Ankang Fuqiang Airport
Ankang Fuqiang Airport is an airport in Ankang, Shaanxi province, China, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of city center in the town of Wuli (formerly in Fuqiang Township, its namesake), Hanbin District. Proposed as a replacement of Ankang Wulipu Airport, the Fuqiang Airport project commenced in 2013,[1] and its construction began in December 2015, with an estimated total investment of 2.35 billion yuan.[2] The airport opened on September 25, 2020 for public use, as its first commercial flight China Southern Airlines CZ5269 arrived from Guangzhou.[3]
Ankang Fuqiang Airport 安康富强机场 Ānkāng Fùqiáng Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | ||||||||||
| Location | Wuli, Hanbin District | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 安康富强机场 | ||||||
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Facilities
The airport has a 2,600-meter runway and a 5,500 square-meter terminal building. It was designed with the capacity to serve 300,000 passengers and process 750 tons of cargo per year.[2][4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| China Express Airlines | Chongqing, Xi'an |
| China Southern Airlines | Guangzhou[5] |
| China United Airlines | Beijing–Daxing |
| Loong Air | Hangzhou |
References
- "安康机场喜获国务院、中央军委同意迁建批复". Ankang Municipal People's Government (in Chinese). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "安康机场开工建设". Ankang Municipal People's Government (in Chinese). 31 December 2015. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "New airport opens in west China - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- 安康新機場選址於漢濱區富強鎮 將於2019年建成. People's Daily (in Chinese). 20 August 2014.
- "陕西安康富强机场正式通航". Sohu (in Chinese). 25 September 2020.