Luzhou Yunlong Airport Explained

Luzhou Yunlong Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|泸州云龙机场
Iata:LZO
Icao:ZULZ
Coordinates:29.03°N 105.47°W
Pushpin Map:China Sichuan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Sichuan
Pushpin Label:LZO
Type:Public/military
City-Served:Luzhou, Sichuan, China
Location:Yunlong Town, Lu County
Opened:10 September 2018
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:07/25
R1-Length-M:2,700
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:2,100,833
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:24,555
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:6,001.8
Order:st
S:泸州云龙机场
T:瀘州雲龍機場
P:Lúzhōu Yúnlóng Jīchǎng

Luzhou Yunlong Airport is a dual-use military and civilian airport in the city of Luzhou in China's Sichuan province. Preparatory work for the airport began in October 2013 with a total investment of 2.77 billion yuan,[1] [2] while construction officially started on 5 November 2016. The airport was opened on 10 September 2018 with the inaugural Colorful Guizhou Airlines flight from Guiyang, and all flights were transferred from the old Luzhou Lantian Airport.[3]

The airport is located north of the city centre of Luzhou, at the boundary of the towns of Yunlong in Lu County, and Shidong and Shuangjia in Longmatan District.[2]

Facilities

Luzhou Yunlong is a class 4D airport, with the ability to handle Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft. It has a 10000sqm terminal building, and ten aircraft parking spots.[1] It was projected to handle 2 million passengers annually by 2020.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: http://region.scdaily.cn/jrsz/content/2013-10/29/content_6295030.htm?node=3538 . zh:泸州云龙机场昨开建 2016年投用 . Sichuan Daily . zh . 2013-10-29 . 2014-01-22.
  2. News: http://epaper.scdaily.cn/shtml/scrb/20131030/44411.shtml . zh:泸州机场迁建全面启动 . Sichuan Daily . zh . 2013-10-30 . 2014-01-22.
  3. Web site: 泸州云龙机场正式通航 年底将开通航线约30条. Yue. Dong. 11 September 2018. Carnoc. 2018-09-18.