Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport Explained

Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|嘉峪关酒泉机场
Iata:JGN
Icao:ZLJQ
Type:Public
City-Served:Jiayuguan and Jiuquan
Location:Jiayuguan, Gansu
Coordinates:39.8569°N 98.3414°W
Pushpin Map:China Gansu
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Gansu
Pushpin Label:JGN
Elevation-M:1,558
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-M:3,000
R1-Surface:paved
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:622,194
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:6,206
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:1,271.8
Footnotes:Source:CAAC[1] [2]

Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport is an airport in Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province, China. It is located 9 kilometers northeast of Jiayuguan and also close to the city of Jiuquan. First built in 1938 for military use, the airport was rebuilt at the current location in 1953 and was formerly called Jiuquan Airport. It was expanded and reopened in August 2006.[3]

The airport was closed on 26 March 2023, by the Civil Aviation Administration of China for the major renovation and expansion works.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015年民航机场吞吐量排名. www.caac.gov.cn.
  2. http://www.airfieldmaps.co.uk/chinaairports.htm Airports in China
  3. http://news.qq.com/a/20060804/001045.htm 甘肃嘉峪关机场今日正式复航
  4. News: 蒋文艳、张剑利 . 嘉峪关机场26日零时关闭进行改扩建施工 . 2023-03-23 . 甘肃经济日报 . 2023-03-17 . 2023-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323041733/http://www.gsjb.com/system/2023/03/17/030740974.shtml . live .