Heihe Aihui Airport Explained

Heihe Aihui Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|黑河瑷珲机场
Iata:HEK
Icao:ZYHE
Coordinates:50.1722°N 127.3086°W
Pushpin Map:China Heilongjiang
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Heilongjiang
Pushpin Label:HEK
Type:Public
City-Served:Heihe, Heilongjiang, China
Elevation-M:312
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-M:2,500
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:158,192
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:2,469
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:36.4
Footnotes:Source:

Heihe Aihui Airport is an airport serving the city of Heihe in Heilongjiang Province, China. It is not far away from Ignatyevo Airport in Blagoveshchensk, Russia.

History

In March 2016, China Daily reported that the airport had changed its name from simply Heihe Airport to Heihe Aihui Airport, reflecting the district in which the city of Heihe is located.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Heihe airport gets a name change . . 25 March 2016 . 29 December 2016.