Haixi Delingha Airport

For the airport with FAA code HXD, see Hilton Head Airport.
Haixi Delingha Airport

海西德令哈机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationDelingha, Qinghai, China
Opened16 June 2014
Elevation AMSL2,860 m / 9,383 ft
Coordinates37°07′30″N 097°16′07″E / 37.12500°N 97.26861°E / 37.12500; 97.26861
Map
HXD is located in Qinghai
HXD
HXD
Location of airport in Qinghai
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 3,000 9,843
Statistics (2021)
Passengers57,092
Aircraft movements1,320
Cargo (metric tons)411.8
Source: Xinhua,[1] GCM,[2] STV[3]
Haixi Delingha Airport
Simplified Chinese海西德令哈机场
Traditional Chinese海西德令哈機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎixī Délìnghā Jīchǎng

Haixi Delingha Airport (IATA: HXD, ICAO: ZLDL) is an airport serving Delingha City, the capital of the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, China. The airport is located 29 kilometres (18 mi) southwest of the city center, on the south bank of Bayin River.[4]

Construction began on 27 May 2011, with a total investment of 630 million yuan. The airport was opened on 16 June 2014, with the inaugural flight China Eastern Airlines MU2241 from Xining Caojiabao Airport. Delingha is the fourth civil airport in Qinghai.[4]

Facilities

The airport has a 3,000-metre (9,800 ft) runway (class 4C), and a 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft) terminal building. It is projected to handle 200,000 passengers annually by 2020.[4][1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Huatugou, Xining
Loong Air Hangzhou, Xining

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b 青海省德令哈民用机场工程奠基仪式隆重举行. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2010-12-21. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  2. ^ Airport information for HXD at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Airport information for Delingha Airport at Transport Search website.
  4. ^ a b c "东航A319机型圆满完成德令哈机场首航" (in Chinese). Carnoc. 2014-06-18.
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