Wuzhou Xijiang Airport Explained

Wuzhou Xijiang Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|梧州西江机场
Iata:WUZ
Icao:ZGWZ
Type:Public
City-Served:Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
Location:Tangbu Town, Teng County
Opened:23 January 2019
Coordinates:23.4014°N 111.0986°W
Pushpin Map:China Guangxi
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Guangxi
Pushpin Label:WUZ
Elevation-F:89
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-M:2,500
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:262,592
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:108,008
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:51.6
Footnotes:Source:
Order:st
S:梧州西江机场
T:梧州西江機場
P:Wúzhōu Xījiāng Jīchǎng

Wuzhou Xijiang Airport is an airport serving the city of Wuzhou in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is located south of the Xijiang river in the town of Tangbu in Teng County, from the city center.[1]

The airport received approval from the State Council of China on 29 June 2014.[2] Construction began in 2016 and the airport was opened on 23 January 2019, replacing the older Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport. The airport cost 1.765 billion yuan to build.

Facilities

The airport has a 2600m (8,500feet) runway (class 4C) and an 8000m2 terminal building. It is projected to handle 750,000 passengers and 6,000 tons of cargo annually by 2025.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 梧州西江机场正式首航. Chen Yibin 陈义斌 . 2019-01-23. Carnoc. 2019-01-27.
  2. News: http://news.gxnews.com.cn/staticpages/20140904/newgx5407e4bc-11095026.shtml . zh:梧州机场迁建项目力争年内开工 . Guangxi News . zh . 2014-09-04.