Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport 贵阳龙洞堡国际机场 Guìyáng Lóngdòngbǎo Guójì Jīchǎng |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,139 m / 3,737 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°32′19″N 106°48′03″E / 26.53861°N 106.80083°ECoordinates: 26°32′19″N 106°48′03″E / 26.53861°N 106.80083°E | ||||||||||
Website | http://www.gyairport.com | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in China | |||||||||||
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Passengers | 12,525,537 |
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Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 貴陽龍洞堡國際機場 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 贵阳龙洞堡国际机场 | ||||||
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Hanyu Pinyin | Guìyáng Lóngdòngbǎo Guójì Jīchǎng |
Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (IATA: KWE, ICAO: ZUGY) is an airport serving Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province in southwestern China.
Guiyang Longdongbao Airport was opened on May 28, 1997 and adopted its current name on Jan 19, 2006. It is located 11 km southeast from Guiyang's city center. It is about 4 square kilometers and has a 3200-meter long, 45-meter wide runway, which can accommodate Boeing 747, Airbus A330 widebodied aircraft. The terminal is about 34000 square meters, available for over 2000 passengers departing and arriving per hour. Guiyang airport is an important hub in Southern China.
in 2011, Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport was the 25th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 7,339,229 passengers.
Guiyang airport in 2010 exceeded its design capacity of 5 million passengers. The airport expansion project was authorized and started in Sept, 2010, with the total annual passenger capability of 15.5 millions and annual cargo traffic of 220 thousand tons per year. The total investment on it will be about 3.4 billion yuan.
China Express Airlines was previously headquartered on the grounds of Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport.