Shaoyang Wugang Airport Explained

Shaoyang Wugang Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|邵阳武冈机场
Iata:WGN
Icao:ZGSY
Type:Public
City-Served:Shaoyang, Hunan, China
Location:Wugang, Hunan
Opened:28 June 2017
Coordinates:26.802°N 110.642°W
Pushpin Map:China Hunan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Hunan
Pushpin Label:WGN
Elevation-M:440
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:03/21
R1-Length-M:2,600
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:302,563
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:4,250
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:3.8
Footnotes:Source:

Shaoyang Wugang Airport is an airport serving the city of Shaoyang in Hunan Province, China. It is located north of Wugang, a county-level city under the administration of Shaoyang, and from the urban center of Shaoyang.[1] The airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in July 2013. It is expected to cost 957 million yuan to build.[2] The airport was opened on 28 June 2017, with an inaugural China Southern Airlines flight from Changsha Huanghua International Airport.[1]

Facilities

The airport has a 2,600-meter runway and a 3,000-square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 250,000 passengers and 500 tons of cargo annually by 2020.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 武冈机场通航,邵阳新添空中走廊 . Sina . 29 June 2017.
  2. Web site: http://cdn.carnoc.com/list/258/258790.html . zh:新建湖南邵阳武冈机场获批复 投资9.57亿元 . Carnoc . zh . 2013-08-09 . 2013-08-16.