"Xinzhou Airport" redirects here. For the airport in Zunyi, Guizhou, see Zunyi Xinzhou Airport.

Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport (IATA: WUT, ICAO: ZBXZ), formerly Dingxiang Airport, is a civilian and military dual-use airport in Dingxiang County, Shanxi Province, China. It serves the city of Xinzhou and Wutaishan, a Buddhist sacred mountain and World Heritage Site. The airport is located 33 kilometers from Xinzhou. Construction started in June 2010 with a total investment of 476 million yuan,[1] and the airport was opened on 26 December 2015.[2][3]

Facilities

The airport has one runway that is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide, and a 4,000 square meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 350,000 passengers annually by 2020.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Guangzhou,[4] Harbin[4]
China Express Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[5] Chongqing,[5] Hohhot, Nanchang, Tianjin[5]
Okay Airways Nanning, Tianjin
Ruili Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[6] Shenyang[5]
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
XiamenAir Wuhan,[5] Xiamen

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "山西五台山机场奠基". CAAC Journal. 2010-06-10.
  2. ^ "五台山机场建设工程全面加速". Shanxi Ribao. 2014-07-04.
  3. ^ "山西五台山机场正式通航". Xinhua.net. 2015-12-29.
  4. ^ a b "九元航空冬春航线换季开始，快来看看有没有您心仪的航线！". Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "【航班换季】五台山机场2023年冬春航季航班执飞计划". Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  6. ^ "华中航线 | 与华中有个夏日约会". Retrieved 14 May 2024.