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Qionghai Bo'ao Airport

Qionghai Boao Airport (IATA: BAR, ICAO: ZJQH) is an airport serving the city of Qionghai in Hainan Province, China. The airport received approval from the national government in January 2013,[1][2] and was opened on 17 March 2016 after three years of construction.[3]

Qionghai Boao Airport

琼海博鳌机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesQionghai, Hainan
LocationZhongyuan, Qionghai
Opened17 March 2016
Coordinates19°8′26″N 110°27′32″E / 19.14056°N 110.45889°E / 19.14056; 110.45889
Map
BAR is located in Hainan
BAR
BAR
Location of airport in Hainan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 3,200 10,499
Statistics (2021)
Passengers702,609
Aircraft movements16,952
Cargo (metric tons)1,337.4
Sources:[1]
Qionghai Bo'ao Airport
Simplified Chinese琼海博鳌机场
Traditional Chinese瓊海博鰲機場

History edit

The Qionghai airport was built to facilitate travel to the Boao Forum for Asia, an annual political event held 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away in Boao.[4][5] The airport also serves rising tourism to the province of Hainan.[5] A feasibility study on the airport was approved by government officials in December 2012,[6] followed by the master plan in May 2013.[7] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 17 March 2015.[4]

After a test flight in March 2016,[8] the airport received its first commercial flight – a Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 from Beijing – on 17 March 2016.[9] For a short period thereafter, the airport remained open to domestic charter flights carrying Boao Forum attendees.[10][11] After the forum, the Qionghai airport closed so that a new international terminal and a 600-metre (2,000 ft) runway extension could be completed before the next forum. The airport reopened on 29 December 2016, receiving an Air Guilin flight from Guilin.[11]

Facilities edit

Qionghai Airport has a 3,200-meter runway capable of handling large jet aircraft, a 9,000 square-meter terminal building, and 26 aircraft parking aprons. It is designed to handle 480,000 passengers and 1,440 tons of cargo annually by 2020.[1][2]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Guangzhou[12]
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[13] Hefei,[14] Nanjing,[15] Shanghai–Pudong,[15] Taiyuan,[16] Wuhan[15]
China United Airlines Ordos,[15] Wenzhou[15]
Colorful Guizhou Airlines Guiyang, Yibin[15]
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital,[17] Harbin,[15] Shenzhen,[18] Shijiazhuang[15]
Hebei Airlines Shijiazhuang,[19] Zunyi–Xinzhou[19]
Jiangxi Air Nanchang[15]
Ruili Airlines Kunming[15]
Shanghai Airlines Changchun,[15] Nanchang[15]
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu[20]
Spring Airlines Jieyang
Urumqi Air Zhengzhou

References edit

  1. ^ a b c 海南博鳌机场可研报告获批 预计上半年动工. Xinhuanet (in Simplified Chinese). 2013-01-15. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  2. ^ a b 海南博鳌机场可研报告获批 2015年底建成通航. Chinanews (in Chinese). 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  3. ^ 博鳌机场迎北京-博鳌首航班 试运行阶段每日1班. Carnoc (in Chinese). 2016-03-17.
  4. ^ a b Ji, Michelangelo (19 March 2015). "Boao Airport Starts Construction Officially". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b Wong, Joy (18 February 2013). "Construction of Boao Airport to Start in May". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  6. ^ Ge, Lena (15 January 2013). "Hainan Boao Airport Given Green Light". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  7. ^ Zheng, Leon (27 May 2013). "Hainan Qionghai Boao Airport Master Plan Gets Approval". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Boao airport ready to open for upcoming Asian forum". Xinhua News Agency. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  9. ^ Ge, Lena (17 March 2016). "Boao Airport Opens for Business, Serving Upcoming Asian Forum". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Boao Airport Resumes Operation on December 29". China Aviation Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Qinghao Boao, China reopens to commercial traffic". ch-aviation. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  12. ^ "九元航空冬春航线换季开始，快来看看有没有您心仪的航线！". Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "【新航季】太原机场2022年冬春航季航班时刻计划". Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  14. ^ "合肥新桥国际机场冬航季航班计划已启动！还有这个消息！". Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "航班换季|博鳌机场冬春航班时刻表新鲜出炉~". Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  16. ^ 2018年冬春季东航新增博鳌航线 | 换季没到，特惠先行. WeChat (in Chinese (China)). China Eastern South China Sales Center.
  17. ^ "Hainan Airlines to launch direct flight from Hainan's Boao to Beijing".
  18. ^ "Media: Hainan's Boao airport to resume flights to Xinjiang".
  19. ^ a b "遵义新舟机场2023年冬航季航班计划表来啦！". Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  20. ^ "2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉，附国际/地区航线新消息". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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