Zunyi Maotai Airport

For the airport serving Zunyi City, see Zunyi Xinzhou Airport.
Zunyi Maotai Airport

遵义茅台机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesZunyi
LocationYinshui Village, Gaodaping Town, Renhuai, Guizhou, China
Opened31 October 2017; 7 years ago (2017-10-31)
Elevation AMSL1,240 m / 4,068 ft
Coordinates27°58′05″N 106°26′20″E / 27.96806°N 106.43889°E / 27.96806; 106.43889
Map
WMT is located in Guizhou
WMT
WMT
Location of airport in Guizhou
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,600 8,530
Statistics (2021)
Passengers1,413,381
Aircraft movements16,104
Cargo (metric tons)829.1
Zunyi Maotai Airport
Simplified Chinese遵义茅台机场
Traditional Chinese遵義茅台機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZūnyì Máotái Jīchǎng

Zunyi Maotai Airport (IATA: WMT, ICAO: ZUMT) is an airport in Renhuai city, which is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi in Guizhou Province, China. It is located in Yinshui Village, Gaodaping Town, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from downtown Renhuai. The airport is named after the famous Maotai liquor produced in the nearby town of the same name. It is the second airport in Zunyi, after Zunyi Xinzhou Airport.[1][2]

Construction

Preparation for building the airport began in 2000 and the site was chosen in 2003. Construction was originally scheduled to begin in 2006, but was delayed for five years until finally starting on December 25, 2011. Construction for the airport expressway also began on the same day.[1] The airport cost 2.437 billion yuan to build. It was opened on 31 October 2017.[2]

Facilities

The airport has a runway that is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide (class 4C), a 15,000 square-meter terminal building, and 4 aircraft parking aprons.[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital
Beijing Capital Airlines Lijiang,[3] Shijiazhuang[3]
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[4] Jieyang,[4] Sanya, Zhengzhou
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong, Xi'an
China Express Airlines Chongqing,[5] Tongren, Zhanjiang[5]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou,[6] Shenzhen[5]
Colorful Guizhou Airlines Guiyang, Hefei, Jinan, Nanchang,[7] Xingyi,[8] Yiwu[9]
Hainan Airlines Sanya[10]
Juneyao Air Shanghai–Hongqiao
Kunming Airlines Changsha, Kunming, Nanjing, Xishuangbanna
Loong Air Wenzhou
Lucky Air Dali,[11] Ningbo[11]
Shandong Airlines Nanning, Qingdao
Spring Airlines Shanghai–Hongqiao
Tianjin Airlines Haikou,[5] Libo,[12] Xi'an[5]
XiamenAir Dalian,[10] Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Wuhan,[10] Xiamen, Yinchuan,[13] Zhuhai[13]

See also

References

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  8. ^ "【航季焕新】2024年夏秋航季航班计划揭秘，3月31日开始执行！邀您共赴春日之旅～". Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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