Sunan Shuofang International Airport

Sunan Shuofang International Airport (IATA: WUX, ICAO: ZSWX) is an airport serving the cities of Wuxi and Suzhou in southern Jiangsu Province, China (Sunan meaning "Southern Jiangsu" in Chinese). It is located in Shuofang Subdistrict, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of Wuxi and 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Suzhou. The airport was built in 1955 for military use, and commercial flights only started in 2004. Formerly called Wuxi Shuofang Airport, it took the current name in November 2010 and is now co-owned by the governments of Wuxi, Suzhou, and Jiangsu Province.[3] In 2013, Sunan Shuofang Airport handled 3,590,188 passengers, making it the 42nd busiest airport in China.

"Suzhou Airport" redirects here. For the military airport in Suzhou, see Suzhou Guangfu Airport.
Sunan Shuofang International Airport

苏南硕放国际机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorSunan Shuofang International Airport Ltd.
ServesWuxi and Suzhou, Jiangsu
LocationShuofang Subdistrict, Wuxi, Jiangsu
Elevation AMSL5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates31°29′40″N 120°25′46″E
Websitewww.wuxiairport.com
Maps

CAAC airport chart
WUX/ZSWX
Location of airport in Jiangsu , People’s Republic of China
WUX/ZSWX
WUX/ZSWX (China)
WUX/ZSWX
WUX/ZSWX (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers7207529
Cargo (tons)123,818.9
Aircraft movements56,066
Sources:[1][2]
Sunan Shuofang International Airport
Simplified Chinese苏南硕放国际机场
Traditional Chinese蘇南碩放國際機場
Wuxi Shuofang Airport
Simplified Chinese无锡硕放机场
Traditional Chinese無錫碩放機場

Facilities

The airport has one runway designated 03/21 which measures 3,200 by 50 metres (10,499 ft × 164 ft).[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Changbaishan, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Shenyang, Yanji
Air Travel Changchun, Kunming, Lijiang
Cambodia Angkor Air Charter: Siem Reap
China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Capital, Changchun,[4] Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Harbin, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Kunming, Lanzhou, Macau,[5] Nanchang,[4] Ordos,[6] Qingdao, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tongren,[7] Urumqi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Yantai,[6] Yinchuan, Zhuhai
Charter: Jeju, Phuket, Siem Reap
Seasonal charter: Da Nang[8]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Citilink Charter: Denpasar/Bali[9]
Donghai Airlines Changchun, Shenzhen
Juneyao Airlines Guilin, Harbin, Huizhou, Nagoya–Centrair,[10] Qingdao, Sanya, Xi'an
Mandarin Airlines Taichung
Ruili Airlines Shenyang,[11] Taiyuan[12]
Scoot Singapore
Shenzhen Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong,[13] Kunming, Macau, Nagoya–Centrair,[14] Nanning, Osaka–Kansai, Quanzhou,[15] Sanya, Sapporo–Chitose,[16] Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taipei–Taoyuan, Taiyuan, Xiamen, Xi'an, Yuncheng, Zhuhai
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming
Sriwijaya Air Seasonal charter: Denpasar/Bali
Uni Air Taichung[17]
Charter: Kaohsiung[18]
Vietnam Airlines Nha Trang[19]
Charter: Phu Quoc
XiamenAir Fuzhou

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Donghai Airlines Beijing–Capital, Quanzhou, Shenzhen
SF Airlines Shenzhen
Suparna Airlines Cargo Hong Kong, Shanghai–Pudong

Ground transportation

The airport is served by a station on Line 3 of the Wuxi Metro.

See also

References
  1. (in Chinese) Wuxi Airport Co., Ltd. Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Airport information for Sunan Shuofang International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. 苏南硕放国际机场有限公司正式揭牌 Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 东航冬春换季新增多条航班
  5. 东航开通澳门-西安、澳门-无锡航线
  6. 承让！东航烟台16个新目的地直飞时刻来了
  8. "China Eastern Adds New SE Asia Routes in early-July 2016". Routes Online. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. Citilink to add flights to China cities
  10. "Juneyao Airlines adds new routes to Japan in W19". routesonline. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  11. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/KQIFlF2AKUAM8aWe0vqluA
  12. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/KQIFlF2AKUAM8aWe0vqluA
  13. "Shenzhen Airlines adds Wuxi – Hong Kong service in W17". routesonline. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  14. "Shenzhen Airlines adds new routes to Japan in W19". routesonline. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  16. Liu, Jim. "Shenzhen Airlines adds Wuxi – Sapporo service from Nov 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  17. "Wuxi Enhances International/Regional Links from late-April 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  18. "UNI Air Adds Kaohsiung - Wuxi Scheduled Charter Service from Nov 2015". Airlineroute.net. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  19. https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287291/vietnam-airlines-4q19-china-network-additions/
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