belonging to the People's Liberation Army Navy. Construction of the airfield began in January 1954, and it was opened in July 1955. In 1987 the airfield was converted to a dual-use military and civil airport and was named Huangyan Luqiao Airport.[5] In 1994 the county-level city of Huangyan was merged into the prefecture-level city of Taizhou and split into Huangyan and Luqiao districts, but the airport was only renamed Taizhou Luqiao Airport in December 2008, and its old name is still frequently used.[6]

Facilities

The airport has one runway that is 2,500 meters long and 60 meters wide,[2] and a 7,850 square-meter terminal building. It is designed to handle 600,000 passengers per year.[7]

Proposed new airport

To handle the growing traffic volume, a new dedicated civil airport is being planned to replace Luqiao Airport, with an estimated total investment of 800 million to 1 billion yuan. When built the new airport will have a handling capacity of 2.5 million passengers annually.[7]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines serve Taizhou Luqiao Airport:[8]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Chang'an Hefei, Xi'an
Air China Beijing–Capital
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu, Wuhan
China Eastern Airlines Chengdu,[9] Guangzhou, Wuhan,[10] Xi'an,[11] Yantai[11]
China Express Airlines Chongqing
Colorful Guizhou Airlines Guiyang
Kunming Airlines Changsha, Chongqing, Kunming
Shenzhen Airlines Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Zhengzhou
Suparna Airlines Jinan, Zhuhai

See also

References
  1. 2015年民航机场吞吐量排名 (xls) (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  2. Airport information for Taizhou Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. 2010年全国机场吞吐量排名 (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 2011-03-15. Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  4. 相关服务. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. 台州路桥机场概况 (in Chinese). Taizhou City Government. 2010-12-29. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
  6. 今晨零时“黄岩路桥机场”更名为“台州路桥机场” (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. 黄岩（路桥）机场简介 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. "Flight Schedule". Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. 2019夏秋季成都新增航线. WeChat (in Chinese). China Eastern Airlines Sichuan Sales. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2020-01-07.}
  10. 【新开航线】总有一个地方，承着你的诗和远方。. WeChat (in Chinese). China Eastern Airlines Wuhan branch. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  11. 东航新开宁波至柳州、延吉等航线 (in Chinese). Carnoc.
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