Baotou Airport

Baotou 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.

Baotou Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBaotou, Inner Mongolia
LocationDonghe District
Elevation AMSL1,012 m / 3,320 ft
Coordinates40°33′35″N 109°59′48″E
Map
BAV
Location of the airport in Inner Mongolia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers2,032,157
Aircraft movements18,980
Cargo (metric tons)7,144.6
Source:
Baotou Airport
Simplified Chinese包头机场
Traditional Chinese包頭機場

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.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital, Wuhan
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu, Shenyang
China Eastern Airlines Handan, Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong, Xiamen, Xi'an
China Express Airlines Bijie,[1] Chifeng,[2] Chongqing, Dalian, Guiyang,[3] Taiyuan, Tianjin, Zhengzhou
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou,[4] Shenyang, Urumqi, Zhengzhou[4]
China United Airlines Beijing–Daxing
Donghai Airlines Shenzhen, Zhengzhou
Fuzhou Airlines Fuzhou,[5] Harbin,[5] Tianjin, Yichang
Hainan Airlines Dalian, Haikou, Hangzhou, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou
JC International Airlines Siem Reap
Joy Air Alxa Left Banner, Tianjin
Loong Air Hangzhou, Xinzhou
Shandong Airlines Taiyuan, Xiamen
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Pudong, Xinzhou[6]
Spring Airlines Shijiazhuang[7]
Vietnam Airlines Charter: Nha Trang[8]

Accidents and incidents
  • On November 21, 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
  1. https://new.qq.com/omn/20190508/20190508A0IB2Y.html
  2. http://news.carnoc.com/list/487/487929.html
  3. http://www.sohu.com/a/281394635_378730
  4. https://global.csair.com/
  5. http://www.baotou.gov.cn/info/2054/189067.htm
  6. https://flights.ctrip.com/schedule/fm9335.html
  7. https://flights.ch.com/SJW-BAV.html?IsNew=1
  8. http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/201812/t20181211_1262678.html


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