Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
nativename-a = 西安咸阳国际机场
nativename-r = Xī'ān Xiányáng Guójì Jīchǎng


caption =
IATA = XIY
ICAO = ZLXY
type = Public
owner =
operator = XXIA
city-served = Xi'an, Shaanxi
location =
elevation-f = 1,572
elevation-m = 479
website =
metric-rwy = y
r1-number = 05/23
r1-length-m = 3,000
r1-length-f = 9,842
r1-surface = Concrete
footnotes = Source: DAFIFWAD|ZLXY|source=DAFIF] GCM|ZLXY|XIY / ZLXY|source=DAFIF]

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (zh-stp|s=西安咸阳国际机场|t=西安咸陽國際機場|p=Xī'ān Xiányáng Guójì Jīchǎng) airport codes|XIY|ZLXY serves Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. Covering 5 square kilometres, it is the largest airport in China's northwest. Due to the Chinese western expansion, visitor and cargo flow are rapidly increasing. The airport was the hub for China Northwest Airlines until the company was merged into China Eastern Airlines in 2002. Currently, the airport connects to 79 other cities domestically and internationally.

In 2007, the airport handled 11,372,630 passengers, which made itself the busiest airport in northwest China and the 9th busiest nationwide. Xi'an Xianyang International Airport was also the 15th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 9th busiest airport by traffic movements.

History

Before Xi'an Xianyang International Airport was built, Xi'an was served by Xi'an Xiguan Airport airport codes|SIA|ZLSN [GCM|SIA|SIA / ZLSN] [ASN|SIA|SIA / ZLSN] . In 1984, the State Council of the People's Republic of China and Central Military Commission proposed to build a large civil-use airport on the site of Xianyang's airfield. Phase 1 of the airport commenced construction on August 1987, and was finished and opened in September 1, 1991. Xi'an Xiguan Airport closed at the same time. Phase 2 started in August 2000, and was finished on September 16, 2003. Also, in 2007, the airport signed an agreement to do trading with Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, creating the "Air silk road."

Another RMB7.592 billion invested project is scheduled to be established by 2020. It will build a third 170,000-square-meter terminal building; a second 3,800-meter runway; and related support facilities. After expansion, the airport will reach 26 million passengers annually, and will become the fourth Chinese airport with independent parallel operation of instrument runways.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines have regular scheduled services to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport :

Domestic:

*Air China (Beijing, Chengdu, Guilin, Hangzhou, Shanghai-Pudong)
*China Eastern Airlines (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dayong, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Macau, Nanchang, Nanjing, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Wuhan, Wuxi, Yinchuan)
*China Southern Airlines (Changsha, Chengdu, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Lanzhou, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xining, Yinchuan, Yiwu)
*Deer Air (Sanya)
*Hainan Airlines (Ankang, Beijing, Changsha, Changzhi, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanzhong, Hefei, Hohhot, Jinan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanjing, Qingdao, Qingyang, Sanya, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xuzhou, Yan'an, Yichang, Yinchang, Yinchuan, Yulin)
*Shandong Airlines (Jinan)
*Shanghai Airlines (Lanzhou, Shanghai-Pudong, Xining)
*Shenzhen Airlines (Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Shenzhen, Shenyang, Urumqi, Xining, Yinchuan)
**Kunpeng Airlines (Changchun, Dunhuang, Fuzhou, Hailar, Hefei, Hohhot, Huangyan, Jiayuguan, Lanzhou, Linyi, Manzhouli, Nanjing, Nanning, Qinhuangdao, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Wuhan, Wuzhou, Xiangfan, Yantai, Yinchuan, Yulin)
*Sichuan Airlines (Chengdu)
*Xiamen Airlines (Nanchang, Wuhan, Wuyishan)

International:

Hong Kong is listed here as these flights are treated as international flights.

*Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
*Bangkok Airways (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
*China Eastern Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Hong Kong, Nagoya-Centrair, Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita)
*Dragonair (Hong Kong)
*Hong Kong Express Airways (Hong Kong)
*Japan Airlines (Tokyo-Narita)
*Korean Air (Busan) "seasonal"

Access

The airport is 47 km from Xi'an city centre, and 13 km from the town of Xianyang. Buses and taxis are available between the airport and Xi'an city centre.

* Airport Bus: costs ¥25 in renminbi, it frequently travels between the CBD and the Airport.
* Taxi: for cars are not bigger than 1.8L cc, with minimum charge ¥6 in 2km; more than 2km, it charges at ¥1.5 per km. Between 23:00 and 06:00，the minimum charge will be ¥7 in 2km; with a night-time surcharge, extra ¥0.3 per km. For cars bigger than 1.8L cc, the minimum charge is ¥8 in 2km; more than 2km, it charges at ¥2.4 per km. During night-time hours, the minimum charge is ¥9 in 2km, and the surcharge is the same, at ¥0.3 per km. When the taxi makes a stop as the passenger’s request or waiting at a traffic-light, it will charge as 1km per every 5 minutes it waits. So, it will cost around ¥80-¥140 to Xi'an city centre.

(All standard fees are correct by March 2007)

ee also

*List of airports in the People's Republic of China

References

External links

* [http://www.xxia.com.cn/ Shaanxi Airport Management Corporation]
* [http://www.xian-airport.com/ Xi'an Xiangyang International Aviation Limited]
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