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Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport

Coordinates: 31°6′16″N 118°40′2″E / 31.10444°N 118.66722°E / 31.10444; 118.66722
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Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport

芜湖宣州机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesWuhu and Xuancheng, Anhui, China
LocationWanzhi Town, Wanzhi District
Opened30 April 2021; 3 years ago (2021-04-30)
Coordinates31°6′16″N 118°40′2″E / 31.10444°N 118.66722°E / 31.10444; 118.66722
Map
WHA is located in Anhui
WHA
WHA
Location of airport in Anhui
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,800 9,186
Statistics (2021)
Passengers160,639
Aircraft movements5,045
Cargo (metric tons)476.4
Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport
Simplified Chinese芜湖宣州机场
Traditional Chinese蕪湖宣州機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWúhú Xuãnzhōu Jīchǎng

Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport (IATA: WHA, ICAO: ZSWA) 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

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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

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AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Xi'an[3]
China Express Airlines Changsha, Chongqing,[4] Guilin,[5] Guiyang, Quanzhou,[6] Taiyuan, Xiamen,[4] Zhuhai[7]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou
China United Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Foshan
Fuzhou Airlines Haikou, Harbin, Sanya
Ruili Airlines Kunming,[8] Shenyang[9]
Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[10] Chongqing
Tibet Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu[11]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "迎暑运,桂林机场持续引进航空公司". Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  6. ^ "就晋飞 | 泉州晋江国际机场首次开通泉州—芜湖航班". Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "夏秋航季 | 在春天里遇见春城昆明的美好". Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. ^ "夏秋换季 | 从东北出发,赏全国美景". Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "西藏航空2024年夏航季航线计划新鲜出炉!". Retrieved 6 April 2024.