Zhongwei Shapotou Airport

Zhongwei Shapotou Airport

中卫沙坡头机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorChina West Airport Group
LocationZhongwei, Ningxia, China
Elevation AMSL1,240 m / 4,068 ft
Coordinates37°34′22″N 105°09′16″E / 37.57278°N 105.15444°E / 37.57278; 105.15444
Websitezhongwei.cwag.com
westaport.com (archived)
Map
ZHY is located in Ningxia
ZHY
ZHY
Location of airport in Ningxia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,800 9,186 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers216,414
Aircraft movements51,358
Cargo (metric tons)931.9
Source:[1]
Zhongwei Shapotou Airport
Simplified Chinese中卫沙坡头机场
Traditional Chinese中衛沙坡頭機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngwèi Shāpōtóu Jīchǎng

Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (IATA: ZHY, ICAO: ZLZW) is an airport serving the city of Zhongwei in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. It is located 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) northwest of the city. The airport cost 370 million yuan to build and started operation on 26 December 2008.[1][2] It was originally called Zhongwei Xiangshan Airport (中卫香山机场), but adopted the current name in August 2012 to promote the local tourist attraction Shapotou.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Guangzhou,[4] Urumqi[4]
China Express Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu, Hohhot
Juneyao Air Shanghai–Pudong, Xi'an
Sichuan Airlines Beijing–Capital, Kunming
XiamenAir Wuhan,[5] Xiamen[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "中卫香山机场". China West Airport Group. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011.
  2. ^ "宁夏中卫机场26日正式通航". Sina. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. ^ "中卫香山机场更名为"中卫沙坡头机场"". Carnoc. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ a b "宁夏机场公司2024年夏航季航班时刻表重磅发布~". Retrieved 23 August 2024.