Zhalantun Chengjisihan Airport Explained

Zhalantun Chengjisihan Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|扎兰屯成吉思汗机场
Iata:NZL
Icao:ZBZL
Coordinates:47.8658°N 122.7675°W
Pushpin Map:China Inner Mongolia
Pushpin Label:NZL
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Inner Mongolia
Type:Public
City-Served:Zhalantun, Inner Mongolia, China
Location:Chengjisihan Town
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-M:2,500
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:152,450
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:54,972
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:35.6
Footnotes:Source:

Zhalantun Chengjisihan Airport (Mongolian transliteration: Zalantun Genghiskhan Airport) is an airport that serves the city of Zalantun in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China. It is located near Chengjisihan (Genghis Khan) Town, from the city center. The airport opened in December 2016.

History

Zhalantun airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission on 19 June 2013. Construction started on 16 July with a total investment of 438 million yuan.[1] [2] The airport opened on 28 December 2016 with the arrival of a China Express Airlines flight from Hohhot.[3]

Facilities

Zhalantun airport has a single runway with dimensions 2500x.[4] The passenger terminal covers and can handle 280,000 people per year. The airport's annual cargo capacity is 1400t.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: http://cdn.carnoc.com/list/258/258996.html . zh:内蒙古扎兰屯市民用机场建设工程正式开工 . zh . 2013-07-16 . 2013-08-15.
  2. Web site: http://www.zhalantun.gov.cn/html_l.aspx?id=5017 . zh:自治区"十二五"民航重点项目破题——扎兰屯民用机场获国家批复 . Zhalantun Government . zh . 2013-06-19 . 2013-08-15.
  3. News: 内蒙古扎兰屯成吉思汗机场投入使用(图) . . 28 December 2016 . 1 January 2017 . zh.
  4. Web site: Zhalantun Chengjisihan Airport . CAPA - Centre for Aviation . 1 January 2017.