Qingyang Airport

Qingyang Airport

庆阳机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesQingyang, Gansu
LocationPengyuan, Xifeng District, Qingyang, Gansu
OpenedOctober 1, 1977; 47 years ago (1977-10-01)
Coordinates35°47′59″N 107°36′10″E / 35.79972°N 107.60278°E / 35.79972; 107.60278
Map
IQN is located in Gansu
IQN
IQN
Location of airport in Gansu
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers400,364
Aircraft movements21,849
Cargo (metric tons)250.4
Source:[1]
Qingyang Airport
Simplified Chinese庆阳机场
Traditional Chinese慶陽機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQìngyáng Jīchǎng

Qingyang Airport (IATA: IQN, ICAO: ZLQY) is an airport serving the city of Qingyang in Gansu Province, China. Qingyang airport was unofficially called "Qingyang Xifeng Airport (庆阳西峰机场)" in Aviation Information System.

History

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Qingyang Airport was built in 1976 and opened to traffic on October 1 1977, with a runway length of 1,800 m.[2] The airport was closed in 1993 due to the ageing of the runway and the lack of suitable aircraft types. In 2003, Qingyang Airport was renovated as a 3C regional airport and was officially reopened on December 26, 2005. After the resumption of flights, Qingyang Airport was closed again in September 2010 due to the low flight area,[clarification needed] limited routes and the elimination of suitable aircraft types. On 21 November 2012, the airport resumed flights after an expansion to meet the 4C condition[3] The expanded runway is 2,600 metres long and 48 metres wide. It is expected to handle 160,000 passengers, 550 tonnes of cargo and mail, and 3,200 aircraft movements in 2020.[4]

Statistics

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Year Passengers Cargo Notes
2019 488,805 [5]
2020 359,522 [5]
2023 432,904 256.2 tonnes [6]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
China Express Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[7] Guiyang,[7] Tianjin[7]
Donghai Airlines Lanzhou, Shenzhen
Hebei Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[8] Chongqing[8]
Loong Air Hangzhou, Lanzhou[9]
Spring Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Tianjin Airlines Lanzhou, Tianjin
Urumqi Air Hangzhou,[10] Urumqi[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Airport information for Qingyang Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "庆阳机场场务员王克锋:陇东空港里的"火眼金睛"-中国民航网". www.caacnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  3. ^ "庆阳机场21日正式复航 开通至西安兰州航班". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  4. ^ 中新社,《甘肃庆阳机场扩建复航 革命老区打开新通道谋发展》,2012年11月21日。
  5. ^ a b "2020年中国各机场旅客吞吐量排名(2020-01-01到2020-12-31)". 2021-04-25.
  6. ^ "2023年庆阳机场旅客吞吐量达43万余人次". gs.news.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  7. ^ a b c d "新增航线提前看!庆阳机场2023年冬航季重磅开启~". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ a b "新航季||河北航空新开及恢复10余条航线". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "快@好友!来庆阳"薅羊毛" 一张机票畅游庆阳这些景区~". Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ^ "新开8条航线!乌鲁木齐航空夏航季预告抢先看!". Retrieved 3 May 2024.