Iata: | TYN |
Icao: | ZBYN |
Type: | Public |
City-Served: | Taiyuan |
Location: | Xiaodian, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China |
Elevation-M: | 785 |
Metric-Elev: | y |
Image Map Caption: | CAAC airport chart |
Pushpin Map: | China Shanxi#China |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Shanxi##Location in China |
Pushpin Label: | TYN |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
R1-Number: | 13/31 |
R1-Length-M: | 3,600 |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
Stat1-Data: | 9,995,334 |
Stat-Year: | 2021 |
Footnotes: | Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China |
Stat2-Header: | Cargo (in tons) |
Stat2-Data: | 55,649.9 |
Stat3-Header: | Aircraft movements |
Stat3-Data: | 88,951 |
S: | 太原武宿国际机场 |
T: | 太原武宿國際機場 |
P: | Tàiyuán Wǔsù Guójì Jīchǎng |
Order: | st |
Taiyuan Wusu International Airport is an international airport serving Taiyuan, the capital of North China’s Shanxi province. It is the largest airport in Shanxi and is located about 15km (09miles) southeast of downtown Taiyuan.
Built in 1939, it has evolved into one of the busiest and most important airports of Shanxi Province, with connections to most major cities within China. Since March 2006, the airport has undergone an expansion phase with a new terminal at a cost of CNY 1.57 billion, and is capable of serving 6 million passengers a year. Construction was completed in late 2007. Since this expansion, it has been able to serve as a diversionary airport for Beijing Capital International Airport, and notably performed that function during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1]
The airport is a focus city for both China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. As of 2020, Taiyuan Wusu International Airport was the 30th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China, with 9,013,205 passengers.