Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport

Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport (IATA: JGN, ICAO: ZLJQ) is an airport in Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province, China. It is located 9 kilometers northeast of Jiayuguan and also close to the city of Jiuquan. First built in 1938 for military use, the airport was rebuilt at the current location in 1953 and was formerly called Jiuquan Airport.[citation needed] It was expanded and reopened in August 2006.[4]

Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport

嘉峪关酒泉机场
Jiayuguan Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesJiayuguan and Jiuquan
LocationJiayuguan, Gansu
Elevation AMSL1,558 m / 5,112 ft
Coordinates39°51′25″N 98°20′29″E / 39.85694°N 98.34139°E / 39.85694; 98.34139
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JGN is located in Gansu
JGN
JGN
Location of airport in Gansu
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 3,000 9,843 paved
Statistics (2021)
Passengers622,194
Aircraft movements6,206
Cargo (metric tons)1,271.8
Source: CAAC[1][2][3]
Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport
Simplified Chinese嘉峪关酒泉机场
Traditional Chinese嘉峪關酒泉機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāyùguān Jiǔquán Jīchǎng

The airport was closed on 26 March 2023, by the Civil Aviation Administration of China for the major renovation and expansion works.[5]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Guangzhou, Ürümqi
Chengdu Airlines Changsha, Fuzhou,[6] Lanzhou, Wuhan,[6] Xi'an
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Lanzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai–Hongqiao,[7] Shanghai–Pudong,[8] Wuhan, Xi'an, Yinchuan[9]
China Express Airlines Chongqing, Dunhuang,[8] Korla[8]
Jiangxi Air Zhengzhou[7]
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[10] Hangzhou, Lanzhou, Xi'an
XiamenAir Beijing–Daxing[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2015年民航机场吞吐量排名". www.caac.gov.cn.
  2. ^ Airport information for Jiayuguan Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Airports in China Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine from AirfieldMaps.co.uk
  4. ^ 甘肃嘉峪关机场今日正式复航
  5. ^ 蒋文艳、张剑利 (2023-03-17). "嘉峪关机场26日零时关闭进行改扩建施工". 甘肃经济日报. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  6. ^ a b "7月26日起,嘉峪关酒泉机场又添新航线!". Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "航班换季,嘉峪关机场将执行多条新航线!". Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "更新啦!新增这么多航线。嘉峪关酒泉机场航班大巴时刻表". Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  9. ^ "东航山东夏秋航季新开两条烟台始发航线_民航资源网".
  10. ^ "嘉峪关酒泉机场2023年冬航季航班时刻表". Retrieved 12 November 2023.