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Ningbo Lishe International Airport
宁波栎社国际机场
Níngbō Lìshè Guójì JīchǎngIATA: NGB – ICAO: ZSNB Summary Airport type Public Operator Ningbo Lishe International Airport Co. Ltd. Serves Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Elevation AMSL 4 m / 13 ft Coordinates 29°49′36″N 121°27′43″E / 29.82667°N 121.46194°ECoordinates: 29°49′36″N 121°27′43″E / 29.82667°N 121.46194°E Map Location of airport in China
NGBRunways Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 3,200 10,499 Concrete Statistics (2010) Passengers 4,517,070 Source: [1] China's busiest airports by passenger traffic Ningbo Lishe International Airport (Chinese: 宁波栎社国际机场) (IATA: NGB, ICAO: ZSNB) is the principal airport serving Ningbo, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the second largest city in Zhejiang Province, China.
In 2010, the airport handled 4,517,070 passengers, ranking 33rd in China. It was also the 28th busiest airport in China in terms of cargo traffic in 2009.
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History
Ningbo's first airport was opened for civil service on November 16, 1984 when a CAAC Antonov AN-24 aircraft landed at a military airfield (宁波庄桥军用机场) in Ningbo.
In 1985, the Central Government approved the construction of Ningbo Lishe Airport. On June 30, 1990, the new airport opened for service and became the first civil only airport in Zhejiang. The construction cost of the airport was RMB 126 million.
In July 1992, the airport opened for international service and the first international service was opened to Hong Kong later the same year. In November 1998, service to Macau with onward code-share connection to Taipei and Kaohsiung started. International cargo flights also started by the end of 1998.
In March 1997, Great Wall Airlines established a hub at the airport. Currently, the airport has services to 38 domestic destinations in China and also external services to Hong Kong, Seoul, and Macau. It is currently served by 16 airlines.
The airport was renamed Ningbo Lishe International Airport from Ningbo Lishe Airport on November 29, 2005.
Growth
The airport is one of the fastest growing airport in China. In 1992, 286,021 passengers and 4,064 tons of cargo passed through the airport. In 2002, the figures grew to 1.28 million passengers and over 20,000 tons of cargo. Annual growth rate is 17.8% and 19.8% for passenger traffic and cargo traffic respectively.
In 2004, the airport handled 1.85 million passengers and 34,800 tons of cargo and it is expected to handle 2.3 million passengers and 52,000 tons of cargo in 2008.
Foreign investment
The airport's operator signed a strategic partnership agreement on June 10, 2005 with Fraport, the operator of Frankfurt Airport under which it will sell a 25% stake to the German airport operator.
Facilities
A new passenger terminal was opened on October 8, 2002 at a construction cost of RMB 770 million. The new terminal has an annual capacity of 3.8 million passengers. It can handle 1,700 passengers at maximum per hour. The departure lounge occupies 43,500 m². in area. The new apron occupies an area of 87,000 m². The new terminal also has 16 departure gates and 7 jetways. The new parking facility associated has 360 parking spaces.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Air China Beijing-Capital Beijing Capital Airlines Dalian, Haikou, Shenyang Chengdu Airlines Changsha China Eastern Airlines Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hong Kong, Kunming, Nanning, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xuzhou, Zhangjiajie China Southern Airlines Beijing-Capital, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Lianyungang, Qingdao, Sanya, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan Dragonair Hong Kong EVA Air Kaohsiung Hainan Airlines Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Qingdao, Shenzhen Hong Kong Airlines Cargo Cargo: Hong Kong Hong Kong Express Airways Seasonal Charter: Hong Kong Jetstar Asia Airways Singapore Lucky Air Nanchang Mandarin Airlines Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taipei-Taoyuan Shandong Airlines Jinan, Qingdao, Xiamen Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen Sichuan Airlines Chongqing, Kunming, Nanchang Tianjin Airlines Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi'an, Zhengzhou Uni Air Taichung, Taipei-Taoyuan Xiamen Airlines Changsha, Dalian, Qingdao, Xiamen Ground transportation
There are limousine airport buses operated by various operators to downtown Ningbo every hour. There are also airport buses to prefectures further away from Ningbo with less frequency.
See also
- List of airports in the People's Republic of China
- List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China
References
- ^ Airport information for Ningbo Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
External links
- Ningbo Airport Official Website
- Ningbo Flight Schedules in English
- Airport information for ZSNB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
Categories:- Airports in Zhejiang
- Transport in Ningbo
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