Chongqing Xiannüshan Airport Explained

Chongqing Xiannüshan Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|重庆仙女山机场
Iata:CQW
Icao:ZUWL
Type:Public
City-Served:Wulong District, Chongqing, China
Location:Xiannüshan Town
Coordinates:29.4658°N 107.6922°W
Pushpin Map:China Chongqing
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Chongqing
Pushpin Label:CQW/ZUWL
Elevation-M:1746.5
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:01/19
R1-Length-M:2,800
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:47,433
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:602
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:1
Footnotes:Source: IATA,[1] CNAIR
Order:st
T:重慶仙女山機場
P:Chóngqìng Xiānnǚshān Jīchǎng

Chongqing Xiannvshan Airport[2] [3] or Chongqing Xiannüshan Airport is an airport that serves Wulong, Chongqing municipality, China. The airport is located in the town of Xiannüshan (仙女山), also spelled as Xiannyushan or Xiannvshan, north of the urban center of Wulong District, it is expected to mainly serve tourists visiting the Wulong Karst landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Construction began in 2014 and lasted five years, with an estimated total cost of 1.333 billion yuan (about $145 million).[4] [5]

The airport opened on December 18, 2020.[6]

Facilities

Chongqing Xiannvshan Airport has a 2,800-meter-long runway (class 4C), occupying an area of 3,476 mu.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IATA code search page. IATA.
  2. Web site: [重庆]重庆武隆机场正式命名“重庆仙女山机场”]. 2019-09-27. 故国家民航局综合司对重庆武隆机场命名为“重庆仙女山机场”无不同意见,机场英文名称为“CHONGQING XIANNVSHAN AIRPORT”.
  3. Web site: 重庆仙女山机场正式命名,将与张家界等形成空中旅游黄金环线. 2019-10-06.
  4. News: 仙女山旅游支线机场为重庆经济发展插上腾飞的翅膀 . China Air Travel . 2013-03-26 . 2014-01-15.
  5. News: 打造国际旅游 重庆仙女山机场有望明年开建 . Phoenix TV . 2013-03-29 . 2014-01-15.
  6. Web site: Xiannyushan Airport in Chongqing officially opens - Xinhua English.news.cn. 2020-12-18. www.xinhuanet.com.