- Changchun Longjia International Airport
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Changchun Longjia
International Airport
长春龙嘉国际机场
Chángchūn Lóngjiā Guójì JīchángIATA: CGQ – ICAO: ZYCC Location in Jilin province
CGQSummary Airport type Civil Operator Civil Government Serves Changchun and Jilin City Location near the town of Longjia, Erdao District, Changchun[1] Elevation AMSL 706 ft / 215 m Coordinates 43°59′46″N 125°41′07″E / 43.99611°N 125.68528°E Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 10,500 3,200 Concrete Source: World Aero Data[2] Changchun Longjia International Airport (simplified Chinese: 长春龙嘉国际机场; traditional Chinese: 長春龍嘉國際機場; pinyin: Chángchūn Lóngjiā Guójì Jīcháng) is an airport in Jilin Province, People's Republic of China (IATA: CGQ, ICAO: ZYCC), for which it is an aviation hub. The airport is 31.2 km (19.4 mi) north-east of Changchun and 76 km (47.2 mi) north-west of Jilin City: responsibility for the operation of the airport is shared by both cities.[3]
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History
The airport was approved for construction in 1998. Construction started on May 29, 2003, and the airport began its operations on August 27, 2005. It was intended to replace the operations of Changchun Dafangshen Airport (长春大房身机场), which was closed after Changchun Longjia commenced operations, and commercial flights to and from Jilin Airport were transferred to Changchun Longjia from October 3, 2005. The airport was later expanded in 2009, the construction added two more boarding gates to the airport and was finished in May,2011. The airport is now able to handle the Boeing 747s. [4] It is predicted that by 2015, the airport will be able to handle 6.5 million passengers per year.[5]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Air China Beijing-Capital, Chengdu Asiana Airlines Seoul-Incheon China Eastern Airlines Beijing-Capital, Dalian, Nanjing, Shanghai-Pudong, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou China Southern Airlines Baotou,Beijing-Capital, Chongqing, Changbaishan, Changsha, Chengdu, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hailaar, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Jeju, Jinan, Nagoya-Centrair, Nanjing, Osaka-Kansai, Qingdao, Sanya, Sendai, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Taiyuan, Taipei-Taoyuan, Taichung, Tokyo-Narita, Urumqi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Yanji, Zhengzhou Hainan Airlines Beijing-Capital Juneyao Airlines Shanghai-Pudong Kunming Airlines Kunming Shandong Airlines Haikou, Jinan, Qingdao, Wenzhou, Weihai, Xiamen, Yantai Shanghai Airlines Shanghai-Pudong Shenzhen Airlines Dalian, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Wuhan Sichuan Airlines Chengdu, Chongqing,Sanya, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou Spring Airlines Shanghai-Pudong Tianjin Airlines Hohhot, Tianjin, Tongliao, Xi'an Xiamen Airlines Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Xiamen Public transportation
Changchun Longjia is serviced by the Changchun–Jilin Intercity Railway, which stops at Longjia station, located at the basement of the terminal. The airport is also serviced by coaches, which ferry passengers to and from Quan'an Square in Changchun and Jiangcheng Square in Jilin.
See also
References
- ^ 长春龙嘉国际机场本月27日零时将正式启用
- ^ Airport information for ZYCC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- ^ Information about Changchun Airports
- ^ "China's Ertaizi Airport halts operation". Greater China Transport Logistic Insights. 03.10.2005. http://www.gctl8.com/index.php?module=ShowCategory&CatNum=SM&page=2255&GUID=9WR3IN0NZB7LQPQVTDRJ. Retrieved 27.02.2011.
- ^ Information about Changchun Airports
External links
- Current weather for ZYCC at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for ZYCC / CGQ at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for CGQ at Aviation Safety Network
Categories:- Airports in Jilin
- People's Republic of China airport stubs
- Jilin geography stubs
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