Baotou Donghe Airport Explained

Baotou Donghe Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|包头东河机场
Iata:BAV
Icao:ZBOW
Type:Public
City-Served:Baotou
Location:Donghe District, Inner Mongolia, China
Elevation-M:1,012
Metric-Elev:y
Coordinates:40.5597°N 109.9967°W
Pushpin Map:China Inner Mongolia
Pushpin Label:BAV/ZBOW
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Inner Mongolia
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-M:2,800
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:1,336,911
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:14,320
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:2,927
Order:st
P:Bāotóu Dōnghé Jīchǎng

Baotou Donghe Airport 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 14miles from downtown areas.

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 9186feet long and 200feet wide. It is equipped at both ends with Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) with sequenced flashers, and touchdown zone (TDZ) lighting. Terminal 1 was opened in 1999, Terminal 2 was opened in 2014, is a domestic terminal. On the first floor of the terminal 2 complex is the arrival hall, the second floor is the departure hall, with 22 check in counters and 8 security check lanes.

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