"Wuhu Airport" redirects here. For the old Wuhu airport, see Wuhu Wanli Airport.

Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport is an airport built to replace the commercial airline service of the old Wuhu Wanli Airport, and serves the cities of Wuhu and Xuancheng in Anhui Province, China. The airport is located in Wanzhi Town, Wanzhi District, about 48 kilometres (30 mi) from downtown Wuhu City and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from downtown Xuancheng. It began in June 2012, and it took four years to select the airport site from the original ten candidates. It received approval from the national government in 2016.[1]

The airport opened on 30 April 2021.[2]

Facilities

The airport has a 2,800-metre (9,200 ft) runway (class 4D), a 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft) terminal building, and 8 aircraft parking aprons. It is projected to serve 1.2 million passengers and 5000 tons of cargo annually by 2025.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Xi'an[3]
China Express Airlines Changsha, Chongqing,[4] Guiyang, Taiyuan, Xiamen,[4] Zhuhai[5]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou
China United Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Foshan
Fuzhou Airlines Haikou, Harbin, Sanya
Ruili Airlines Kunming,[6] Shenyang[7]
Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[8] Chongqing
Tibet Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 芜湖宣城机场获国务院中央军委批复 距两市中心均不超50公里. ifeng (in Chinese). 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ "安徽芜湖宣州机场正式通航" (in Chinese (China)). China News. 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ "东航顺利开通芜湖宣州机场至西安、昆明、长春航线". Carnoc (in Chinese). 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b "正式批复！芜宣机场将扩建！目前航班时刻表、机场大巴时间→". Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ^ "航班换季 | 叮咚！珠海机场2023年冬航季航班时刻表，请查收～". Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. ^ "夏秋航季 | 在春天里遇见春城昆明的美好". Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "夏秋换季 | 从东北出发，赏全国美景". Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ^ "2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉，附国际/地区航线新消息". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  9. ^ "西藏航空2024年夏航季航线计划新鲜出炉！". Retrieved 6 April 2024.