Qingyang Airport (IATA: IQN, ICAO: ZLQY) is an airport serving the city of Qingyang in Gansu Province, China. Qingyang airport was unofficially called "Qingyang Xifeng Airport (庆阳西峰机场)" in Aviation Information System.

Qingyang Airport

庆阳机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesQingyang, Gansu
LocationPengyuan, Xifeng District, Qingyang, Gansu
OpenedOctober 1, 1977; 47 years ago (1977-10-01)
Coordinates35°47′59″N 107°36′10″E / 35.79972°N 107.60278°E / 35.79972; 107.60278
Map
IQN is located in Gansu
IQN
IQN
Location of airport in Gansu
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers400,364
Aircraft movements21,849
Cargo (metric tons)250.4
Source:[1]
Qingyang Airport
Simplified Chinese庆阳机场
Traditional Chinese慶陽機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQìngyáng Jīchǎng

History

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Qingyang Airport was built in 1976 and opened to traffic on October 1 1977, with a runway length of 1,800 m.[2] The airport was closed in 1993 due to the ageing of the runway and the lack of suitable aircraft types. In 2003, Qingyang Airport was renovated as a 3C regional airport and was officially reopened on December 26, 2005. After the resumption of flights, Qingyang Airport was closed again in September 2010 due to the low flight area,[clarification needed] limited routes and the elimination of suitable aircraft types. On 21 November 2012, the airport resumed flights after an expansion to meet the 4C condition[3] The expanded runway is 2,600 metres long and 48 metres wide. It is expected to handle 160,000 passengers, 550 tonnes of cargo and mail, and 3,200 aircraft movements in 2020.[4]

Statistics

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Year Passengers Cargo Notes
2019 488,805 [5]
2020 359,522 [5]
2023 432,904 256.2 tonnes [6]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
China Express Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[7] Guiyang,[7] Jinan,[7] Tianjin[7]
Donghai Airlines Lanzhou, Shenzhen
Hebei Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[8] Chongqing[8]
Loong Air Hangzhou, Lanzhou[9]
Spring Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Tianjin Airlines Lanzhou, Tianjin
Urumqi Air Hangzhou,[10] Urumqi[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Airport information for Qingyang Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "庆阳机场场务员王克锋:陇东空港里的"火眼金睛"-中国民航网". www.caacnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  3. ^ "庆阳机场21日正式复航 开通至西安兰州航班". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  4. ^ 中新社,《甘肃庆阳机场扩建复航 革命老区打开新通道谋发展》,2012年11月21日。
  5. ^ a b "2020年中国各机场旅客吞吐量排名(2020-01-01到2020-12-31)". 2021-04-25.
  6. ^ "2023年庆阳机场旅客吞吐量达43万余人次". gs.news.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  7. ^ a b c d e "新增航线提前看!庆阳机场2023年冬航季重磅开启~". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ a b "新航季||河北航空新开及恢复10余条航线". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "快@好友!来庆阳"薅羊毛" 一张机票畅游庆阳这些景区~". Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ^ "新开8条航线!乌鲁木齐航空夏航季预告抢先看!". Retrieved 3 May 2024.