Qionghai Bo'ao International Airport Explained

Qionghai Bo'ao International Airport
Iata:BAR
Icao:ZJQH
Type:Public
City-Served:Qionghai, Hainan
Location:Zhongyuan, Qionghai
Opened:17 March 2016
Coordinates:19.1406°N 110.4589°W
Pushpin Map:China Hainan#China
Pushpin Label:BAR/ZJQH
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hainan
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:15/33
R1-Length-M:3,200
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:702,609
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:16,952
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:1,337.4
Footnotes:Sources:
Order:st
S:琼海博鳌国际机场
T:瓊海博鰲國際機場
P:Qiónghǎi Bó'áo Guójì Jīchǎng

Qionghai Bo'ao International Airport is an airport serving the city of Qionghai, Hainan, China. The airport received the approval for establishment from the national government in January 2013,[1] [2] and was opened in March 2016 after three years of construction.[3] It was approved to be an international airport and was thus renamed in April 2024.[4]

History

The Qionghai airport was built to facilitate travel to the Boao Forum for Asia, an annual political event held away in Boao.[5] [6] The airport also serves rising tourism to the province of Hainan. A feasibility study on the airport was approved by government officials in December 2012,[7] followed by the master plan in May 2013.[8] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 17 March 2015.

After a test flight in March 2016,[9] the airport received its first commercial flight a Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 from Beijing on 17 March 2016.[10] For a short period thereafter, the airport remained open to domestic charter flights carrying Boao Forum attendees.[11] [12] After the forum, the Qionghai airport closed so that a new international terminal and a 600m (2,000feet) runway extension could be completed before the next forum. The airport reopened on 29 December 2016, receiving an Air Guilin flight from Guilin.

The airport was approved to be an international airport and was renamed "Qionghai Bo'ao International Airport" in April 2024.

Facilities

Qionghai Airport has a 3,200-meter runway capable of handling large jet aircraft, a 9,000 square-meter terminal building, and 26 aircraft parking aprons. It is designed to handle 480,000 passengers and 1,440 tons of cargo annually by 2020.

Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.hq.xinhuanet.com/news/2013-01/15/c_114365095.htm . https://web.archive.org/web/20130610151947/http://www.hq.xinhuanet.com/news/2013-01/15/c_114365095.htm . dead . June 10, 2013 . zh:海南博鳌机场可研报告获批 预计上半年动工 . Xinhuanet . zh-hans . 2013-01-15 . 2013-01-23.
  2. News: http://finance.chinanews.com/cj/2013/01-15/4489965.shtml . zh:海南博鳌机场可研报告获批 2015年底建成通航 . Chinanews . zh . 2013-01-15 . 2013-01-23 . 2016-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306101824/http://finance.chinanews.com/cj/2013/01-15/4489965.shtml . live .
  3. News: 2016-03-17 . 博鳌机场17日迎来北京-博鳌首航班 试运行阶段每日一班 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240924142219/https://www.hinews.cn/news/system/2016/03/17/030224443.shtml . 2024-09-24 . 2016-03-23 . hinews.cn . zh.
  4. Web site: 2024-05-03 . 正式获批！琼海博鳌机场更名为“琼海博鳌国际机场”_腾讯新闻 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240924142028/https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20240503A02CQX00 . 2024-09-24 . 2024-09-24 . news.qq.com . zh.
  5. News: Boao Airport Starts Construction Officially . China Aviation Daily . 19 March 2015 . 31 December 2016 . Ji, Michelangelo . 1 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170101161826/http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/newsview.jsp?id=42443 . live .
  6. News: Construction of Boao Airport to Start in May . China Aviation Daily . 18 February 2013 . 31 December 2016 . Wong, Joy . 1 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162419/http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/24/24198.html . live .
  7. News: Hainan Boao Airport Given Green Light . China Aviation Daily . 15 January 2013 . 31 December 2016 . Ge, Lena.
  8. News: Hainan Qionghai Boao Airport Master Plan Gets Approval . China Aviation Daily . 27 May 2013 . 31 December 2016 . Zheng, Leon.
  9. News: Boao airport ready to open for upcoming Asian forum . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114345/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-03/03/c_135152974.htm . dead . March 4, 2016 . . 3 March 2016 . 31 December 2016.
  10. News: Boao Airport Opens for Business, Serving Upcoming Asian Forum . China Aviation Daily . 17 March 2016 . 31 December 2016 . Ge, Lena.
  11. News: Boao Airport Resumes Operation on December 29 . China Aviation Daily . 28 December 2016 . . 31 December 2016.
  12. News: Qinghao Boao, China reopens to commercial traffic . ch-aviation . 30 December 2016 . 31 December 2016 . 24 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240924141900/https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/52052-qinghao-boao-china-reopens-to-commercial-traffic . live .

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