Cangyuan Washan Airport Explained

Cangyuan Washan Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|沧源佤山机场
Iata:CWJ
Icao:ZPCW
Type:Public
City-Served:Cangyuan, Yunnan
Location:Nuoliang Township
Coordinates:23.2714°N 99.3681°W
Pushpin Map:China Yunnan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Yunnan
Pushpin Label:CWJ
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-M:2,600
R1-Surface:concrete
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:224,294
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:2,636
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:254.8
Order:st
S:沧源佤山机场
T:滄源佤山機場
P:Cāngyuán Wǎshān Jīchǎng

Cangyuan Washan Airport is an airport serving Cangyuan Va Autonomous County in Lincang, Yunnan province, southwest China. The airport is located in Nuoliang Township and opened in December 2016.

History

Construction of the airport began on 20 December 2013, with an estimated total investment of 1.589 billion yuan.[1] Cangyuan Washan Airport opened on 8 December 2016 with the arrival of a Lucky Air flight from Kunming, the capital of the province.[2] The airport supports tourism in the county; it is closer than Lincang Airport, originally the only airport in Lincang,[3] to Wengding Wa village, a popular tourist attraction.[4]

Facilities

The airport has one runway that measures 2600x. It can handle 270,000 passengers and 1080t of cargo per year.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: http://society.yunnan.cn/html/2013-12/21/content_3005878.htm . zh:云南临沧沧源佤山机场开工 2015年建成通航 . Yunnan News . zh . 2013-12-21 . 2014-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305004212/http://society.yunnan.cn/html/2013-12/21/content_3005878.htm# . 2016-03-05 . dead .
  2. News: Cangyuan Washan Airport launches operations . CAPA - Centre for Aviation . 9 December 2016 . 1 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Cangyuan Washan Airport . CAPA - Centre for Aviation . 1 January 2017.
  4. Web site: China's 2nd county-level airport being built in Cangyuan . InKunming . 7 March 2012 . 1 January 2017.