Baotou Donghe Airport

Baotou Donghe Airport

包头东河机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBaotou
LocationDonghe District, Inner Mongolia, China
Opened1934; 90 years ago (1934)
Elevation AMSL1,012 m / 3,320 ft
Coordinates40°33′35″N 109°59′48″E / 40.55972°N 109.99667°E / 40.55972; 109.99667
Map
BAV is located in Inner Mongolia
BAV
BAV
Location of airport in Inner Mongolia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers1,336,911
Aircraft movements14,320
Cargo (metric tons)2,927
Baotou Donghe Airport
Simplified Chinese包头东河机场
Traditional Chinese包頭東河機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBāotóu Dōnghé Jīchǎng

Baotou Donghe Airport (IATA: BAV, ICAO: ZBOW) is an airport serving the city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia, China. Eurasia Aviation Corporation, a joint venture between Ministry of Transportation and Communications of China and Lufthansa, built the airport in 1934. The airport was occupied by Japan in World War II. It was renovated and expanded multiple times to support the growing demands during the war. The airport is 14 miles (23 km) from downtown areas.

The airport is a class 4D airport which supports take off and landing of aircraft up to the size of Boeing 737-900 and Boeing 767-300ER. Runway 13-31 is 9,186 feet (2,800 m) long and 200 feet (61 m) wide. It is equipped at both ends with Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) with sequenced flashers, and touchdown zone (TDZ) lighting. Terminal 1 was opened in 1999, Terminal 2 was opened in 2014, is a domestic terminal. On the first floor of the terminal 2 complex is the arrival hall, the second floor is the departure hall, with 22 check in counters and 8 security check lanes.[citation needed]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital, Wuhan
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu, Shenyang, Ulanhot,[1] Xilinhot[1]
China Eastern Airlines Nanjing, Ningbo[2]
China Express Airlines Changsha, Chifeng,[3] Chongqing, Erenhot,[4] Guiyang,[5] Hangzhou, Harbin,[6] Jinan,[7] Linfen, Manzhouli,[4] Shenyang,[4] Taiyuan,[8] Tongliao, Ulanhot, Xilinhot, Zhengzhou[8]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou,[9] Zhengzhou[9]
China United Airlines Shijiazhuang,[10] Wenzhou[11]
Loong Air Chifeng,[7] Xi'an[7]
Ruili Airlines Kunming, Tianjin
Shandong Airlines Taiyuan,[12] Xiamen[12]
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen[4]
Tianjin Airlines Hailar, Xi'an

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 21 November 2004, China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 crashed shortly after takeoff from Baotou Erliban Airport. All 53 people on board the aircraft and two people on the ground were killed.

References

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  3. ^ "新航季赤峰机场将开通至南京、长春、成都等航线_民航新闻_民航资源网". news.carnoc.com.
  4. ^ a b c d "有变化！包头机场2023/4年冬航季来啦→". Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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  7. ^ a b c "10月29日起，赤峰机场开启执行冬春季航班计划～". Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b "寻龙五千年，华夏航空2024夏秋航季全新启航". Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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  11. ^ "东航浙江分公司温州进出港2024-2025冬春季航班时刻表". Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  12. ^ a b "【新航季】太原机场2022年冬春航季航班时刻计划". Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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