Baise (Bose) Bama Airport (IATA: AEB, ICAO: ZGBS), formerly Baise (Bose) Youjiang Airport, is a dual-use military and civilian airport serving Baise (or Bose) in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The airport is located in Tianyang County, 48 kilometres (30 mi) from the city center. It was first built in 1965 as the military Tianyang Airport. Expansion of the airport was started in 2005 with an investment of 57 million yuan, and it was reopened as Baise Youjiang Airport in December 2006.[1] On 8 September 2013 it was renamed to Bama Airport.[2]

Baise Bama Airport

百色巴马机场
Baise Airport terminal building
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorGuangxi Airport Group
ServesBaise, Guangxi
LocationTianyang County, Guangxi
Elevation AMSL45 m / 148 ft
Coordinates23°43′10″N 106°57′33″E / 23.71944°N 106.95917°E / 23.71944; 106.95917
Websiteairport.gx.cn
Map
AEB is located in Guangxi
AEB
AEB
Location of airport in Guangxi
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,500 8,202 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers181,080
Aircraft movements2,912
Cargo (metric tons)18.5
Source:[1]
Baise Bama Airport
Simplified Chinese百色机场
Traditional Chinese百色巴馬機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBǎisè Bāmǎ Jīchǎng

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Chongqing, Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Changsha

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 百色机场简介 [Introduction to Baise Airport] (in Chinese (China)). Guangxi Airport Group. Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ 百色机场更名为百色巴马机场 [Baise Airport renamed to Baise Bama Airport]. Guangxi News (in Chinese). 9 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.