Haixi Delingha Airport | |
Iata: | HXD |
Icao: | ZLDL |
Type: | Public |
Location: | Delingha, Qinghai, China |
Opened: | 16 June 2014 |
Metric-Elev: | y |
Elevation-M: | 2,860 |
Pushpin Map: | China Qinghai |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Qinghai |
Pushpin Label: | HXD |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 37.125°N 97.2686°W |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 07/25 |
R1-Length-M: | 3,000 |
Stat-Year: | 2021 |
Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
Stat1-Data: | 57,092 |
Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
Stat2-Data: | 1,320 |
Stat3-Header: | Cargo (metric tons) |
Stat3-Data: | 411.8 |
Footnotes: | Source: Xinhua, GCM, STV |
Haixi Delingha Airport is an airport serving Delingha City, the capital of the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, China. The airport is located southwest of the city center, on the south bank of Bayin River.[1]
Construction began on 27 May 2011, with a total investment of 630 million yuan. The airport was opened on 16 June 2014, with the inaugural flight China Eastern Airlines MU2241 from Xining Caojiabao Airport. Delingha is the fourth civil airport in Qinghai.[1]
The airport has a 3000m (10,000feet) runway (class 4C), and a terminal building. It is projected to handle 200,000 passengers annually by 2020.[1] [2]