Ankang Fuqiang Airport Explained

Ankang Fuqiang Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|安康富强机场
Iata:AKA
Icao:ZLAK
Type:Public
City-Served:Ankang, Shaanxi, China
Location:Wuli, Hanbin District
Pushpin Map:China
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in China
Pushpin Label:AKA
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-M:2,600

Ankang Fuqiang Airport is an airport in Ankang, Shaanxi province, China, located 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]

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.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 January 2013. 安康机场喜获国务院、中央军委同意迁建批复. 3 October 2020. Ankang Municipal People's Government. zh.
  2. Web site: 31 December 2015. 安康机场开工建设. 2020-10-03. Ankang Municipal People's Government. zh.
  3. Web site: New airport opens in west China - Xinhua English.news.cn. 2020-09-30. www.xinhuanet.com.
  4. News: http://sn.people.com.cn/BIG5/n/2014/0820/c190250-22046278.html . zh:安康新機場選址於漢濱區富強鎮 將於2019年建成 . People's Daily . 20 August 2014 . zh.