Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport Explained

Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport
Iata:YTY
Icao:ZSYA
Type:Public
Owner:City of Yangzhou (80%)
City of Taizhou (20%)
Operator:Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport Investment and Construction Co., Ltd.
City-Served:Yangzhou and Taizhou
Location:Jiangdu, Yangzhou, Jiangsu
Coordinates:32.5617°N 119.715°W
Pushpin Map:China Jiangsu#China
Pushpin Label:YTY
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jiangsu
Elevation-M:2
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-M:3,200
R1-Surface:concrete
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:2,223,755
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:36,507
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:10,687.7
Footnotes:Source:CAAC[1]
Order:st
T:揚州泰州國際機場
P:Yángzhōu Tàizhōu Guójì Jīchǎng

Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport is an airport serving the cities of Yangzhou and Taizhou in central Jiangsu, China. It is located in Jiangdu, Yangzhou, 30 kilometers from the center of Yangzhou and 20 kilometers from Taizhou. Another major city, Zhenjiang, is also nearby across the Yangtze River.[2] [3]

History

The airport is jointly constructed and owned by the cities of Yangzhou (80% share) and Taizhou (20% share), with a total investment of 2.082 billion yuan. The airport was opened on 7 May 2012. During the design and construction stage it was called Suzhong Jiangdu Airport, but was renamed in November 2011 to reflect the names of the main cities it serves.[3] The name plate at the airport was a calligraphy work of former CCP leader Jiang Zemin, a native of Yangzhou.[4]

Facilities

Designed as a domestic regional airport (class 4C), the airport's runway was originally 2400m (7,900feet) long and 45m (148feet) wide. It has a 31,000 square-meter terminal building and 13 aircraft parking aprons. It was designed to handle an annual throughput of 2 million passengers and 24,000 tons of cargo by 2020.[2] [3]

In December 2018, the runway was extended to 3,200 meters and the airport was upgraded to class 4E. It is now capable of handling long-range, four-engine aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A340.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/201603/P020160331391016414029.xls . zh:2015年民航机场吞吐量排名 . XLS . CAAC . 2016-03-31 . zh-cn.
  2. News: http://news.qq.com/a/20120508/000999.htm . zh-cn . zh:扬州泰州机场今起正式通航 首开5条航线 . Tencent . 8 May 2012.
  3. Web site: http://news.carnoc.com/list/206/206060.html . zh-cn . zh:原苏中江都机场正式命名为“扬州泰州机场” . Carnoc.
  4. News: Minnie . Chan . 10 May 2012 . Jiang putting himself in limelight with calligraphy .
  5. Web site: http://www.yztzairport.net/html/jichangxinwen/gongsiyaowen/20181212/724.html. zh-cn . zh:扬州泰州国际机场实现提档升级,晋升为4E级机场 苏中民航步入"大飞机"时代. 2018-12-12. Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport. 2019-04-06.