Zhuhai Jinwan Airport Explained

Iata:ZUH
Icao:ZGSD
Pushpin Map:China Guangdong
Pushpin Label:ZUH
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Guangdong
Type:Public / Military
Owner-Oper:Hong Kong-Zhuhai Airport Management Co., Ltd.
Location:Sanzao, Jinwan, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Metric-Elev:y
Elevation-M:7
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-M:4,120
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:39487
Stat2-Header:Passengers
Stat2-Data:4005732[1]
Stat3-Header:Cargo
Stat3-Data:28462.2 tons
Footnotes:Source: List of the busiest airports in China
Order:st
P:Zhūhǎi Jīnwān Jīchǎng
J:zyu1hoi2 gam1waan1 gei1coeng4

Zhuhai Jinwan Airport, also called Zhuhai Sanzao Airport before 10 January 2013,[2] is the airport serving the city of Zhuhai in South Central China’s Guangdong province. It is located some (road distance) southwest of the Zhuhai city center in Sanzao Town, Jinwan District, and southwest of the special administrative region of Macau.

Zhuhai airport serves Chinese domestic flights but no international flights. The airport hosts the largest airshow in mainland China, the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition.

History

The airport began construction in December 1992 and opened in June 1995. One year later in 1996, the first China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition was hosted at the airport.

In October 2006, the airport officially began to co-operate with the nearby Hong Kong International Airport, forming the operator company Hong Kong-Zhuhai Airport Management Co., Ltd.[3]

Future expansion

In September 2017, the CAAC and the government of Guangdong province announced an expansion plan of Zhuhai airport, including expansion of the eastern corridor, the third and fourth floor of the terminal and the western VIP lounge. The terminal will be expanded to an area of . The plan started in November 2017 and was completed on February 9 2018.[4]

A new terminal and a 2600m (8,500feet) runway is also planned. The new terminal started construction in November 2019 and is expected to be completed by June 2023.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Cargo

Transport

Airport Express Buses

There are four airport express bus routes connecting the airport and Zhuhai city centre, mainly serve major hotels and city lounges in Xiangzhou, Gongbei, Jida and Tangjiawan. Some routes connect stations of Guangzhou-Zhuhai intercity railway (including Zhuhai railway station), Jiuzhou Port (major ferry terminal with frequent passenger ships to Hong Kong) and Gongbei Port.

Other intercity lines connect hotels, city lounges or bus terminals of Macau, Zhongshan and Jiangmen with the airport.[6]

Public transport

The airport is also served by the Zhuhai city bus network through routes 207 (to the Gongbei Port of Entry and Zhuhai Railway Station), 504 (to Jing'an in the Doumen District) and 701 (to Sanzao town proper).

The airport has its exclusive taxi company to transport the arrivals to everywhere.

The airport has its Station linked with the Zhuhai–Zhuhai Airport intercity railway. It started operation on 3 February 2024.

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year[7]
Passengers Change from previous year Cargo
(tons)
Change from previous year Aircraft operations Change from previous year
2005657,117 N/A 7,980.8 N/A 22,742 N/A
2006799,125 21.6% 8,872.7 11.2% 24,352 7.1%
20071,041,080 30.3% 10,750.1 21.2% 25,405 4.3%
20081,121,831 7.8% 11,139.3 3.7% 30,430 19.8%
20091,385,858 23.5% 13,759.6 23.5% 23,149 23.9%
20101,819,051 31.3% 17,578.8 27.8% 37,651 62.6%
20111,797,306 1.2% 16,768.3 4.6% 48,059 27.6%
20122,090,491 16.3% 16,270.4 3.0% 43,815 8.8%
20132,894,357 38.5% 22,667.1 39.3% 44,725 2.1%
20144,075,918 40.8% 22,128.2 2.4% 50,939 13.9%
20154,708,706 15.5% 25,828.1 16.7% 50,478 0.9%
20166,130,384 30.2% 31,511.6 22.0% 61,400 21.6%
20179,216,808 50.3% 37,379.0 18.6% 74,694 21.7%
201811,220,703 21.7% 46,393.0 24.1% 85,380 14.3%
201912,282,982 9.5% 50,989.4 9.9% 88,989 4.2%
20207,335,646 40.3% 38,357.8 24.8% 66,450 25.3%
20218,020,230 9.3% 40,046.8 4.4% 69,073 3.9%
20224,005,732 50.1% 28,462.2 28.9% 39,487 42.8%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022年全国民用运输机场生产统计公报 . 2023-03-16.
  2. Web site: 珠海三灶机场今日更名为珠海金湾机场(图).
  3. Web site: 珠海机场年旅客吞吐量突破千万人次,2023年将建成第二航站楼_广东精选_南方网.
  4. Web site: 大动作!投资近4亿元,珠海机场将改扩建成...速看更多好消息!-珠海搜狐焦点.
  5. Web site: 2020-02-23. 图片 珠海机场改扩建开工 年保障能力达2750万人次_民航新闻_民航资源网. 2020-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200223073636/http://news.carnoc.com/list/514/514435.html. 2020-02-23.
  6. Web site: http://www.zhairport.com/raffic_bus.html?n=qo4xl . zh:机场交通 . Hong Kong-Zhuhai Airport Management Co., Ltd. . zh-cn.
  7. Web site: 中国民用航空局--信息公开. www.caac.gov.cn.