Lüliang Dawu Airport Explained

Lüliang Dawu Airport should not be confused with Luliang Air Base.

Lüliang Dawu Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|吕梁大武机场
Iata:LLV
Icao:ZBLL
Type:Public
City-Served:Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Location:Dawu, Fangshan County
Pushpin Map:China Shanxi
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Shanxi
Pushpin Label:LLV
Coordinates:37.6833°N 111.1428°W
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-M:2,600
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:379,659
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:6,381
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:682.2
Footnotes:Source:[1]
S:吕梁大武机场
T:呂梁大武機場
P:Lǚliáng Dàwǔ Jīchǎng
Order:st

Lvliang Dawu Airport or Lüliang Dawu Airport is an airport serving the city of Lüliang in Shanxi Province, China. It is located near the town of Dawu in Fangshan County, 20.5 kilometers from the city center. Construction of the airport began on 21 February 2009 with an investment of 764 million yuan, and was originally projected to be finished in 2011.[2] The actual completion time was late 2013, and the airport was opened on 26 January 2014.[3]

It was a notorious "ghost airport" around 2015; despite its size and cost, it handled just three to five flights per day.[4] By 2019, this number had grown to more than 17 flights per day.

Facilities

The airport will have one runway that is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide (class 4C), and a 13,000 square meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 200,000 passengers and 900 tons of cargo annually by 2020.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VariFlight. www.variflight.com.
  2. http://www.sx.xinhuanet.com/jryw/2009-02/21/content_15758822.htm 山西吕梁民用机场开工奠基 项目总投资7.64亿元
  3. News: http://sx.sxgov.cn/content/2014-01/26/content_4122278_all.htm . zh:吕梁机场正式通航 至北京1个多小时可到达 . Huanghe News . zh . 2014-01-26 . 2014-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201195057/http://sx.sxgov.cn/content/2014-01/26/content_4122278_all.htm . 2014-02-01 . dead .
  4. News: Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth. Jonathan. Watts. 25 February 2019. www.theguardian.com. The Guardian.